Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Helicopter helps save boater
It took less than one minute for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office helicopter, the Nighthawk, to locate a missing boater in Duplin County early Monday morning. The search for the man had been going on for hours. "It was actually...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Four armed men rob man in lot
Four armed men assaulted and robbed a Goldsboro man outside an auto repair shop on North Virginia Street early today. Lance Paul Casey, 45, of Emmitte Drive, told police he was beaten and robbed in the parking lot of...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Official: Thousands of city children go hungry
Thousands of children in Goldsboro and Wayne County are going hungry, the City Council was told Monday night. During the work session before the council meeting, Shycole Simpson-Carter, the city's community development administrator, said North Carolina is tied with Louisiana...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
26-year-old charged in sex assault
A Mount Olive man has been charged with first-degree rape of a child after an investigation conducted by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said the abuse began when the child was 4 or 5 years old. She is...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Local firefighter offers guidance on prevention
October 5 through 11 is National Fire Prevention Week. Capt. Richard Lewis, of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, has been a volunteer firefighter with the Pikeville Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department for 37 years. He also serves as president...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Market Day will be this Saturday
FAISON -- Faison will celebrate its annual Market Day on Saturday, Oct. 11 with a recognition of the 1954-55 faculty of Faison School, the school's final year of operation as a school with grades 1-12. The event will be...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Firm: Construction is still on schedule for two new schools
Despite recent rains and "unsuitable soils" delaying construction at the new Grantham Middle School, work there and at the new Spring Creek Middle School is expected to be completed in time to open the schools next August. Mike Burris,...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
'Justice or Just Us' on display at the Arts Council
A new exhibit at the Arts Council of Wayne County may get visitors talking with its controversial pieces. "Justice or Just Us" by Atlanta painter Clayton Harris Jr. runs through Oct. 31 in the TALoving Gallery. Harris does mainly acrylic...Published: Oct 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story