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