Sunday, November 10, 2013
A moment for courage
They knew they had to avoid this particular stretch -- that a desert road peppered with craters and lined with broken down Soviet tanks was no place for an American convoy. But when Senior Airman Justin Beasley and his...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne County Veterans Day Parade is 11 a.m. Monday
The 2013 Veterans Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Monday and will travel through downtown Goldsboro. Leading the event to honor those who are serving and those who have served will be parade grand marshal Hugh Howard, a...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Miss Goldsboro receives crown
A 22-year-old sales associate at Belk was crowned Miss Goldsboro 2014 Saturday night at the Paramount Theatre. Emily Tucker, a graduate of Eastern Wayne High School and East Carolina University, also won the talent award and a $500 scholarship...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Highway impact eyed
Wayne County's comprehensive land use plan adopted in 2005 called for the U.S. 70 Bypass and Interstate 795 highway projects to be completed as soon as possible. But local officials did not expect the projects to move along as...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Panel: Future of education rests in collaboration and preparation
Wayne County has much to be proud of, in terms of "high content and high rigor" in schools and collaborative partnerships between the school district and its colleges. "(It) has an advantage that a lot of rural counties don't...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Wreaths Across America donations sought
The deadline for donations to "Wreaths Across America," a project to place a wreath on the grave of every veteran, is drawing near. On Saturday, Dec. 14, at noon, ceremonies will be held across the nation to lay the wreaths...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Two win honors as school leaders
Wayne County Public Schools recognized two outstanding administrators last week. Gary Hales, principal of Wayne School of Engineering, was named the 2013-14 Principal of the Year and Makita Jenkins, assistant principal at Greenwood Middle School, is the district's Assistant Principal...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Warsaw remembers the nation's heroes
Boy Scout Troop 50 from Kenansville tosses candy to spectators Saturday during the 93rd Warsaw Veterans Day Parade. The parade, which is known as the oldest consecutive Veterans Day celebration in the nation, kicked off with a pancake breakfast...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
In times of struggle, an appetite to serve
More than a dozen churches and an array of civic groups and organizations pooled their resources to make Thanksgiving better for 200 families. "We're called the Community Outreach Harvest event," said Shirley Perry of Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church,...Published: Nov 10, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story