Sunday, April 18, 2010
Jazz on George
Linda Little performs with Jeffrey Grimes and Friends during Jazz on George in Downtown Goldsboro....Published: Apr 18, 2010 2:44 AM Full Story
Neal trial to begin Monday
Genetic evidence freed a wrongfully imprisoned man after 18 years -- the same DNA evidence the state will use against defendant William Jackson Neal in a rape trial starting Monday. Neal, 54, is accused the rape of a then 12-year-old...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Coming home from Bagram
A few thousand feet above the Hindu Kush mountains, Brig. Gen. Steve Kwast urged the others seated in a C-12 bound for Kandahar to look out the window at the campfires burning across the valley. "Those people down there just...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Democrats stand firm on policies, eye races
They called themselves "the voice of reason" -- the few dozen local Democrats who converged on the Wayne County Courthouse for their party's annual convention. But some of those who spoke -- particularly State Sen. Don Davis -- said...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Man found murdered in city parking lot
A Goldsboro man was found shot to death in a city parking lot and two others were wounded after an early morning shooting Saturday. Charles Ray Morgan II, 26, of Lincoln Drive, was found dead by Goldsboro police officers...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Chamber lays off two staff, battles shortfall
Faced with declining membership and a tough budget situation this year, the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce eliminated its two membership positions Friday. In an e-mail from Chamber President Steve Hicks and Chamber Board of Directors Chairwoman Julie Daniels,...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Mario Kornegay says his new barbershop has cuts for anyone
Mario's Top Ranked Barber Shop, 314 Randolph St., is offering experience when it comes to fades, braids and hair cuts. Mario Kornegay, owner, said the shop has something for everyone. "The ladies do shampoos, twists, dreads, micro braids, corn...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
All that jazz
The annual Jazz on George event in downtown Goldsboro featured three jazz and blues bands, a car show, a bike book run and vendors selling food. About a hundred people turned out for the free festival Saturday....Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
$50,000 donor pushes library project past halfway point
MOUNT OLIVE -- A $50,000 pledge announced Friday by the Southern Bank Foundation has pushed a grassroots effort to raise $350,000 for a new Steele Memorial Library past the halfway mark. It was the second $50,000 pledge within a...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Veterans trip to D.C. planned
The Goldsboro Exchange Club is planning a one-day trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War memorials on Tuesday, April 27. Veterans of any of these wars who would like to go along...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
Hospital volunteers honored for giving back
Some would say that 7,325 hours of volunteering at Wayne Memorial Hospital has finally paid off for Jean Bacon, this year's Volunteer of the Year recipient. They would be wrong, though, because volunteering started paying off for Ms. Bacon...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story
People expected to pack into Pickle Festival
MOUNT OLIVE -- Pickles are popping up all around Mount Olive in preparation for the 24th annual North Carolina Pickle Festival. Performers, vendors and the Pickle Festival committee are getting ready for the tens of thousands of visitors expected to...Published: Apr 18, 2010 1:50 AM Full Story