Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Store robbed twice in three days
Armed robbers struck a Goldsboro convenience store twice within a three-day period, making off with close to $250 in cash and several cigars valued at $15. A second convenience store, Arrington Mart on Arrington Bridge Road at Dudley, was...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne Memorial Hospital looking ahead at 2011
For Wayne Memorial Hospital this past year, the biggest issues beyond national health care reform continue to be physician recruitment and maintaining quality care and services. Hospital President and CEO William Paugh said Wayne Memorial is positioning itself for the...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
School make-up days set
The weekend snowstorm might have missed large parts of Wayne County, but the subsequent icy mix that covered roads around the county resulted in school being called off for two days that must now be made up by students. For...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Gall chosen for GATEWAY project
The architect responsible for the design of the city's Union Station project was selected Tuesday by the Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority to design its $4.5 million GATEWAY bus transfer station portion of the project. "We recommended to the board an architect...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne County Reads
Katie Wagner draws designs that will make her tea cup distinctive in Sarah Merritt's art class at the Wayne County Arts Council. The students are making clay tea cups for display during an Arts Council exhibit of photographs shot by...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Planning Board holds off on gated communities
Saying there is no urgency in acting, the Wayne County Planning Board Tuesday night once again left the question of permitting gated communities in the county on the table. One reason, board members said, is simply that there has been...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Copper taken Someone took copper wiring valued at $1,500 from a Progress Energy substation on West Main Street in Mount Olive. Entry was gained by cutting through a fence. Damages totaled $1,200 to the fence. Theft The theft of $2,574...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Chronic disease worshop offered at Senior Center
Wayne County Services on Aging is offering a free six-week workshop designed to help seniors manage their chronic illnesses. Among the chronic illnesses the workshop will focus on are arthritis, asthma, lung disease, cancer, heart disease/heart failure, diabetes, high...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Ice cold fishing
Hunter Jones tries his luck fly fishing Tuesday afternoon at Williams Mill on N.C. 55, east of Mount Olive. Students across the area had the past several days off due to the snow and ice storm. Forecasters said the temperature...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive to celebrate King's legacy at Sunday service
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Carver Alumni Association will honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday at Northeast Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. The annual event, set for 4 p.m. at the...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Businesses sought for middle school career fair
Lori Dubose, organizer of next month's middle school career fair, is envisioning a gymnasium packed with area business representatives so that seventh-graders can get a sense of the future job possibilities in Wayne County. "Last year I know we...Published: Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story