Sunday, May 11, 2014
A degree? Priceless
pmoore@newsargus.com The sweltering heat Friday night presented a challenge to the 634 candidates for certificates, diplomas and degrees standing outside of Love Temple awaiting the ceremony. But nothing could stop the smiles of those who came to watch them cross...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Community gives shower facilities to Camp Tuscarora
mcaulder@newsargus.com The need had been identified for years. At Camp Tuscarora, Scouts have been using portable toilets for the last five years -- a condition that was only supposed to last one summer. For 10 years prior to that, the...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Break in at T-Mobile investigated
jjoyce@newsargus.com The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating a break-in at the T-Mobile cell phone store located at 225 N. Berkeley Blvd. that took place Thursday night. So far, no suspects have been identified. Nearby officers responded to an alarm at...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Shooting victim tried to drive self to hospital
sherring@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- A Duplin County man trying to drive himself to Wayne Memorial Hospital after being shot in the face spun his vehicle in front of a Highway Patrol cruiser to get the officer's attention. The victim was identified...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
New schools are on track for next step
sherring@newsargus.com Work could begin within months on middle schools in the Grantham and Spring Creek communities -- the first new schools to be built in Wayne County in many years. The Wayne County Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday to...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Seven Springs remembers 'old days'
sherring@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Standing in the shade of a large old tree and cooled by a steady spring breeze, Thurman Herring, 72, said he could close his eyes and easily recall the days before air conditioning. Herring, of Mount...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
SJAFB airmen run 5K to support EOD families
Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, along with other Wayne County residents, took part in a 5-kilometer run Saturday morning through downtown Goldsboro. The event was planned to raise awareness of the need to support the families of fallen...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Judge Finan honored for work with children
jjoyce@newsargus.com District Court Judge Timothy Finan serves Lenoir, Greene and Wayne County, but it is his commitment to serving children that is being celebrated. The N.C. Guardian ad Litem Judicial District 8 and 3A presented the first-ever 2014 Champions for...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
New leaders to take on Heart Walk
jellerbrock@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Stan Ricker knows the dangers of heart disease. The new Mount Olive Heart Walk co-chairman has had two heart attacks in the past, and his brother died from a heart attack last year. Today, he joins...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
The gift of a second chance
pmoore@newsargus.com Durwood Evans' heart is full of gratitude and love, and not just because of the heart transplant he received in March. He was born with a transposition of the great vessels, a heart defect where the two major vessels...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Central/EWHS Alumni reunion May 23-25
Central/Eastern Wayne High School Alumni & Friends will observe its 42nd annual homecoming Friday through Sunday, May 23-25. Classes with numbers ending in 4 and 9 will be honored. A banquet will be held at 7 p.m. at Best Grove...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
City: Bond referendum had error
By MATT CAULDER mcaulder@newsargus.com A mistake made by the city's bond attorneys invalidated the proposed $18.9 million Parks and Recreation bond before a single vote was cast, city officials say. Had the bond passed, the city would have had...Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
ABC appointment sparks dispute
sherring@newsargus.com An appointment to the Wayne County ABC Board that led to questions about the appointment process Tuesday left Wayne County Commissioner Ray Mayo bristling -- and fellow Commissioner Ed Cromartie explaining that he simply had questions about the process....Published: May 11, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story