Sunday, June 22, 2014
She's on her way
Beth Stovall of Goldsboro was crowned Miss North Carolina 2014 on Saturday night in Raleigh. The pageant featured two contestants from this community, with both making it to the Top 11. In the opening minutes of the show, broadcast...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Woman arrested on two fugitive warrants
A Seven Springs woman wanted on fugitive warrants from Lenoir and Duplin counties is in the Wayne County Jail under a $110,000 secured bond after local authorities charged her with manufacturing methamphetamine. Patricia Parker Fellenbaum, 57, 4736 Highway 55...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Three counts added to heroin charges
A Goldsboro man in the Wayne County Jail on drug trafficking charges since June 6 will now face three additional counts of trafficking heroin, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office press release. Goldsboro/Wayne County Interagency Drug Task Force...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Boilers imploded at plant in Goldsboro
Friday started with a bang when Duke Energy imploded the boilers at the H.F. Lee power plant facility on Old Smithfield Road, part of the utility's ongoing project to replace the coal-fired plant with a more modern system. The...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Crash ends in double fatality
The N.C. State Highway Patrol has completed an investigation into a fatal crash in Duplin County Friday. The accident happened at 4:25 p.m. along the stretch of U.S. Highway 117 known locally as the I-40 connector. Edward Bradshaw, 73,...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Just around the riverbend
A row of turtles sun themselves on a downed tree. A beer bottle bobs against a log. An otter paddles across the river in search of more clams to snack on as a plastic bottle floats by in the...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Architect chosen for new ag center
HH Architecture of Raleigh will design the county's proposed $12 million regional agriculture center, the Wayne County commissioners have decided. Now it will be up to County Manager George Wood and Commissioner Bill Pate, the chairman of the board's...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Camps bring soccer to local youths
The 2014 FIFA World Cup is under way in Sao Paulo, Brazil. As fans the world over pull on their favorite player's jersey, wrap themselves in their nation's flag and hope against hope their team at least makes it...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne County Public Schools sets summer schedule
Now that all the public schools are out for the summer, district offices will shift into the annual summer flex schedule. From June 16 through Aug. 15, Wayne County Public Schools will operate on a 10-hour day, four-day work...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
County seniors can get help to battle heat
As the summer temperatures start to climb, one community action agency is paying attention to those who might be adversely affected, the senior population. Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency Inc., or WAGES, oversees Meals on Wheels, a daily...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
County office will expand hours to serve veterans five days a week
Effective Tuesday, the Wayne County Veterans Services Office will be open Monday through Friday. Like many of the county offices, Veterans Services has been operating on a four-day workweek since July 2008. It is a matter of customer service,...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Reading camps start July 2 in the county
The Read to Achieve reading camps will begin July 2 and last over a four-week period at 14 elementary schools across Wayne County. Students attending these camps will be taught to improve their reading skills through focusing on five different...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Attorney in line for president of N.C. Bar
When she first started practicing law, she never imagined she would find herself here. Shelby Benton of Benton Family Law in Goldsboro has been named the new president-elect of the North Carolina Bar Association on Saturday and will become...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Leader of the flock
Pastor Dann Patrick put much thought and prayer into his departure date from Faith Free Will Baptist Church, where he has served for 33 years. "Someone said there are three ways to leave -- one, you can die; two,...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Archaeological dig at Bentonville set for this week
Geographers and anthropologists from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina A&T State University will join archaeologists from the state Department of Cultural Resources for an archaeological investigation at the Bentonville State Historic Site on Tuesday and...Published: Jun 22, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story