Sunday, December 14, 2014
'Jingle in the Park' draws quite a crowd
Achilles Suncin skated circles around his mom -- grabbing her hands and trying to get her to spin with him. "He's an acrobat," his mother, Rachel Williams, said. The two were among many who tried out the artificial ice-skating...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Santa's big scene
Dominic Botsford lies on his belly in the Goldsboro High School media center. He is armed with a NERF Alpha Trooper CS-18 -- a gun he knows how to use. "You pull it back here to load the darts...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Airshow poised to bring millions
Hotels will fill and jets will soar in Goldsboro this spring as the Air Force Thunderbirds have been secured for the two-day 2015 Wings Over Wayne Airshow. And if past shows are any indication of what is to come,...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Bus, SUV wreck kills 1
A Craven County school bus carrying band members from New Bern High School back home from the Friday evening 4-A State Championship football came was involved in a wreck early Saturday morning that killed the driver of the SUV it...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive honors graduates at Saturday ceremony
MOUNT OLIVE -- Susan Floyd Caines pulled off a smooth recovery after stepping on her gown. Then she had to readjust the hood after it got placed around her mouth. She was even first in line. But all of...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
County board to talk light districts
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday will hold a public hearing on levying an assessment for street lights in the Ashby Hills Street Light District. The hearing will be held at 9:15 a.m. in the commissioners' meeting room on the fourth...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Never forgotten
Diane Van De Car kneels down in silence by a placard in Evergreen Cemetery. She kisses her finger tips -- and, moments later, places them on the name on the marker. Behind her, Sgt. First Class Dinah Tootle lays...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Residents angry over towing
Vehicles illegally parked in the county-owned parking lots at the Wayne County Courthouse will be towed, Sheriff Larry Pierce said. "The county requested that we start enforcing the towing ordinance that they enacted in October," Pierce said. "So over...Published: Dec 14, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story