Friday, January 24, 2014
Greenfield to perform sheriff's duties, for now
Wayne County Sheriff's Office officials have released the following statement: "North Carolina General Statue requires that Maj. Fane Greeenfield be the person for Wayne County and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, to perform the duties of the Sheriff until...Published: Jan 24, 2014 2:58 PM Full Story
County to join land use study
Wayne County Commissioner Bill Pate and county Planning Director Connie Price will serve on a Department of Defense Joint Land Use Study group that will look at gaps in land use planning in counties near the Dare County Bombing...Published: Jan 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Sheriff Carey Winders passes
Wayne County Sheriff Carey Winders, who was the first Republican to hold the office in more than a century, died early Friday of a heart attack. He was 57. Winders was serving his fifth term in office. He was...Published: Jan 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont town board decides to buy new police cars
FREMONT -- The Fremont Town Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved a request to pull two police cruisers out of its fleet for auction at a later date at its meeting. The two vehicles, a 2004 Ford Crown Victoria...Published: Jan 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Keith Gunnet wins Cornerstone Award; Beverly Carroll becomes first Ollie Toomey Service Award honoree
As more and more details were revealed about the 2014 Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Cornerstone Award winner, one man kept looking down, shaking his head softly and holding back a smile. Everything was clicking for him. A 1971 graduate...Published: Jan 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Murder charge filed in beating
The Goldsboro Police Department made an arrest Thursday in the case of the man found beaten in his home a day earlier. Eight hours later, the charges were upgraded to murder. Robert Lee Davis, 62, was found beaten in...Published: Jan 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Annual Sudan Shriners winter event starts today in New Bern
NEW BERN -- Sudan Shriners will hold their 98th Winter Ceremonial today and Saturday -- the event where new officers are elected and appointments made for the ensuing year. It will start this afternoon when Shriners and their families...Published: Jan 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story