Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Heavy rains cause Mount Olive sewer spill
MOUNT OLIVE -- Building enough pumping capacity into the town's sewer plant to handle the 7.5 inches of rain that fell over a 36-hour period earlier this month would be the equivalent of the town buying six snowplows on the...Published: Sep 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ex-Goldsboro Housing Authority officials sentenced
Two former employees of the Goldsboro Housing Authority who pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawful conversion of federal funds have been sentenced, one to seven months in prison followed by three years probation. The second was sentenced to...Published: Sep 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
NCDOH confirms six cases in state
The state Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the presence of enterovirus D68, or EV-D68, in six patients from North Carolina. The specimens that tested positive for EV-D68 were obtained from children ages 10 and under with respiratory...Published: Sep 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
It's almost fair time
Mud on the tires, the crunch of metal and the cheers of the crowd. It's baaaacccckkk. The Demolition Derby makes its much-anticipated return to the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair this year, with contestants squaring off on the final day...Published: Sep 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
SJAFB honors those missing, imprisoned
When the 335th fighter squadron flew over Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base on Friday, the formation changed. One plane split off, leaving the group. The split represented the missing or deceased pilots and represents their departure to the heavens. The...Published: Sep 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Deputy's lawsuit sent back to lower court
The state Court of Appeals has reversed a Wayne County Superior Court judge's ruling that had granted a summary judgment in favor of a Wayne County sheriff's deputy and has sent the case back to the lower court. The...Published: Sep 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story