Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Hospital will pay $1.25M penalty
Wayne Memorial Hospital is among 55 hospitals in 21 states that have agreed to pay $34 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that they used more expensive inpatient procedures rather than outpatient spinal surgeries to get bigger payments...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Administrator announces her retirement from WCPS
Olivia Pierce, executive director for information and technology services for Wayne County Public Schools, has announced her retirement after a 39-year career. Her last day will be Aug. 31. The Mount Olive native and graduate of Southern Wayne High...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Ready to celebrate
Dennis Chambers and his son, Drew, 3, browse the selection of fireworks at the Keystone Fireworks display on Berkeley Boulevard on Saturday. Drew's favorite things are the fountains. The family lives in the county and has enough room to...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Minister charged with child porn
MOUNT OLIVE -- A Mount Olive minister has been charged with 10 federal counts of second-degree exploitation of minors. Timothy Jack Strickland, 41, was taken into custody at his home at 107 E. James St. Tuesday on federally secured...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
County approves incentive for plant
Wayne County commissioners agreed Tuesday to an $886,000 incentive package to help the Dudley Georgia-Pacific Chip and Saw plant with a possible $90 million expansion project that would create 20 new jobs with an average salary of $55,938. Commissioners unanimously...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Local law officers in line for grant
The Goldsboro Police Department and Wayne County Sheriff's Office may soon have $45,434 to split between departments should they be awarded the U.S. Department of Justice's 2013 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. A notice from the office of...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On May 20, a resident of Atlanta, Ga., reported that although they physically had possession of their credit card, unknown people were able to gain access to the card's information and physically swipe a credit card in the Target...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Rains fall, roads flood
With Wayne County still under a flash flood watch through this evening, area officials are preparing for the Neuse River to reach flood stage Thursday. Thirty-one counties, including Wayne, remain under a flash flood watch. In Goldsboro, sections of...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Scavenger hunt goal: Families to search for time together
Get ready to go on a wild goose chase around the county next month. The "Countywide Scavenger Hunt" is a good way for families to spend time together, says organizer Cheri Whiteman, as well as an opportunity to generate foot...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Rainfall begins to worry farmers
Excess rain over the course of the last several days has local farmers behind schedule as they try to harvest crops and plant new ones. Tyler Whaley, Wayne County field crop extension agent, said that if the rain continues...Published: Jul 3, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story