Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Jones takes questions at GOP headquarters
With rising national debt, conflict in Libya and war in Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Walter Jones took time Tuesday to hear concerns from Wayne County Republicans over the job Congress is doing. In a question and answer session at the...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Metal thefts causing problems around city
A recent rash of unusual thefts -- thieves pulling metal off the outside of buildings -- is causing problems for several local groups and businesses. On June 23, Goldsboro police were dispatched to Eden Place between Goldsboro Country Club...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
The fish are back
Hannah Newsome, 9, releases goldfish into the Herman Park fountain. Recently the "Lady in the Park" statue was returned after extensive repairs. John Albert, city parks superintendent, let several children who were playing in the park Tuesday afternoon return...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Air Force museum -- the road to a vote
When Goldsboro celebrates Independence Day on Monday, it will also mark another potentially pivotal date in the city's history -- exactly 20 years since the North Carolina General Assembly granted the city the full use of an occupancy tax...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Gas prices on roller coaster ride
Gas prices in North Carolina jumped sharply this spring, going from an average of $3.13 per gallon in February to $3.83 in early May, according to the AAA. But Wayne County residents are finally feeling some relief. Since May,...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Heroin valued at $30,000 seized
A joint effort between Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Goldsboro Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration resulted in one of the largest heroin seizures in Wayne County history early Saturday morning. Quashon Marquise Phillips, of Olivia Lane, was...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne gears up for Fourth of July
Local, state and federal offices, including Postal Service offices and banks, will be closed Monday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. Wayne County offices also will be closed. Employees working four- or five-day workweeks will all have...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Fireworks safety tips
Goldsboro Fire Department Fire Inspector Capt. John A. Morton is urging city and county residents to stay safe this Fourth of July weekend. Morton said that North Carolina, unlike neighboring South Carolina, is a "Safe and Sane" state that does...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Jones presents Keen with comments from House floor
GRANTHAM -- Slipping the bright green bracelet on his left wrist, Congressman Walter B. Jones Tuesday afternoon promised Abby Keen that he would not remove it until she told him she didn't need for him to wear it any...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Victim's relatives beat rape suspect
A 40-year-old Duplin County man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman at Busco Beach. Anthony Pfaff, 41, of Quinn Store Road, Beulaville, was arrested by Wayne County sheriff's deputies over the weekend and charged with second-degree...Published: Jun 29, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story