Thursday, December 5, 2013
No deal; deadline passes
Unable to come to a new contract agreement, Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced today that Wayne Memorial Hospital is no longer an in-network provider -- effective today. Negotiations had broken down in September after 18 months of talks,...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
County to pay back wages
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday authorized the payment of just under $12,000 to approximately 65 county employees who were underpaid by the county. The payment was not part of the board's published agenda, but instead emerged following a 45-minute closed...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Robbery suspect sought
A black man dressed in all black wearing white gloves and with a gray shirt wrapped around his head and brandishing a weapon attempted to rob the Hardee's in Princeton Monday at 7:40 p.m., Princeton police said. The suspect...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
City's new motto
Banners that bear the new Goldsboro city motto are installed by Kim Best, Jerry Chandler and Bill Weaver, top, on the front of City Hall Monday afternoon. The city motto, "Be More, Do More, Seymour, in Goldsboro, NC," was...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Timetable in place for demolition of former H.F. Lee Power Plant
The smokestacks that have towered over the Wayne County countryside for more than 60 years will soon be gone -- and by mid-2015 what had been the old H.F. Lee Power Plant will be just a memory. Progress Energy...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story