Mount Olive police search for shooting suspect

Mount Olive police are searching for a man accused of a Thursday afternoon shooting that has left man in critical condition at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Montrall Anthony Sloan, 29, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and is currently on...

Published: Nov 2, 2012 2:24 PM Full Story

Spring Creek, Norwayne Middle dial $50K prizes

Teachers and staff at Spring Creek Elementary School were summoned down to the media center shortly before noon Thursday and told an announcement would be made about the outcome of the recent U.S. Cellular "Calling All Communities" campaign. The contest...

Published: Nov 2, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

News-Argus responds to mailer

The News-Argus recently received a copy of a mailing created by Wayne County Commission candidate Republican Joe Daughtery. The mailing makes comments regarding current commissioner Democrat Jack Best and implies several statements about Best's fitness for office. Along with those...

Published: Nov 2, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Effigies at poll prompt inquiry

State election officials have asked prosecutors to investigate reports of a trailer parked at an early voting site that held effigies of former and current elected officials with nooses around their necks. State Board of Elections Executive Director Gary...

Published: Nov 2, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Arrest made in Teasers murder

The man Goldsboro police say was both caught on tape and reported by witnesses to have shot and killed 18-year-old Jairus Mikeal Saunders inside Teasers nightclub a month ago was apprehended Thursday, and placed in the Wayne County Jail without...

Published: Nov 2, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Mount Olive officials seek sewer plant settlement

MOUNT OLIVE -- Attorneys for the town Thursday filed documents in Wayne County Superior Court seeking an injunction and sanctions against the engineer who designed the town's flawed sewer treatment plant after he failed to pay a $110,000 court-ordered settlement....

Published: Nov 2, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story