County eyeing budget slashing

Nearly $528,000 in additional budget items -- a little more than a penny savings on the county property tax rate -- were on the chopping block this morning when Wayne County commissioners were to have met to adopt the county...

Published: Jun 25, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story

Jurors acquit man of firearm charges

A local man has been acquitted on gun charges in Wayne County Superior Court after jurors could not positively identify the defendant from surveillance photos. Phillip Hardy, 29, of 615 S. Claiborne St., was found not guilty on charges of...

Published: Jun 25, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story

Victim identified in fatal accident

The N.C. State Highway Patrol has positively identified the man killed in a single-car accident on Hooks Road in Fremont Sunday. Euberto Morales Gonzales, 22, of 400 E. Pippin St., died just after 8:30 p.m. when his 2003 Dodge Neon...

Published: Jun 25, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story

Carver alumni plan reunion weekend

When Carver alumni come to Mount Olive for the Carver Alumni Reunion weekend scheduled for July 3-7, they will be greeted by some great news. A joint effort by the Carver Alumni Association and the town of Mount Olive...

Published: Jun 25, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story

City puts its money where the buses are

The city of Goldsboro wants to get the message across that it will not tolerate violent crime. So the Goldsboro City Council took out an ad. The city paid $2,586 to design, obtain and install three bus wraps that display...

Published: Jun 25, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story