Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Week draws attention to fire safety
Brandy Tucker, a member of the Nahunta Volunteer Fire Department, demonstrates her turnout gear to students at Northwest Elementary School. This week is National Fire Prevention Week, and fire departments and officials are spending time spreading the word about...Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Fair sets record for attendance this year
Planning for the 2012 edition of the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair might already be under way, but that doesn't mean the man charged with putting together this year's event isn't still thinking about just how much his staff accomplished...Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Charles B. Aycock's law office gets makeover downtown
Assembling the life of a governor who passed away in 1912 is certainly the job of a biographer, but Richard and Linda Mechling are betting that the task of putting his home and law office back in order is...Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Civil Air Patrol holds open house
People gather around the Wake Med chopper Saturday morning to get a closer look during the first Civil Air Patrol open house held at the Wayne Regional Airport....Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime rate down significantly in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- Murders in the town fell from five to none, simple assaults from 49 to 30 and larcenies from 175 to 142 over the past year as Mount Olive's overall crime rate recorded a 19 percent drop....Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Best busy preparing for Vegas
As reigning Miss North Carolina and Goldsboro native Hailey Best is groomed for the Miss America pageant, the most important piece of advice she has received is brief -- be prepared to win. "Each year at Miss North Carolina,...Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Explore some history by looking at fair treats
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Wayne County Fair might be over, but with the state fair beginning this week, people's minds are still turning to treats like funnel cakes and fried Twinkies. Spring Creek High School food students researched and wrote this...Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Aviation association hoping to grow membership
Members of the Goldsboro-Wayne Aviation Association were treated last week to a speech from Nichole Malachowski, the first female pilot to fly with the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force's demonstration squadron. Mrs. Malachowski spoke to the group of aviation...Published: Oct 12, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story