Friday, July 1, 2011
Ash Street Pizza Inn closes
Pizza Inn on East Ash Street closed its doors earlier this week after doing business for 27 years. A phone call to the Ash Street restaurant resulted in a recorded message thanking customers for their years of patronage and...Published: Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Museum idea returns
When the Arts Council of Wayne County bought its current building at 2406 E. Ash St. from Centura Bank in 2001, it was a location that then-Executive Director Alice Strickland hoped to grow into. What she didn't anticipate, however,...Published: Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek budget approved; no tax hike
The Walnut Creek Village Council approved its 2011-12 budget Wednesday with no tax rate increases and only a few changes in overall spending from last year. Although the tax rate will remain at 38 cents per $100 of property...Published: Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Shots fired According to a Goldsboro police report, a 22-year-old man was shot in the leg while stopped at a stop sign at Carver Drive and Olivia Lane around 10 p.m. Wednesday. According to a separate police report, a...Published: Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Pikeville approves 2011-12 budget
PIKEVILLE -- The Pikeville Board of Commissioners on Tuesday adopted a budget for the fiscal year starting today. The town is set to operate with a $2,251,400 budget over the next 12 months. Mayor Johnny Weaver said the budget...Published: Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Worleys continue helping others
For more than 30 years inside a modest flower shop, a simple philosophy has been exemplified -- one that the Goldsboro and Wayne County communities have come to associate with the business' proprietor and those who work alongside him....Published: Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
School board votes on driver ed contract
A seemingly routine decision for the Wayne County Board of Education -- approving a renewal contract for driver education companies -- moved from a finance committee discussion Wednesday to a full called meeting of the school board Thursday, at which...Published: Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story