Thursday, July 22, 2010
Committee talks with candidates
Little information appears to have surfaced during Wednesday afternoon interviews to clearly differentiate among the four people hoping to secure a vacant seat on the Wayne County Board of Education. "We have four very good candidates here today, and...Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Lemonade entrepreneurs
Olivia Sutton, 5, and David Byrd, 6, used the hot weather to go into business Wednesday. They opened a lemonade stand in front of a shopping center on N.C. 111, trying to help people stay cool in the sweltering heat....Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
County schools reports 2009-10 score results
Wayne County Public Schools dropped slightly in its Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, scores for 2009-2010, according to preliminary results released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The district met 95.6 percent of its total AYP target goals,...Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
One killed, six injured in van accident
CALYPSO -- One person died and six others were injured Wednesday when the driver of a minivan carrying three generations of a Harrisonburg, Va., family failed to stop at a Calypso intersection and the vehicle collided with a hog truck....Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Father accidentally runs over little girl in driveway of home
MOUNT OLIVE -- An infant suffered severe head trauma after being run over by a rear tire of her father's SUV in the yard of their Camp Jubilee Road home Wednesday morning, authorities said. Jaliyah Garner, who is about...Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
AT&T goes silent
AT&T customers in the Wayne County area had their cell phone coverage fully restored shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday after going all day without service. According to sales representatives at the AT&T store on Parkway Avenue, the loss of...Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Development Alliance officers are installed
The Wayne County Development Alliance installed a new chairman and vice chairman last week and also welcomed two new members to its board of directors. Keith Gunnet is the new chairman and Jim Daniels is the vice chairman. Goldsboro...Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
STOP the Funeral walk to be held Saturday
The STOP the Funeral Initiative will hold a Unity Prayer Walk on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ at 700 W. Ash St. Walkers will proceed through West Haven Apartments. The STOP the Funeral Initiative...Published: Jul 22, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story