Sunday, September 18, 2011
Assistance available to replace lost food
Starting Monday and continuing through Friday Wayne County residents can apply for Disaster Food and Nutrition Services benefits (formerly called food stamps). The assistance also is available to people not currently receiving assistance. In the days following Hurricane Irene,...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Schools release 10-day numbers
Officials are still sifting through enrollment numbers to determine whether, or where, any staffing shifts might occur following the start of another school year. Classes for most Wayne County Public Schools' students resumed on Aug. 24. Since then, officials...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Olive Garden a step closer; Sears Auto is set for move
The final barrier preventing Olive Garden from coming to Goldsboro should be gone within the next two to three months, a spokesperson for Sears said. Sears Auto Center on North Berkeley Boulevard will move to a location on the...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Mount Olive College holds hurricane-delayed ceremony
MOUNT OLIVE -- Ray Brinchek of Kenly hated seeing his wife come home from work, weary and greasy from her job working on heavy equipment at Caterpillar. More than once, he asked why she didn't return to college to better...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Bids being reviewed for Streetscape project
Although the bids were opened Sept. 6, Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. Director Julie Thompson said she and her associates were not prepared to make a recommendation for the Center Street Streetscape project to the City Council at the meeting...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
One who made it home
From a seat hovering just above his fighter jet -- and some 27,000 feet above MiG Alley -- Michael DeArmond watched his burning F-86 explode. Moments later, the pilot was unconscious. And he was falling. "I fell ... to 18,000...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Chamber kicks off fundraising campaign
A lively kickoff ceremony for the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce's new fundraising effort Thursday began a seven-week campaign as the chamber seeks to solidify itself as a financially strong entity to assist businesses in the area. The chamber...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Medicaid patients face cuts in exams
Medicaid patients are being encouraged to enroll with a primary card provider to offset state cuts in coverage for eye exams and glasses, as well as some dental treatments, when the cuts become effective in October. The situation concerns...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Program seeking county children
The Partnership for Children of Wayne County is taking applications for the North Carolina Pre-K Program. The program serves children who are at risk and prepares them for success in school. The state-funded program serves children who turn 4...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
A wall of tribute
More than 100 service members from eastern North Carolina are memorialized on the traveling Vietnam Wall. The memorial, which will be located through today in Emma Webb Park in Kinston, is a miniature version of the wall in Washington,...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Honoring their grandparents
Amanda Faison hugs her granddaughter, Zamia Lofton, during School Street Elementary School's "Tribute to Grandparents." The event was in recognition of Grandparents' Day. The grandparents in attendance were honored by their grandchildren through songs and speeches....Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Nominations sought for awards
The Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilies will hold its Annual Awards Luncheon on Oct. 20 at noon at Herman Park Center at Ash Street. There are five awards given this year: Employee of the Year, Employer of the Year,...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Gospel singer explores faith, life's challenges in new book
Dr. Janice Brown has seen some trouble in her lifetime. Married young and having two children soon after, she caught her husband cheating. She tells of being hit in the mouth, having her two front teeth "knocked in" and being...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
DAR will mark Constitution Week beginning Monday
The David Williams Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is observing Constitution Week, which commemorates the signing of the Constitution of the United States. Churches will ring their bells. There will be a display at the Wayne County...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
City Council to eye proposals to close roads at crossings
A study on traffic concerning the closing of some roads at rail crossings in the city will be discussed during the work session of the Goldsboro City Council Monday at 5 p.m. in the City Hall Addition at 200...Published: Sep 18, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story