Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Two contestants place in pageant preliminaries
Two Miss North Carolina contestants from Goldsboro captured early wins in the preliminary events Tuesday night. Miss Goldsboro 2014, Emily Tucker, won the talent portion for her group of competitors and also was chosen as one of the Top 5...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Another heroin arrest recorded
A Goldsboro man faces three counts of heroin trafficking following his arrest by Goldsboro police Sunday. Bobby Edward Davis III, 22, 309 S. Audubon Ave., was placed in the Wayne County Jail under a $60,000 secured bond. Police arrested...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Alleged cocaine dealer charged
A suspect identified in a Fremont drug investigation dating back to Jan. 23 is in jail today under a $755,000 secured bond. Anthony Montreal McClain, 26, 352 Pinkney Church Road, was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
County won't wait on state for jail
It could be years before Wayne County knows whether the state will give it the shuttered Wayne Correctional Center to use as a jail -- time that the county cannot afford to wait, the county commissioners' Facilities Committee said...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Council OKs bids for two projects
The Goldsboro City Council approved bids for the new GATEWAY transfer station and the Center and Walnut streets portion of its Streetscape plan at its meeting Monday night. A $10 million federal transportation grant is being paired with nearly...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Family robbed at gunpoint in their home
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating the alleged armed burglary and kidnapping of a family of four at a residence on Wingspread Drive Tuesday. The owners and operators of Chen's Kitchen on Highway 111 South were caught...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Cyclist is injured after bicycle is hit by vehicle
A Goldsboro man is in stable condition at Wayne Memorial Hospital after being struck while he was on his bicycle Tuesday. Eugene McClarin, 59, of Creech Street, suffered multiple injuries when his bicycle was hit at the intersection of...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Summer lunch program begins for county's needy schoolchildren
Two summer lunch programs began this week, offering free meals to youths through mid-August. The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides funds to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health to administer the N.C. Simplified...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Shots are fired, but no victim found
A shots fired call in the area of Orange Street Tuesday at about 8:30 a.m. was elevated to a person shot while Goldsboro police officers were en route, according to a police report. Once they arrived at the scene,...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On June 17, at approximately 12:05 a.m., Patricia Jones, 40, reported being assaulted by Kelton Reid Sutton. Jones reported Sutton strangling her with his hands. Warrants are outstanding on Sutton, 44, of Dewey Street, for felony assault by strangulation...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Pool party
Jaedan Davis, left, 8, and Kennedy Davis, 5, cool off in Peacock Pool on Monday afternoon. Children around the city and county are flocking to pools during their first full week of summer vacation as temperatures have topped 90...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont board OKs spending plan
FREMONT -- The Fremont Board of Aldermen approved the town's annual budget at its meeting Tuesday night. The $3.6 million budget reflects a nearly $70,000 reduction in costs for the town from last year's spending plan and contains no...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Commissioners approve budget
Approval of Wayne County's $136 million budget Tuesday came without fanfare or dissension -- the first time in several years that a county budget has received unanimous support. The process went smoothly and without "any wailing or gnashing of...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Downtown law office robbed Tuesday
A downtown law office was robbed at gunpoint late Tuesday morning. Maria Susan Gonzales Rivera, 29, told Goldsboro police two black men armed with handguns entered the Braswell Law Offices at 210 S. William St. at 11:25 a.m. and...Published: Jun 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story