Monday, November 1, 2010
Parties ready for Election Day wins
When the polls open Tuesday morning at 6:30, almost 15,000, or some 21 percent, of the county's eligible 69,785 voters will have already cast ballots in the mid-term election. The polls will close at 7:30 p.m. Local election officials are...Published: Nov 1, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Tax chief: Wait for spring mailing
Wayne County's proposed schedules of real property values are nothing more than base cost figures and cannot be used by themselves to determine the tax value of any specific piece of property, county tax officials say. In other words, the...Published: Nov 1, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Veterans Day parade fast facts
* The parade is set to begin Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. along downtown Goldsboro's Center Street. * Rep. Efton Sager will serve as grand marshal. * Last year's parade was canceled due to rain. * Dozens of floats...Published: Nov 1, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Dental clinic coming Nov. 12
For the fifth year, a free portable dental clinic will be coming to Goldsboro. On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12-13, the clinic will be set up at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 901 Harris St., from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m....Published: Nov 1, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Three co-workers save man choking on piece of candy
An employee at WorkSource East in Goldsboro likely owes his life to the quick thinking and action of three co-workers who stepped in to help when he choked on a piece of candy. The last thing graphic arts instructor Jimmy...Published: Nov 1, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Booze It, Lose It Late Friday night and early Saturday morning, 38 law enforcement officers from Goldsboro Police Department A Shift, B Shift and D Shift, Wayne County Sheriff's Department, N.C. State Highway Patrol and Pikeville Police Department conducted a...Published: Nov 1, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story
Comrades, forever
Their lives would be far simpler if they had never gone to Vietnam -- if they could forget all they saw during the long months spent serving a country that, at the time, wasn't grateful for their sacrifices. The condition...Published: Nov 1, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story