D.A.M. will set sights on new vision

A downtown merchant and prominent figure on the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. board of directors has stepped down from his role to create a separate downtown organization uniting downtown business owners. Matt Young, an owner of The Flying Shamrock...

Published: Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

What will it take to improve health?

Imagine a healthy Wayne County. What would that look like? Fifty representatives from around the county turned out Wednesday morning at Lane Tree Golf and Conference Center to brainstorm answers to that question. Hosted by Wayne Memorial Hospital and Wayne...

Published: Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Forum: County must protect farms, industry

A reliable and legal work force, overregulation, high taxes and a shrinking amount of farmland pose serious challenges to an agriculture and agribusiness industry that annually pumps more than $763 million into Wayne County's economy. Speaking Wednesday morning at the...

Published: Jan 19, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story