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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Salvation Army debuts canteen, thanks donors

Donors got a meal, disaster volunteers got hands-on training and a new canteen got a run-through at a Salvation Army event this past weekend. During a donor appreciation day, anyone who contributed even the smallest item to the Salvation Army's...

Firefighting program marks end of 1st year

As a boy, whenever a fire truck would pass through the neighborhood -- siren blaring and lights flashing -- Travis Sauls would get a rush of excitement. He even entertained dreams that he, like an uncle who was a...

Former MOPD chief is facing inquiry

BOILING SPRING LAKES -- Former Mount Olive police chief Emmett Ballree, who is now police chief in this small town just southwest of Wilmington, is under scrutiny by the State Bureau of Investigation concerning an undisclosed allegation concerning possible criminal...

Local teen charged with murder

A 17-year-old Goldsboro resident has been charged with murder for his alleged role in the May 30 shooting death of Delindao Alijuwon Miller. Qua'Twon Shaquill Tyrek King was placed in the Wayne County Jail earlier today. For complete details on...

Men charged after homes searched

Members of the A.C.E. Team, with the assistance of members of the Wayne County Drug Squad and SWAT Team, executed a search warrant for two local residences June 7. And after they entered 106 and 109 Anne St., they charged...

Lawmen seize marijuana plants

City and county lawmen teamed up last week to seize a crop of marijuana plants off Big Daddy's Road. Members of the Wayne County Sheriff's Department Aviation Unit, Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Squad and the ACE team, seized nine plants ranging...