Saturday, November 29, 2014
Elected officials to be sworn in
Swearing-in ceremonies will be held Monday for Wayne County commissioners, the county Board of Education and sheriff. Commissioners and the school board also will elect a chairman and vice-chairman. The school board will do so on Monday and commissioners...Published: Nov 29, 2014 11:05 PM Full Story
Find the DGDC's elf, take a selfie and win
He might be found sewing in Thistle Bee Quilt Shoppe. He might be pouring tea at JoJo's Tea and Coffee Shop. Either way, you have to find him -- and then, you have to take a selfie. Jolly McJingle,...Published: Nov 29, 2014 11:05 PM Full Story
Solid year for farmers
An overall good crop year in Wayne County was tempered somewhat by lower commodity prices, farm experts are saying. And those depressed markets mean that growers had to make their yield in order to realize a return on their...Published: Nov 29, 2014 11:05 PM Full Story
Fremont hires marketing firm
Fremont's Small Town Economic Prosperity committee has secured a company to perform a marketing and branding analysis for the town. After more than three months of price negotiations on the matter, Fremont's STEP committee was able to secure an...Published: Nov 29, 2014 11:05 PM Full Story
Assistant county manager to be introduced Tuesday
Wayne County's first assistant county manager and the new president of the Wayne County Development Alliance will be introduced when Wayne County commissioners meet Tuesday. Assistant County Manager Tommy Burns will begin his new duties on Tuesday while Crystal...Published: Nov 29, 2014 11:05 PM Full Story
A new tradition
A Nepalese boy throws a well-timed kick at Kevin Capps' head from atop the man's SUV. Negotiations have broken down. Capps, dodging at the last second, regrets his "promise" to the boy just a few moments before. "Come on,...Published: Nov 29, 2014 11:05 PM Full Story
Friday, November 28, 2014
Goldsboro man tells police he was shot by 'gang member'
A Goldsboro man told police that he was shot in his arm Wednesday night by a suspect that he believes is a gang member. Christopher Lee Pride, 25, 414 Daisy St. Apt. A, told police he was walking along...Published: Nov 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Two killed in Duplin crash
MOUNT OLIVE -- Two men were killed Wednesday evening in a head-on collision on Outlaw's Bridge Road between Mount Olive and Albertson. Highway Patrol officials said they received the call about the crash at 5:44 p.m. Sgt. Will Thurston...Published: Nov 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Holiday classics
Members of the violin section of the North Carolina Symphony perform "Carol of the Bells" during the annual Holiday Pops Concert held at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday night....Published: Nov 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Food drive at library promotes reading and helping community
The Friends of the Library organization is donating two cans of food to the Salvation Army for every book read. The new food drive, called Food for Thought, was born from the teen advisory committee at Wayne County Public...Published: Nov 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Black ... Thursday?
Regina Bunch did not plan to go Black Friday shopping. She simply went to return a Redbox movie at Walmart on Thursday evening. But the electronic sales were too much to resist. She bought two tablets, an X-box controller...Published: Nov 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Local schoolchildren celebrate the holiday
Students in Toni McCance's first-grade class at Brogden Primary School were on a mission. A turkey-saving mission. Their assignment was simple -- enlist the help of their families to come up with a clever disguise for the popular Thanksgiving...Published: Nov 27, 2014 1:34 AM Full Story
More than a meal
Doricia Benton will not close the door. "I won't turn anyone away," she said. It's a philosophy that has left her making sandwiches during business meetings for people at her door. "To utter those words, 'We're closed,' I cannot...Published: Nov 27, 2014 1:34 AM Full Story
'Downtown Lights Up!' rescheduled for Dec. 2
Rain, warmth and snow do not mix well. To that end, the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. rescheduled the annual Downtown Lights Up! that was scheduled to unfold Tuesday evening. The event will now take place Dec. 2. But other than...Published: Nov 27, 2014 1:34 AM Full Story
Duplin eyes sex offenders
KENANSVILLE -- More than 50 law enforcement officers from the Duplin County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Marshal Service and the Department of Public Safety Division of Community Correction swept across the county early Tuesday to verify the registration compliance...Published: Nov 27, 2014 1:34 AM Full Story
SJAFB airmen provide holiday meal at city Boys and Girls Club
For some, Thanksgiving has many meanings. But for 7-year-old Travon Moore, explaining the holiday is pretty simple. "It was when the Pilgrims and the Indians met each other and hung out," he said. Laimear Lofton, 7, sees it differently....Published: Nov 27, 2014 1:34 AM Full Story
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Teenager charged in pipe assault
A Goldsboro teenager is being held without bond in the Wayne County Jail this morning after allegedly beating a New York woman in the head several times with a metal pipe, according to a Goldsboro police report. John Carlton...Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
SJAFB kicks off 2014 Angel Tree program
From a distance, it resembles many of the Christmas trees one might see displayed inside a department store this time of year. But when you zero in on the handmade ornaments hanging from the branches attached to the one...Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Bells of hope
Aisha Smith rattles a bell outside of a local Kmart. She wishes the shoppers a merry Christmas and happy Thanksgiving -- encouraging them to put a dollar in the plastic red kettle to her left. It might be her...Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Bell elected House majority whip
State House Rep. John R. Bell IV of Goldsboro has been elected majority whip by the House Republican Caucus for the new legislative session that convenes in January. "This is an official position, and I am elected," Bell said....Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Veterans promote annual toy drive
The annual Toys for Tots campaign has begun and collection boxes have been placed at car dealerships, real estate offices and at most major department store outlets in the county. Nationally, the program is sponsored by the U.S. Marine...Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Thanksgiving meals donated across city
In Wayne County, local residents have captured the season of giving mentality. This year marks the sixth annual "Thanksgiving in a Bag" campaign sponsored by Gateway Community Church, providing full holiday meals for needy families in Wayne and Wilson...Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Facial expression
MOUNT OLIVE -- It's manly, it's intimidating, and yes -- people will make comments about it. Matt Shields, a member of the University of Mount Olive's men's lacrosse team, grew a handlebar mustache for "No Shave November," or "Movember,"...Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Eureka's parade is back
EUREKA -- The Eureka Christmas Parade is making a comeback next month after being canceled last year. "We are going to have a parade," organizer Jimmy Wise said. "We have already had a good response. We sure have. We...Published: Nov 26, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Murderer's request for new trial denied
The one person who might be willing to say definitively whether or not Javonta Marquez Ellis, 17, is in fact guilty of murder might never be heard from. Perez McDuffie took the stand in Wayne County Superior Court Monday...Published: Nov 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Early birds
At the "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" party, 4-year-old Davis Hunter ended up painting the table as much as his pumpkin. And Anna Sauls, 4, ended up about as orange as hers. Arts Council executive director Sarah Merritt did not seem to...Published: Nov 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
McClenny, Webbers net honors at Farm-City event
Charlie McClenny and the late Harold and Frances Webber were inducted into the Wayne County Agricultural Hall of Fame during the annual Farm-City Banquet held Monday night at the Wayne Center. The Webbers' children, Jim Webber, Bob Webber and...Published: Nov 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Mid-morning wreck leaves man injured
An unidentified man was pulled from the wreckage of an overturned Ford Ranger by firefighters this morning after his truck ran off the road and flipped into a ditch off New Hope Road. The Goldsboro Fire Department responded along...Published: Nov 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Downtown Lights Up! rescheduled
Tonight's Downtown Lights Up! has been canceled due to inclement weather, and is rescheduled for next Tuesday, Dec 2. Events will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. next Tuesday....Published: Nov 25, 2014 12:38 PM Full Story
Monday, November 24, 2014
Cemetery moving forward
Construction could begin in early December on the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery on Long's Plant Farm Road east of Goldsboro and take about 10 months to complete, depending on the weather. Daniels and Daniels Construction Co. of Goldsboro...Published: Nov 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Miss Goldsboro nets another pageant win
For the second time in two years, a Miss Goldsboro went on to capture the crown as Miss Greater Sampson County and is now positioned to vie for the state title held by her predecessor next spring. Reigning Miss...Published: Nov 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
WCC adds opportunities to sign up for classes
Wayne Community College has added three more opportunities, including a Saturday, to sign up for spring semester college credit classes. New and returning students can register 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, and Thursday, Dec. 11, in addition to...Published: Nov 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
In their shoes
The Herman Park Center lawn was littered with "Cardboard City" residents on Saturday night. I was one of them. We elected to give up our homes for a night to get a glimpse of what homelessness is really like....Published: Nov 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Country Club will close
Less than 70 years after receiving its charter from the state, the Goldsboro Country Club will close its doors. A member of the club's board of directors would not divulge just why the decision was made, but confirmed that...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Downtown Lights Up! will mark start of holiday season Tuesday evening
In just a few more days, Goldsboro will mark the official start of the Christmas season with holiday light -- and a little snow. The Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. will host Downtown Lights Up! on Tuesday from 5 until...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
A seat at the table
Shycole Simpson-Carter remembers what it was like to be hungry. The daughter of a mother who was raising four children on her own, she knew food was scarce -- and that sometimes her mother did not eat so she...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Denning named to post on UMO Foundation board
MOUNT OLIVE -- George Robert "Bobby" Denning has been named to the University of Mount Olive Foundation Board. The foundation, which was formed in early 2004, has been active in its efforts to raise funds for the university. Denning...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Government will observe holiday
Local, state, and federal offices, banks, the Postal Service office and schools will observe the Thanksgiving holiday this week. All Wayne County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, with the exception of the landfill. The landfill and convenience...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Wreaths Across America set for Dec. 13
The deadline for donations to "Wreaths Across America," a project to place a wreath on the grave of every veteran, is drawing near. On Saturday, Dec. 13, at noon, ceremonies will be held across the nation to lay the...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
'Tis the season
The Christmas parade season got under way in Seven Spring on Saturday and over the next two weeks it will be followed by six more. The weekend of Dec. 6 and 7 will be busy with parades in Mount...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Community Harvest Outreach feeding more than 300 families
Community Harvest Outreach will feed more than 300 needy families at Thanksgiving, thanks to the support of dozens of local businesses and churches. The ministry held its third annual harvest festival Saturday at the HGDC Community Crisis Center on...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Santa takes seat in Berkeley Mall
Isaac Peterson has been very good this year. How good? The 4-year-old could not stretch his arms wide enough to illustrate it. So when he climbed into Santa's lap at Berkeley Mall, he knew he was on the "nice...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Berkeley widening project on hold
The Berkeley Boulevard widening project has been put on hold temporarily because of complications with utility relocation in the area. The contract was originally awarded to Fred Smith Co. at $2.8 million, but the company balked at the location...Published: Nov 23, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Friday, November 21, 2014
Goldsboro Country Club closing its doors
Officials with the Goldsboro Country Club board of directors have confirmed that the club will close its doors in December. For complete details, see Sunday's News-Argus....Published: Nov 21, 2014 5:29 PM Full Story
Goldsboro Country Club closing its doors
Officials with the Goldsboro Country Club board of directors have confirmed that the club will close its doors in December. For complete details, see Sunday's News-Argus....Published: Nov 21, 2014 5:29 PM Full Story
UMO benefactor George Kornegay Jr. dies at 80
MOUNT OLIVE -- George R. Kornegay Jr. is being remembered this morning as a "great asset" and "friend" to not only Mount Olive, but Wayne County. Kornegay, 80, died early this morning at Vidant Medical Center following a period...Published: Nov 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ellis hearing postponed amid no-show
NEW BERN -- All parties were present and accounted for in Craven County Superior Court Thursday for a hearing in the motion for appropriate relief in the murder case of Javonta Ellis, 17. Everyone but the defendant. Judge John...Published: Nov 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
A different fight
Charles McNair's "soldiers" are fighting a different kind of war. They are drilled in patience and perseverance. They are battling cold weather, bugs and limited space. McNair is training his "Buffalo Soldiers" for the real world. The Buffalo Soldier Project...Published: Nov 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
School board remains at odds
Tempers and tense moments dominated a second called meeting of the Board of Education held Thursday night to discuss the hiring of an interim superintendent, with the board maintaining its 4-3 split on a contract that will pay Dr....Published: Nov 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 20, 2014
They got a little help from their 'friends'
Sometimes all it takes to get a little help from your friends is to ask. So, on Nov. 11, Amber Capps posted a Facebook status. Her nonprofit employer, RHA Howell Care Center Bear Creek in LaGrange, needed help. The...Published: Nov 20, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
UMO prof receives top honor from state
Lenard Moore's relationship with words has spanned a lifetime -- from a childhood spent reading on the school bus and listening to his grandfather tell a story to his days in the Army when he and his fellow soldiers sang...Published: Nov 20, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Road testing
Just three months into the role, Wayne County Public Schools Transportation Director Robert Lee III finds himself tackling inspection safety scores and shortages of bus drivers and mechanics. Poor safety scores, resulting in buses being pulled from the road...Published: Nov 20, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Suspect caught in van murder
The last of the six initial suspects in the Oct. 31 murder of Shanekqua Thompson, 21, is in custody, the Goldsboro Police Department said today. Additional arrests are expected. "There will be multiple additional charges against the six," Maj....Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
County: Pinewood VFD to close Dec. 2
The Pinewood Fire Department will close its doors on Dec. 2, the victim of a shrinking service district that carried with it a reduction in the tax revenues the department needed to operate. But while the department is closing,...Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Royal visit
Miss North Carolina Beth Stovall made a visit to Spring Creek Middle School this morning. She spoke to an assembly of students about the importance of never giving up on one's dreams, informing students that she failed to win...Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Jail plan picked
Construction of a $10 million, 217-bed misdemeanant jail on North William Street will not require a property tax increase, County Manager George Wood said Tuesday. Wood made his comments prior to Wayne County commissioners voting to accept the schematic...Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Local school nets award from STEM
Wayne School of Engineering was one of 12 schools in the state recently recognized for having the attributes of a quality STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math, learning program. The schools were the first in the state to...Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
University of Mount Olive prepares for program
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive will host the sixth annual "Christmas by Candlelight" on Saturday, Dec. 6. There will be two services with the first beginning at 2:30 p.m. and the second at 6:30 p.m. in...Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
LaGrange man shot Monday
A LaGrange man claims to have been shot in the Linclon Homes community in Goldsboro on Monday. Investigators with the Goldsboro Police Department, however, are looking into the possibility he was shot somewhere else. Brandon Hue Pridgen, 20, of 5338...Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On July 8, the Goldsboro Police Department received a report of indecent liberties with a minor. Further investigation warranted felony warrants of indecent liberties with a child and first degree sexual offense with a child against Jose Hernandez-Vasques, 39, whose...Published: Nov 19, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Properties to be demolished
The list of properties up for demolition is as follows: * 1415 E. Ash St., owned by Laura Sauls, $942.32 in back taxes * 3918 E. Ash St., owned by Lydia Tripp Heirs c/o Catherine Turnage, all taxes are current...Published: Nov 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wounded Warrior supporter honored
On Monday night, patrons of the Flying Shamrock raised their glasses to a hometown hero. A Guinness-sponsored event recognized John Witt, owner of Aviation Jewelry -- who, nearly 20 years ago, was severely injured in an accident that left...Published: Nov 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
City to raze 22 houses
Goldsboro will begin the informal bid process for the demolition of 22 properties, City Council members decided at their meeting Monday night. The dilapidated dwellings will be demolished because they do not meet the city's minimum housing standards, building...Published: Nov 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
A gift for the future
A longtime volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club was named one of 12 national award winners for her demonstrated dedication to working with youths. Sue Potter of Goldsboro, a retired chemistry and physics teacher, received the 2014 Maytag Dependable...Published: Nov 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Communities in School collects books during 'Days of Caring'
Communities in Schools will spend its "Days of Caring" this year promoting literacy among children. CIS Executive Director Selena Bennett said the annual United Way effort seemed like the ideal opportunity to collect books for elementary school students in...Published: Nov 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, November 17, 2014
WCPS shifts school leadership personnel
Wayne County Public Schools has announced more administrative changes on the heels of the superintendent's pending retirement next month, including naming principals at the two new schools slated to open in the fall. Last week, Superintendent Dr. Steven Taylor...Published: Nov 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Robbery victim fights attacker, gets stabbed
A First Fleet employee working on his truck late Sunday suffered a stab wound to the abdomen while fighting off an armed robber. The incident took place in the First Fleet parking lot at 400 W. Holly St. at...Published: Nov 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Bags to help paws
Amanda Edmundson is happy as long as she is working with animals. She wants to open a pit bull shelter or a pet boutique. "I have a lot of ideas," she said. "Well, you're 12," her mother, Anne Edmundson, laughed....Published: Nov 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
County to cut station
Wayne County commissioners could approve a dissolution agreement Tuesday with the Pinewood Fire Department, which plans to close its doors Dec. 1. The county has known since last December that the 55-year-old fire department was planing to dissolve and...Published: Nov 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Murder suspect surrenders
A day after three men were arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old mother, a fourth suspect turned himself in to police. Anthony Graham, 30, surrendered at the Goldsboro Police Department Friday afternoon and...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Notorious heroin trafficker dies
A former soldier and convicted drug trafficker who was believed to have played a significant role in smuggling heroin to the United States during the Vietnam War died Tuesday. Leslie "Ike" Atkinson, 88, was convicted of orchestrating the transport of...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
'Holiday Cards for Heroes' event draws crowd
Many enlisted servicemen and women will not get to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with their families. So Friday, the Red Cross teamed up with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base to make that separation slightly more bearable. All it takes...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Woman trapped in Mustang after wreck
Traffic on Highway 70 East near Rosewood was halted by a wreck Saturday night when Leslie Anne Lewis, of 423A Riverbend Road, pulled out into traffic, causing a Toyota Symphony van to crash into her Ford Mustang. The van's occupants,...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Duplin lawmen hunt for killer
KENANSVILLE -- A Wilmington man who was under electronic house arrest for his alleged involvement in a first-degree murder is being sought in connection with a Wednesday night shooting death near Wallace. Duplin County Sheriff Blake Wallace said Friday...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
County allocates funds to fight Ebola
Despite the fact that the last known Ebola patient in the United States was declared clear of the virus on Nov. 11, the Wayne County Commissioners have allocated $30,000 for Ebola training and equipment in the county. "I'd like...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Commissioners could approve jail design Tuesday
The design for a 217-bed misdemeanant jail could be approved by Wayne County commissioners when they meet Tuesday morning. The jail would the first phase of a larger judicial center project that would be built on county-owned property on...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Council to eye demolitions
If an item on the Goldsboro City Council's consent agenda for Monday night is voted through with the rest of the agenda, the Inspections Department will begin the informal bid process for the demolition of 22 properties in the...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Searching for Capt. Jarman
In a way, Sean Jarman has always been searching for his father -- an Air Force aviator who was killed in a training exercise Oct. 1, 1969. And Friday, he finally -- some 45 years later -- got many of...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Police: Man solicited 12-year-old girl on Facebook
A man police say solicited a 12-year-old girl on Facebook and then engaged in sexual intercourse with her faces criminal charges, according to a Goldsboro police report. Darren Ray Howery Jr., 23, of 4704 Fields Station Road in LaGrange,...Published: Nov 15, 2014 10:38 PM Full Story
Friday, November 14, 2014
Three charged in Oct. 31 murder
Three Kinston men have been charged and three more are being sought in connection with the Oct. 31 murder of a Goldsboro woman. Goldsboro Police Department officials said the death is the result of an ongoing feud. "There is an...Published: Nov 14, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Applications to be taken for heating help
The Wayne County Department of Social Services next month will begin accepting applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. The county has received $782,264 in LIEAP funding -- a federal program that provides for a one-time, straight-to-vendor payment...Published: Nov 14, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Interim chosen
Dr. Sandra McCullen will serve as interim superintendent for the rest of the school year after Superintendent Dr. Steven Taylor retires next month. But the vote to get her there split the board, 4-3, after several questioned the process....Published: Nov 14, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Arrest made in 1996 murder
An inmate who allegedly confessed to a killing that unfolded nearly 20 years ago in LaGrange was arrested and charged Thursday with an open count of murder. Thomas Steele Dail, 50, of the North Carolina Department of Correction, allegedly...Published: Nov 14, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Notorious drug trafficker Leslie "Ike" Atkinson dies
A former soldier and convicted drug trafficker who was believed to have played a significant role in smuggling heroin to the United States during the Vietnam War died Tuesday. Leslie "Ike" Atkinson, 88, was convicted of orchestrating the transport of...Published: Nov 14, 2014 11:32 AM Full Story
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Shooting suspect jailed after shots fired into car
A Goldsboro man is in the Wayne County Jail this morning after allegedly shooting into a car occupied by two women Wednesday night. The shooting took place in the 1600 block of East Maple Street at 8 p.m. Solomon...Published: Nov 13, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
WCC incorporates 'soft skills' into curriculum
Most people would not show up for a job interview wearing what they wear to mow the lawn. Or be late for that appointment. No matter how qualified a candidate might be, those "soft skills" -- such as being...Published: Nov 13, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Dr. Taylor to retire December 1
Wayne County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Taylor has given his notice -- he will retire Dec. 1. Taylor met with school board members individually earlier in the week, then announced his plans to his leadership team, central office...Published: Nov 13, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne County Board of Education will meet today
The Wayne County Board of Education will hold a special called meeting at 5:30 p.m. today to discuss filling positions due to resignations and to act on matters pertaining to the superintendent's contract. The board will likely also begin the...Published: Nov 13, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Assistant county manager hired; will start work in December
The county manager for Harnett County has been hired as Wayne County's first-ever assistant county manager. The hiring of Tommy Burns was announced Wednesday afternoon by Wayne County Manager George Wood. Burns will begin work Dec. 2. Wayne County...Published: Nov 13, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Hospital boards to shift makeup
The Wayne Health Corp. board will ask Wayne County commissioners to amend the 1986 documents that established the board's makeup as well as that of the Wayne Memorial Hospital Inc. board. The corporation was created in the mid-1980s as...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
Escapee caught in Duplin
A man the Wayne County Sheriff's Office aviation unit helped the Duplin County Sheriff's Office locate and apprehend a month ago continues to await extradition to New York on possible escape charges. A mental health court order might serve...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
Paradeside reunion
Robert Church waits. It has been more than seven months since he last held his daughter, Isabella, in his arms -- since the two shared an "I love you" in person. So when the Air Force staff sergeant was granted...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Shots fired, hit Maple Street homes
A Maple Street resident and intended target of a drive-by shooting Tuesday returned fire, missing the suspect car and striking two houses. Several calls reporting shots fired in the area came flooding in to police. According to a Goldsboro...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Former county sheriff, James Sasser, passes
Former Wayne County Sheriff James Sasser died today at the age of 84. Sasser, a sworn law enforcement officer for more than 30 years, served as chief deputy under his predecessor Sheriff Bill Adams before being elected to the...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Digital creativity
In the two years since Wayne County Public Schools was awarded a $1.6 million technology grant at seven schools with a high concentration of military-connected students, the district has experienced an unexpected "creative explosion." Dr. Beth Ann Fine, a...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Speaker discusses offshore drilling
Untapped oil and natural gas deposits off the mid-Atlantic Coast would produce "unfathomable" economic impact numbers that would have a "profound impact" on the state, David McGowan, the executive director of the North Carolina Petroleum Council, told Goldsboro Rotarians...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive announces its holiday happenings
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the town, will greet the Christmas season during the weekend of Dec. 5-6 with its annual holiday open house and parade. All of the events are...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Saturday, Nov. 8, at about 1:35 a.m., the Goldsboro Police Department responded to 700-A N. Taylor St. regarding gunshots being fired into the residence. The occupants advised the officers that several family members were home when they heard multiple...Published: Nov 12, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Partial recount planned for county votes
The Wayne County Board of Elections will hold a discretionary vote recount Thursday of Precinct 4 (Pikeville Fire Station) and Precinct 29 (Wayne County Public Library) and the Mount Olive one-stop site to complete the canvass of last week's midterm...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Helicopter offers glimpse of Vietnam
At one time, the UH-1M helicopter tore across the jungles of Vietnam, landing in combat zones to evacuate the wounded. But on Monday, the helicopter, now strapped to the back of a trailer, rested quietly in the parking lot...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Never forgotten
MOUNT OLIVE -- She waited for weeks to share the news with her husband -- to tell Sgt. James Richard Daniels she had given birth to his namesake. LaRose Sutton Daniels had no idea that the man she longed...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Convicted murderer could get new trial
For a Wayne County man convicted of first-degree murder in September, a hearing in Carteret County later this month might mean the difference between life in prison and a new trial. Defense attorney Charles Gurley filed a motion for...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
College announces new local grant funds
Wayne Community College Continuing Education has grant money available to assist students who have been adversely impacted by changes in the tobacco industry. The college's Project Skill-UP program provides career assessments, Career Readiness Certification preparation, courses to upgrade or...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Happy birthday, Marines
A group of veterans joined city, county and state leaders at the Wayne County Public Library Monday to celebrate the Marine Corps' birthday. The event, hosted by retired Marine and N.C. Military Order of the Purple Heart chaplain emeritus...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Kitchen fire results in heavy damages
Two residents and a pet got out safely Monday morning when a fire destroyed most of the kitchen and dining room area of a home at 1006 Sleepy Creek Road. The call came in soon after 9 a.m. Dudley...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect charged in county break-in
An Albertson man is charged in connection with a break-in that took place in the northern part of Wayne County back in September. Only a portion of the estimated $13,790 in stolen property has been recovered. Brandon Lee Williams,...Published: Nov 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, November 10, 2014
Air show advocates want 'likes' for team
A campaign to bring the Air Force Thunderbirds to the 2015 Wings Over Wayne Air Show has made its way to social media -- with Facebook and Twitter posts popping up to generate buzz for the show and, potentially, land...Published: Nov 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
School officials respond to test scores
In the weeks since the state released data on end-of-grade tests, Wayne County Public Schools officials have been "drilling down" to see where works needs to be done. Deciphering the complicated maze of measures and scores makes this an...Published: Nov 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
GATEWAY expects losses
GATEWAY expects to lose nearly $1 million this fiscal year, but officials with the agency say the loss was anticipated and simply comes with operating a public transportation system. "It's either that or we leave some of these folks...Published: Nov 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
A different view
She pulls off to the side of the road -- compelled to stop -- as other drivers continue their commutes. They don't seem to notice the snow, the candy, the white flowers. But Brenda Behr sees the beauty. She...Published: Nov 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Arts Council gearing up for gingerbread contest
It's that time of year when creative minds start coming up with plans for the most outrageous design for the 9th annual Arts Council of Wayne County's annual gingerbread house contest. This year's categories are ages 6 through 10,...Published: Nov 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
36th annual Pancake Day slated for Dec. 6
It's been more than three decades and the Boys & Girls Club is still flipping flapjacks to generate support for youth of Wayne County. The annual Pancake Day will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, from 7 a.m. until noon...Published: Nov 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 9, 2014
School workers looking to retire will face new rule
Wayne County Public Schools teachers and employees considering retiring mid-year need to know there is a new caveat -- there might be a penalty for retiring early. Dr. Marvin McCoy, assistant superintendent for human resource services, said he has...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Short-term pain. Long-term gain.
Downtown Goldsboro's Streetscape project is well into its second phase -- and local business owners are trying to balance the excitement of a whole new look for the downtown area with the concerns about what the waiting will do...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Rosewood JROTC honors fallen cadets and local veterans
Their commemoration of Veterans Day wasn't just about thanking those who have served their nation for the members of the Rosewood High School JROTC. This year, they also honored two of their own. As part of the group's Veterans...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
LaGrange BB&T robbed
LAGRANGE -- An unknown black man robbed the BB&T at 104 E. Washington St. in LaGrange Friday morning and was nearly nabbed by members of the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office, who arrived at the scene 30 seconds after the...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne Community College to offer EMS courses in 2015
Wayne Community College is scheduling interviews for students interested in taking Emergency Medical Services courses next spring. Classes for all levels of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) are scheduled to begin the first full week of January. Anyone who wants...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
College will honor veterans Monday at public ceremony
Wayne Community College invites the public to join it in honoring America's veterans and military service members. The college will hold a ceremony at 1 p.m. on Monday at the Veterans Monument on its campus. The event will include...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Warm coats; warm hearts
Organizers of Saturday's Warm the World clothing giveaway might not have achieved the name of their event's lofty goal, but because of the First Baptist churches in Goldsboro and Mount Olive, more than 600 needy people now have the...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Writing seminar for vets planned in Dare County
There will be a free writing workshop for all veterans of the United States Armed Forces of any era, whether combat veteran or not. The two-day workshop, sponsored by the Dare County Arts Council, will be Saturday and Sunday from...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
March for veterans set for this Tuesday
Hallett Mayo, 92, a World War II prisoner of war in Germany, will serve as grand marshal for the 21st annual Wayne County Veterans Day Parade to be held Tuesday in downtown Goldsboro. The staging area will remain on...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Three WCC professors chosen to present at college conference
Wayne Community College was well represented recently, when several instructors were chosen to share their expertise with sister colleges at the 2014 N.C. Community College System Conference in Raleigh. This year's conference, which is the largest event sponsored by...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
United Way plans annual Days of Caring event
Wayne County residents will once again pitch in to make their community a better place during United Way's annual Days of Caring. It will be held Nov. 17-22 this year. "We have a bunch of projects and also a...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Veterans Day prompts list of local closings
Local, state and federal offices including banks and the Post Office will be closed Tuesday in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. All Wayne County government offices including the landfill and convenience sites will be closed. Wayne County Public...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Police look for suspect in shooting
A Kinston man Friday afternoon was pistol-whipped and then shot in the leg at the 1800 building at Day Circle. Daniel Lee West, 20, of 712 West Road, Kinston, told police he was standing on the top steps at...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Election results are likely to stay the same
It does not appear that the outcome of any of Tuesday's races will be affected by the 184 provisional and the 51 supplemental absentee ballots yet to be tabulated. However, that will not be certain until the Wayne County...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Pet photos with Santa Nov. 22-23
Wayne County residents can have their photograph taken with their favorite pet and Santa this month. The Wayne County Humane Society is holding its annual fundraiser Holiday Pet Photos Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 23...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Special tea planned for sneak peek of ballet
Goldsboro Ballet will have a special Nutcracker tea party before its performance of "The Nutcracker" this year. It will take place Nov. 15 at 2 and 3 p.m. at Coco Darlings. There will be tea and cookies. Some of...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Mount Olive concerned about loss of privilege tax revenue
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive stands to lose $40,000 because of state legislation that will repeal privilege license fees as of July 1, 2015. This week, the town board adopted a resolution calling on state legislators to live up...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Entries sought for barbecue cookoff for Toys for Tots
The Marine Corps League is seeking entries for a barbecue cookoff to benefit Toys for Tots. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, and organizers are mainly searching for churches to enter. The cookoff will be held at...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Two homes hit by bullets
No one was reported injured in two separate incidents in which multiple gunshots were fired into two separate dwellings. Ray Bell, 54, and Constance, Bell, 51, 718 N. Jackson St. at Park Court Apartments, told police that when they...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Goldsboro native to be speaker at Elizabeth City State University
A Goldsboro native will be the guest speaker at the Elizabeth City State University Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday. Col. Rodney T. Haggins Sr., a member of the ECSU Class of '87, will speak in the Walter N. and...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Entries sought for Goldsboro Christmas parade
Entries are still being sought for the Goldsboro Christmas Parade, which is just four weeks away. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Goldsboro, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m....Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Communities in Schools partners review successful year
Tammy Keel admits she was "astounded" by the studies and statistics about high school dropouts. So much so that the Mount Olive Middle School principal decided to launch a mentoring program at her school three years ago, collaborating with...Published: Nov 9, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Friday, November 7, 2014
Police look into blaze at local house
The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating a suspicious fire at a residence at 116 N. Slocumb St. Thursday night. Investigators determined the fire was set intentionally. A neighbor, Dana Humphrey, told police he was alerted to the fire by...Published: Nov 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Mexican consul speaks at college
Mexico and the United States are economic and social partners, and the future will only see that relationship grow, the Mexican consul general in Raleigh says. "We are deeply linked to one another," Javier Diaz de Leon said Thursday...Published: Nov 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Offenders attend 'call in' program
Few community members attended the Goldsboro Partners Against Crime call-in Thursday, but the 13 violent offenders mandated by their probation to be there heard a message about the real-life consequences of crime. Craig Doubt Jr., father of an 18-year-old...Published: Nov 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
First step: Honesty
Race relations can be a difficult topic to discuss, but it must be addressed honestly and openly, the moderator at a community forum held Thursday night at the Paramount Theatre said. Willie Ratchford is a certified trainer in mediation,...Published: Nov 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Sixteen WCPS teachers get classroom grants
Sixteen teachers in Wayne County Public Schools received $8,388 to fund classroom projects from the U.S. Cellular "Calling All Teachers" program. Educators have long accessed the public website "Donors Choose" to elicit donations to pay for projects and materials...Published: Nov 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont STEP meeting set for Monday
Fremont's Small Town Economic Prosperity (STEP) committee will hold a meeting Monday, Nov. 10, from 5-6 p.m. at town hall to receive public input on plans for Peele Park. All members of the public are invited to attend to provide...Published: Nov 7, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Woman fights off home invader
A Goldsboro woman fought off an attacker who forced his way into her home and assaulted her Wednesday at 10 a.m. According to a Goldsboro police report, Ancila Shantel Smith, 21, of 1710 B Edgerton St., answered a knock...Published: Nov 6, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
New store will open this week
The Salvation Army will open a second store in Goldsboro on Friday. It is located at 2805 Royall Ave. and will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. "We're doing a second store because we...Published: Nov 6, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Space constraints
Temporary classrooms. Modular units. Trailers. Educational cottages. No matter which term you choose, Wayne County Public Schools has nearly 110 of these spaces in various shapes and sizes. Twenty of the 31 county schools rely on them in some...Published: Nov 6, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
City won't absorb county stations
When the Pinewood Fire Department shuts its doors Dec. 1, the area it now serves will not be merged into the Goldsboro Fire Department. Instead, the Pinewood Fire District will be divided among five county volunteer fire departments --...Published: Nov 6, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Panera Bread will be on Berkeley Boulevard
Panera Bread is coming to Goldsboro. The restaurant chain applied for building permits on Oct. 10 and has submitted both exterior and interior plans to the city planning and inspections department, city building codes inspector Allen Anderson said. The building...Published: Nov 6, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Board recognizes Angie Lewis as outstanding math teacher
A seventh-grade math teacher at Rosewood Middle School has been named outstanding secondary mathematics teacher of the year for Wayne County Public Schools. Angie Lewis was recognized Monday night at the school board meeting, with Arnold Flowers, board member, sharing...Published: Nov 6, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Final GPAC of the year will be held tonight
The final Goldsboro Partners Against Crime call-in of 2014 will be held tonight in the City Council chambers of old City Hall at 6 p.m. The call-ins serve as notification for violent offenders with a past criminal history. Since...Published: Nov 6, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
West will keep seat on board
Chris West Tuesday handily won his second term as the District 1 representative on the Wayne County Board of Education defeating newcomer Phillip Sexton. West had 3,399 votes, or 62.64 percent of the vote, to 1,191, or 36.69 percent,...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne voters didn't decide to stay home
Nearly 45 percent, or 33,096, of Wayne County's 73,779 eligible voters, cast ballots in Tuesday's mid-term election. The total includes one-stop and absentee by mail. However, that number could edge up some by next week as supplement absentee and...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Pikeville alcohol vote still too close to call
The unofficial vote count is too close to determine whether beer will be allowed to be sold within the town limits of Pikeville. Wayne County Board of Elections Director Rosemary Blizzard said the initial vote tally indicates that the...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Louis Pate will stay in N.C. Senate seat
State Sen. Louis Pate, a Republican, easily defeated Democratic challenger Erik Anderson on Tuesday to retain his District 7 seat in the state Senate. Pate carried Wayne, Pitt and Lenoir counties, winning by 15,471 to 5,163 in his home county...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
It's official: He's sheriff
Lane Tree Golf Club was packed full Tuesday night as well-wishers waited for Sheriff Larry Pierce to arrive. As the night wore on, questions about Pierce's whereabouts began to ripple through the crowd. "When's he coming?" Some felt the...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Strickland edges out Grantham
Jennifer Smith Strickland was ahead in the polls for the District 4 school board seat from the moment results starting pouring in after 8 p.m. Tuesday. That held steady for the next 90 minutes, when the race was called and...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Delbridge is new district attorney
Republican Matt Delbridge defeated Democrat Terry Light by a narrow margin Tuesday to become the district attorney for Wayne, Lenoir and Greene counties. Light carried both Lenoir and Greene but it was not enough to offset the margin of...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
School board adopts $167 million plan
The Wayne County Board of Education adopted a $167.1 million budget at its meeting Monday night. The 2014-15 budget includes $21.3 million in local appropriations, $4.3 million in restricted local funds, $113.9 million in state funds, $15.8 million in...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Pikeville hires new official
PIKEVILLE -- Pikeville's town board named Michael Hunt as the new town administrator during the regular board meeting Monday night. Hunt said he looks forward to working with the residents of Pikeville -- where he will begin in roughly...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Keeping the faith
Takesha Greene would never walk again. She would never live alone. She would never own a home. A shocking diagnosis -- and the partial paralysis that resulted in it -- took those things from her. But the muscular disorder never...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Friday, Oct. 24, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office responded to the H & H Internet Café at 2339 U.S. 117 South regarding an armed robbery that occurred at approximately 1:45 a.m. An employee of the business reported that as...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Cardboard City project coming to park
Cardboard City is moving to the lawn outside the Herman Park Center. Community members are invited to sleep in a cardboard box to experience -- if only for a night -- what it is like to not have a warm...Published: Nov 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Tillis unseats Hagan. Pierce, Strickland, Pate win. Delbridge is the new District Attorney.
Larry Pierce is still the sheriff after beating his opponent, Glenn Barnes, by nearly 10,000 votes. Matthew Delbridge edged Terry Light for District Attorney 28,529 to 27,348. Jennifer Strickland pulled off an upset in the District 4 School Board race...Published: Nov 4, 2014 10:17 PM Full Story
County voters turn out early to cast ballots
Voters were waiting in line this morning at several polling places around the city for the polls to open at 6:30. But after that initial rush, the numbers dropped to "slow and steady" for voting in today's midterm elections....Published: Nov 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Police look for clues in death of 21-year-old
Goldsboro police have no suspects, only strong leads, four days after a 21-year-old mother of three died when a vehicle she was a passenger in was struck by more than 20 bullets. A second victim, an unidentified male patient,...Published: Nov 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Marijuana shipped inside cereal boxes
Members of the Goldsboro-Wayne County Interagency Drug Squad seized three pounds of high-grade marijuana shipped to Wayne County from Las Vegas in cereal boxes Friday when executing a search warrant on a residence on Azalea Drive. Two California men...Published: Nov 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Group supports teacher
Supporters of a substitute teacher recently relieved of her duties after a student-captured video of her attempt to break up a fight at Goldsboro High School hit the Internet brought their case to the Board of Education Monday night....Published: Nov 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
City eyes taking in other fire districts
Goldsboro Fire Chief Gary Whaley presented a plan for the city fire department to absorb several surrounding county fire departments at Monday night's City Council work session. Service areas that would be taken over by the city if the...Published: Nov 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Robber hits local restaurant after hours
A black man wearing a blue bandana robbed the Applebee's located at 901 N. Spence Ave. after closing Monday night. The armed robber got away with an undetermined amount of money from a back office and $40 from a...Published: Nov 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, November 3, 2014
Man, 46, charged in rape case
A Goldsboro man is charged with rape following an investigation conducted by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Richard Allen McCloud, 46, of 475 Black Jack Church Road, is charged with second-degree rape and is being held in the Wayne...Published: Nov 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Churches to collect coats for the needy
It started with a Sunday school class that wanted to serve the homeless. But since its inception, the county's annual Warm the World event has served hundreds of local residents in need. And Saturday, at both the First Baptist...Published: Nov 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ready for Election Day
There are only a handful of local races to be decided when Wayne County voters go to the polls for Tuesday's mid-term election. By the end of 10 days of early voting Saturday afternoon, 17,140 people had cast their...Published: Nov 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ebola patient tests negative
DURHAM -- Preliminary tests conducted on a man admitted to Duke Hospital Sunday for displaying "Ebola-like symptoms" have come back negative, state health officials said. But the man, whose name has not been released, will remain in the hospital...Published: Nov 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Second trial possible in 2011 murder
The wife of recently convicted murderer Gary Metzger might soon learn her own fate if a trial date is set Wednesday. Ann Metzger, 37, is charged with the 2011 first-degree murder of Jean Metzger Hubbard, 66, the same crime...Published: Nov 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Operation Santa Claus accepts donations of toys, books, clothing
For more than 50 years, Operation Santa Claus has remembered the forgotten during the holiday season - the elderly, those with mental illness and/or a disability living in local nursing homes and care facilities. "It's one of those things that...Published: Nov 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Fight results in injury of a bystander
A Goldsboro woman sustained minor injuries when a fight that broke out in the men's room of Cook-Out spilled out into the lobby Friday night. According to a Goldsboro police report, Karie Barnett, 25, suffered injuries to her arm...Published: Nov 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 2, 2014
School nurse program has expanded greatly
Years ago, Wayne County Public Schools only had one school nurse responsible for its more than 19,000 students. Since 1997, when Wayne Initiative for School Health, or WISH, school-based health centers were introduced in two schools, the program has...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Green means stop?
Motorists on Wayne Memorial Drive should not expect to see any relief from backups and delays for at least another four weeks. Construction work along the busy corridor has squeezed traffic into just two lanes. But Goldsboro traffic engineer Bobby...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Murder victim identified
A 21-year-old Goldsboro woman killed early Friday morning when an unidentified group of shooters opened fire on a minivan on Sixth Street has been identified. Shanekqua Adriana Thompson of 109 N. Herman St. was found dead inside the Chrysler Town...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Woman shot in heel
A Goldsboro woman is recovering today after being shot in the heel at a local night club Saturday morning. The shooting took place at Camron's Clubhouse and Grille on Ash Street at 1:50 a.m. Cierra Charelle Abrams, 21, of East...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Wine tasting benefit set for Nov. 15
The 20th annual Benefit Tasting of Wines will be held Saturday, Nov. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Goldsboro Country Club. The event is a fundraiser for the Arts Council of Wayne County. There are usually more than...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Twain to be portrayed at UMO
MOUNT OLIVE -- Experience a live performance portraying one of America's most beloved figures on Saturday, Nov. 15 when the University of Mount Olive will host a theatrical evening with the American icon Mark Twain played by Mount Olive native...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
There's a new game at the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course
The origins of the sport are unknown. Some say Sweden, others credit England. The only certainty, as of Saturday, is that Wayne County's first home for footgolf is now open for business. The Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course boasts 18 holes...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Run to Stop Hunger held at WCC
More than 70 runners took part Saturday morning in a foot race against hunger. The 4th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron Association sponsored the Running to Stop Hunger event at Wayne Community College. Despite cool temperatures and the threat...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Albertson Stew Fest
Willie Rouse and Linda Murphy serve bowls of fish stew during the annual Albertson Stew Fest held Saturday. Rouse has been cooking his special recipe stew for the Albertson Ruritan Club for 50 years. Each year, hundreds of people...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Impact of social media on children to be discussed
The positive and negative effects of social media will be the topic of two presentations being held this week for parents and teachers. "Your Child and Social Media" will be offered twice on Thursday, Nov. 6. Sponsored by the Mental...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Downtown Art Walk Saturday
The Arts Council of Wayne County is sponsoring the first-ever Downtown Art Walk on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 5 until 8 p.m. Participants will go to the Arts Council and pick up a card that lists 15 local businesses --...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
CIS community partners to gather
Communities in Schools of Wayne County will celebrate its successes from the past year on Thursday during its annual community partner meeting. The annual event, being held at Bethel Church on William Street, starts at 9 a.m. "It's not...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Car show draws big crowd to dealership
Corvettes. Check Chevelles. Check Novas. Check. More than 200 autos, from vintage Model A's to a 2015 50th edition Ford Mustang, lined the lot at Chevrolet of Goldsboro Saturday for the 20th annual Veteran's Day Car Show. The Eastern...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Author to speak Monday
While he was learning the game of golf, Tripp Bowden was absorbing something bigger and much more important. The author will share the insights he gained in a talk Monday evening at Wayne Community College. Bowden will discuss his...Published: Nov 2, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story