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