Sunday, November 11, 2012
Veterans thanked at parade, wreath-laying
His left hand waving an undersized American flag, Jesse Fitzsimmons looked up when a group of 4th Fighter Wing airmen passed by the spot he and his mother, Nicole, shared along Center Street for the better part of an...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
Streetscape done, Center Street finally open
Center Street opened to traffic Friday as work on Goldsboro's signature downtown revitalization project ended after six months of renovations to the city's main downtown street. The project, which widened sidewalks, created a median pathway and installed shade trees,...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
Pet food drive aimed at holiday hunger
Children and the elderly are always at the top of the list when it comes to Christmas giving. But pets frequently are forgotten. That's why the Wayne County Humane Society, along with Prudential The McMillen Real Estate Group, is holding...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
City, county hosts enjoying WGTV show
It's 6:30 a.m. and nothing is stirring throughout downtown Goldsboro as the small studio on the fourth floor of the Wayne County Courthouse picks up the live broadcast of the Wayne-Goldsboro Television channel. Inside the studio, however, there is...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
Veterans Day event to be held in Kinston
A Veterans Day covered dish supper will be held in Kinston at the former Expressions/Brody's building at the Vernon Park Mall on Monday at 7 p.m. The event is open to all active military, veterans and the community Wayne, Greene...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
Hometown heroes: For Moulas, service 'is a sense of pride'
Denise Moulas was used to seeing fighter jets come in for landing. She had lived just outside the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base gates for more than 20 years. But there is something special, she said, about watching military...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
Turkey shoots at American Legion
The American Legion Riders are sponsoring turkey shoots on Fridays through mid-December. Proceeds from the shoots will go to the organization's two major charities, the Wounded Warrior Project of N.C. and The Legacy Scholarship for children of fallen soldiers....Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
OK, time to turn in those Christmas Child boxes
With the holiday season fast approaching, Wayne County residents are being reminded of the annual campaign to collect shoeboxes full of gifts for poor children around the world is gearing up. Operation Christmas Child, sponsored by the Samaritans Purse...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
Officials warn of Red Cross scam
The American Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina has put out an alert to the community that there are individuals posing as American Red Cross staff members offering to pay workers to travel to the Northeast to help with...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
Gail Mason named Math Teacher of Year in Wayne
Gail Mason, an eighth-grade math and algebra teacher at Mount Olive Middle School, has been named 2012-13 Wayne County Public Schools' outstanding school mathematics teacher of the year. She has spent the last nine years at Mount Olive Middle and...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story
City still looking for more restaurants
Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Allen characterized the Goldsboro City Council's approval of a site plan for Sheetz Monday as the city's next step in attracting high-profile businesses, but he still made it known that there are more restaurants in...Published: Nov 11, 2012 1:50 AM Full Story