Friday, October 24, 2014
Wayne County to be first to get career readiness certification
pmoore@newsargus.com Wayne County is poised to become the first county in the state to attain a National Career Readiness Certificate, or NCRC, says Diane Ivey, executive director of the Wayne Business and Industry Center at Wayne Community College. The NCRC...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story
Pikeville police chief resigns
mharrell@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Police Chief Joe Sadler has resigned. Mayor Glenn Hartman confirmed that the lawman's resignation letter was dated Sept. 30 and the effective date of his resignation is Oct. 31. But the reason Sadler's is leaving the post...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story
A heart full of the will to thrive
pmoore@newsargus.com Peggy Southerland had such a strong family history of breast cancer that she was almost expecting to receive the diagnosis herself. "For some strange reason, I always knew deep down that I would have breast cancer," she said. "I...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story
Arrest made in shooting
jjoyce@newsargus.com A day after announcing to the public the identity of an attempted murder suspect, Goldsboro police have their man. Tacarous Monquez Peterson, 21, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and is currently being held in the...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story
Uchiyama America is honored as Wayne's Industry of the Year
sherring@newsargus.com The Wayne County Development Alliance honored two local companies Thursday as part of its annual Industry Celebration luncheon at the Goldsboro Country Club. Uchiyama America earned Wayne County Industry of the Year honors, while Turner Equipment Co. received the...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story
First day of early voting sees large turnout
sherring@newsargus.com More than 2,200 ballots were cast in Wayne County on Thursday during the first day of one-stop voting, prior to the mid-term general election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The 2,221 ballots cast at the county's five early-voting sites fell...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story
Pate running for re-election to state Senate
By STEVE HERRING sherring@newsargus.com Medicaid reform, lottery and highway funding, and taxes are among the major issues the new General Assembly will face when it convenes in January. Republican Sen. Louis Pate, 78, of Mount Olive, says his experience and...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story
Anderson seeks District 7 state Senate seat
Whoever is elected to the District 7 seat in the state Senate needs to be independent because he is there for the entire district and not a select group, Erik Anderson says. Anderson, 34, a Winterville Democrat, is challenging Republican...Published: Oct 24, 2014 2:28 PM Full Story