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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Driver released from Pitt; charges pending

Mark Aaron Pope, the 17-year-old driver in the single-car accident that took the lives of three people Oct. 10, has been released from Pitt Memorial County Hospital. Pope is the lone survior of the crash. All the victims were...

Crash victims identified; 1 still in hospital

Authorities have released the names of victims of a Monday morning accident that left one person dead and five injured. The crash occurred early Monday morning on Herring Road. The accident was fatal for the youngest of the group,...

Man shot early Saturday in city

Marcus Andre Griffin, 28, of Mulberry Street, died Saturday morning after being shot several times by unknown subjects, according to a Goldsboro Police Department report. Griffin was shot near the intersection of Slocumb Street and Wayne Avenue. The incident occurred...

City will apply for $125,000 grant for Stoney Creek Park

The Goldsboro City Council unanimously agreed Monday to match a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant up to $150,000 for a project that would bring an amphitheater, restrooms and improved trails to Stoney Creek Park. But the allocation is not...

Tasting Wayne's best

Mary Benton, her two daughters and a friend decided to make this year's annual Taste of Wayne County a girls' night out. The four women hung up their aprons, left the men at home and enjoyed all kinds of food...

Public record

Gunfire on Hugh Street Shots were fired into an occupied home on the 900 block of Hugh Street near 10 p.m. Saturday night, according to a report. The occupants of the home do not know who discharged the firearm. Then,...

Census could alter council

Elections for seats on the Goldsboro City Council might not happen in 2011 -- and district lines will likely need to be redrawn -- Planning Director Randy Guthrie told the current council members Monday evening. But if, in fact,...