Sunday, December 4, 2011
They love a parade
Students from the Academy of Performing Arts wave to the crowd on Center Street during the Jaycees Christmas Parade. This year's parade theme was "A Miracle on Center Street." The parade set a new record high for number of...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Park group struggles to find way
When the Stoney Creek Park Development Committee, a city board under the umbrella of Parks and Recreation, was dropped in exchange for a non-profit organization to oversee the park's changes from floodplain to first-class park, its original purpose was...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Holiday hoopla: Hundreds gather for weekend of parades across Wayne County
The Bullocks have made it a point to attend multiple Christmas parades this holiday season, the latest one being the Goldsboro Jaycees Christmas Parade on Saturday afternoon. Jan, Donnie and Wes Bullock left the Princeton parade, which began at...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
City crew helps with last-minute Thanksgiving sewage crisis
Any day you flush your toilet and hear your kitchen sink blow up promises to be the beginning to a hectic week. But imagine if you were expecting your family over in less than four days for Thanksgiving --...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Smithfield Christmas events
SMITHFIELD -- On Saturday, Dec. 17, Santa Claus is coming to Downtown Smithfield and will stop by the Howell Theatre. Santa will be available to visit with children and adults from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. A free showing of...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
School board to pick new leaders Monday
The Board of Education is expected to name new leadership, vote on 23 district policy revisions and approve the district's latest audit report Monday night. The school board meets in the executive boardroom of the administrative offices of Wayne County...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Holiday party for children needs support
No present. No stocking. No meet and greet with Santa Claus. Without donations from the public, that will be the reality for hundreds of Wayne County children who rely, annually, on the generosity of those more fortunate than themselves. But...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Family loses home in early Saturday fire
A fire destroyed a home off Buck Swamp Road early Saturday morning. No one inside the home at the time was injured. The wood frame, one-story house at 201 Morgan Trace caught fire around 3:20 a.m. Goldsboro Fire Department...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
KS Bank collects food for needy
KS Bank's annual food drive benefiting local organizations encouraged customers and employees to donate food items for Thanksgiving donations. This is the fifth year that KS Bank has sponsored a corporate-wide food drive. Each branch and department throughout the bank...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Parkstown parade set for this Thursday
The annual Parkstown Christmas Parade is scheduled for Thursday at 3:45 p.m. This year the community's veterans are being honored. Grand Marshals representing the military branches are Ezra Jackson Jr. (Air Force), Frank Gardner (Army), Eduardo Jackson (Marines) and James...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Teen kills cousin, himself
Two teens are dead after a 19-year-old shot his 18-year-old cousin, then turned the gun on himself Friday night. Raymond Samenski Jr. fired a single shot killing Ryan Shelby and another shot killing himself around 7:20 p.m. Deputies with the...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Holiday happenings are scheduled across county in December
As the holiday season goes into full swing, there's the shopping, wrapping and putting up decorations, but don't forget to take time out to enjoy the Christmas season. Wayne County has several holiday events planned for December -- everything from...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Bloodmobile December schedule
The following is the December blood drive schedule for the Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross: Dec. 1 -- Goldsboro High School from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wayne Country Day School from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Public record
Armed robbery Down East Travel Center, located at 2600 U.S. 117 S., was robbed by a masked man around 4 a.m. Thursday. A clerk reported that a man wearing a ski mask and a jacket with a fur-lined hood...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story
Friends collect funds for Miss N.C. charity
Real friends know the importance of helping each other. Whitney Grantham, an aspiring elementary school teacher in her second year at Wayne Community College, has known Hailey Best, reigning Miss North Carolina, since they met as young girls. "My mom...Published: Dec 4, 2011 1:50 AM Full Story