Sunday, February 6, 2011
Mental health workers protest
Mental health workers from across North Carolina turned out Saturday night to share their experiences with a system many of them described as broken, and to rally for collective bargaining rights for state workers. Many of the complaints voiced...Published: Feb 6, 2011 10:35 AM Full Story
Senators: Cuts won't hinder development
Both of Wayne County's state senators voted for the measure given initial approval Thursday that would cut approximately $800 million from this and next year's budgets by clawing back monies from such funds as the Golden LEAF Foundation and...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
A community says goodbye: Rosewood remembers its coach Tech. Sgt. Les Williams
They came to remember a local hero -- the dozens who occupied bleacher seats inside the Rosewood High School gymnasium for more than an hour Saturday afternoon. They came to cry on shoulders and in hands -- to tell those...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Goldsboro overall crime rate down 2 percent
Goldsboro Police Chief Tim Bell is crediting better relationships between the department and the public as the reason behind the 2 percent drop in city crime in 2010. But, he said, while these numbers are a resource for tracking...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Thieves charged in more store robberies
The Goldsboro Police Department has completed its investigation into a months-long spree of robberies at local businesses by two men. For four months, police officials allege, convenience stores were the primary targets for Antell Nobles, 21, of Isler Street,...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Tart 1 of 8 Regional Principals of the Year
Lisa Tart, principal at Grantham School, has been named one of eight North Carolina Regional Principals of the Year. Part of the Wachovia Principal of the Year program, she competed against other principals in the southeast region for the...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
GPD D.A.R.E. officer retiring
For more than 16 years Cpl. Willie Thomas has served as the face of D.A.R.E. in schools throughout Goldsboro. Now, with 23 years at the Goldsboro Police Department, Thomas is handing in his shield. "I don't think the full...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
It's all fun and video games
Joshua Bevell bobbed and weaved to avoid the zombies rushing toward him. He was able to avoid the walking dead, but not the time limit that meant he had to turn the game controller over to the next player. And...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Duplin officials talk about school funds
Duplin County commissioners and school board members met last week as the two bodies continue to iron out their differences over school funding. At that meeting, County Manager Mike Aldridge said the two boards decided on the dates that...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Former Sen. Davis files suit against Sen. Pate over TV ads
Former Democratic state Sen. Don Davis of Snow Hill and two of his former colleagues have filed suits against their November opponents and the state Republican Party, alleging that a GOP committee paid for campaign advertising that individual candidates...Published: Feb 6, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story