Sunday, March 30, 2014
Kennedy McLaurin Jr. timeline
* Sept. 9, 2012 -- Just after 1 p.m., Tonya Prior, a Bain Street resident, calls 911 to report a group of men fighting in a car outside. She tells the operator she heard a gun shot. * Sept. 10,...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Three shot inside city club
A woman shot early Saturday morning inside Sid's Showgirls, a Goldsboro strip club located at 1931 N. William St., was treated and released from Wayne Memorial Hospital, according to a Goldsboro police report. Whitney Sawntrice Kasey, 19, 309 W....Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
The jury will decide
Barring any unforeseen developments, the 12 Wayne County residents charged with determining the innocence or guilt of one of four men accused of murdering 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin Jr. Sept. 9, 2012, will deliver their verdict Monday. Leonard Eugene Joyner,...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Major general speaks at benefit in support of base
The anxiety being felt today about what the future may hold for Wayne County and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is no different from what it was in the 1950s, said U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven L. Kwast....Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
And he will be taking his chair
After almost 60 years, barber Lee Grantham is hanging up his clippers. And although he is leaving the shop and the generations of customers he has served for decades, one thing is certain. He is taking his chair -- and...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Fremont moves ahead on STEP
FREMONT -- Despite having no contract from the state Department of Commerce for implementation funds, the town of Fremont is pushing forward with its Small Town Economic Prosperity team. At a meeting Tuesday, the STEP team voted to appropriate $10,000...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Helping schools
Wayne County Communities in Schools' "Have a Heart For Kids" fundraiser was held Friday at the home of Judith McMillen....Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne County Republicans set their sights on November
Wayne County and North Carolina will be "ground zero" for Republicans if they are to be successful in their efforts to wrest control of the U.S. Senate from the Democrats, Congressman George Holding told local Republicans on Saturday. "Firing"...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Habitat honors donors, volunteers
At its annual recognition luncheon Wednesday, Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro presented eight awards to local businesses and volunteers who have helped the organization over the past year. Receiving the 2013 Gift in Kind Award was Builders Discount Center....Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
State boosts reward for information
Gov. Pat McCrory and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office have announced a potential $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with a 2013 double homicide in Mount Olive. Tyrone Beamon Jr., 27, and Shaundrea...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne County Democratic Convention Saturday, April 5
The Wayne County Democratic Party will hold its annual convention Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m. in Courtroom No. 1 at the Wayne County Courthouse. Registration will be held that day prior to 10 a.m. All registered Democrats are invited....Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Gathering to celebrate life, fighters
More than 400 people, many of them cancer survivors, packed First Pentecostal Holiness Church on Friday to celebrate the first Cures for the Colors survivors' banquet. The cancer-fighting Cures for the Colors event, sponsored by the non-profit volunteer organization...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Deadline looms on health care sign-up
For years after moving back to Goldsboro, Candice Webb did not have any health insurance. As a self-employed manicurist renting a chair at Nails and More on Spence Avenue, she was responsible for her own insurance. "I spent a...Published: Mar 30, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story