Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Post 11 falls to Cherryville in state finals
MOREHEAD CITY -- Wayne County Post 11 fell to Cherryville in the Senior American Legion baseball finals today, losing 9-1 to the western region champs. Cherryville is now the state champions and Wayne the runners-up. Post 11 beat High Point...Published: Jul 26, 2011 4:48 PM Full Story
Democrats pick nominee for commissioner's seat
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County Democrats chose lawyer Ken Thompson, of Wallace, as a nominee to replace David Fussell on the county's Board of Commissioners Monday night. The unanimous 84-person vote came just a few weeks after Fussell resigned for...Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
School district announces new assistant principal assignments
Administrative reassignment continue at Wayne County Public Schools, with eight assistant principal changes announced, including a former principal at Goldsboro High School. John Twitty, who had previously been principal at Belfast and Wayne High School academies, alternative schools in the...Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
Air conditioner thefts occur over weekend More than $6,000 was reported as stolen and damaged property from an apartment complex under renovation in the 200 block of Alpha Court. The incident occurred between 6:30 p.m. on July 21 and...Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Vendors needed for Goldsboro National Night Out on Aug. 2
Vendors are still needed for the National Night in Herman Park on Aug. 2., from 6 to 9 p.m. National Night Out is an event designed to bring together citizens and the lawmen who patrol their neighborhoods. The evening will...Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Petitions to ask if residents want to deannex
The Wayne County Board of Elections will mail out petitions to all real property owners in the area known as Phase 11 today. The mailing comes five business days after the board received its list of property owners from...Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Scott takes job working with Mount Olive College alumni
MOUNT OLIVE -- Howard Scott, recent retiree as Wayne County Cooperative Extension director and a Mount Olive College alumnus, has been named interim director of Alumni Relations at MOC, filling the position held for 38 years by Dianne B. Riley....Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Beating the heat
Dana Jones pours orange syrup onto a shaved ice treat inside the S.J. Hawaiian Shaved Ice shop on Cashwell Drive. On an average day, Jones said she will make more than a hundred of the frozen concoctions. But as...Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Target help kids with back-to-school gear
Kenny Igleheart stood in front of the dressing room at Target this morning, practically directing traffic around the department store. Children and adults passed by pushing shopping carts as he answered question after question about school uniforms, supplies and...Published: Jul 26, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story