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Monday, October 4, 2010

Down by the water plant

The Job: Plant employee The Company: City of Goldsboro Water Reclamation Facility The Location: Goldsboro All week long as I was planning to go to Goldsboro's Water Reclamation Facility, or Wastewater Treatment Plant as many people know it, people...

Wayne is 25th in accidents with deer

It is a costly, and in some cases, deadly, scene that is played out across Wayne County and the state every day -- the deer came out of nowhere. The first one narrowly missed the car driven by Bobby...

One-stop voting to begin Oct. 14

Wayne County voters will be able to cast their ballots prior to the Nov. 2 general election at any of the three one-stop voting locations that will open Oct. 14. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30...

Officers now have cameras in cruisers

Thanks to a federal grant, the Goldsboro Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office have added in-car cameras to several of their patrol cars. Thirty-five Sheriff's Office vehicles and 37 Police Department cruisers are now equipped with digital video...

Battle in the dirt

For one driver, Sunday afternoon was about her 20 minutes of glory. For another, it was, in many ways, the crowning achievement of a 15-year demolition derby career. Running in a derby for the first time after spending more...

Public record

Shoes stolen Quramel Crawford reported to Goldsboro police Friday about 7:30 p.m. that an unknown suspect had thrown a brick through a glass door at his A Street home and taken eight pairs of shoes, valued at $100. Damage to...

New four-way stop at Tommy's, Hare roads

The intersection of Tommy's Road (State Road 1571) and Hare Road (S.R. 1570) north of Goldsboro is being turned into a four-way stop. The intersection currently has stop signs in place on Hare Road, but traffic on Tommy's Road...

Fair schedule

Here is the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair schedule for today and Tuesday: TODAY 4 p.m. Gates Open to All Exhibits 5 p.m. Powers Great American Midways open 5:30 p.m. Vocational Competition, Carpentry -- Educ.Showplace 5:30 p.m. Health Occupations Spelling Bee...

Weekend fair winners

SATURDAY Open Beef Heifer Show Grand Champion: Sydney Cox, Trenton Reserve Grand Champion: Shelby Tyndall, Selma Showmanship: (9-11) Madison Strickland, Rocky Mount; (12-14) Joy Leigh Hinnant, Kenly; (15-19) Sydney Cox, Trenton Open Junior Market Lamb Show Grand Champion: Ashley Pittman,...