Sunday, December 8, 2013
Third-graders face new test
A law that went into effect last year has drastically changed the way teachers educate students -- and has limited the power of school administrators to pass them on to the next grade. In what was characterized, by director...Published: Dec 8, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Santa Claus comes to town
The cold, wet and windy weather may have dampened holiday spirits at the Mount Olive Christmas parade Saturday, but by the time it was Fremont and Goldsboro's turns, conditions had improved and people were eager to welcome Santa Claus...Published: Dec 8, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Excess profits to fund alcohol program
Wayne County commissioners plan to use $42,000 from an unexpected $84,285 donation from the Wayne County ABC Board to help clear a backlog of cases in the Family Drug Treatment Court program. The program has been delayed because of...Published: Dec 8, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Students join links of hope for victims
Carmelita Abad has lived in Goldsboro with her military husband for nine years. But growing up in the Philippines, she still has vivid memories of life in the eye of a typhoon -- the intense winds and rain that ravage...Published: Dec 8, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
City wraps up weeks of sewer smoke tests
Two weeks and several false alarms to the Goldsboro Fire Department later, smoke testing on the city's sanitary sewer lines was completed Thursday and a report will be issued in the coming weeks. The non-toxic smoke was pumped into...Published: Dec 8, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Parkstown not letting lack of parade dampen spirit
Stringent new state rules might have been the Grinch that stole the Parkstown Christmas Parade, but they aren't keeping this close-knit community from celebrating the holiday season. Instead of a parade, community leaders have pulled together a Christmas Festival...Published: Dec 8, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story
Meals on Wheels looking for extra help
WAGES is asking for the community's help in assembling 500 bags of shelf-staple foods and goodies for nutrition program participants for Christmas. For the second year, Prudential The McMillen Real Estate Group has taken on the effort as a...Published: Dec 8, 2013 1:50 AM Full Story