Wednesday, January 7, 2015
More charges filed in shooting
MOUNT OLIVE -- Charges have been filed against the father of a 2-year-old boy who was injured in a Christmas Eve shooting that investigators say was the result of an argument over a drug deal. Charges also have been...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Police seeking shooting suspect
Investigators with the Goldsboro Police Department have positively identified the man they say shot and critically wounded a Goldsboro man outside an East Ash Street convenience store Christmas Eve. Christopher Dre Myatt, 22, of 9224 Old Cascade Drive, Garner,...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Woman opens door to masked gunman
A Goldsboro woman escaped injury when a masked gunman forced his way into her home and robbed her Tuesday evening. The burglary took place at 6 p.m. According to the police report, Ethel Lee, 70, 1502 Day Circle, answered...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Mayo: Move was just dirty politics
Wayne County Commissioner Ray Mayo Tuesday morning said "dirty politics" by fellow commissioners had cost him reappointment to several key committees. Mayo was not reappointed by Chairman Wayne Aycock to either the facilities committee, which he had chaired, or...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Chill is on the horizon
Wayne County residents are being warned to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets from the cold as a combination of an Arctic air mass and blustery winds tonight into Thursday morning will create dangerous wind chills in...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County reads 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle'
This year's selection for "Wayne County Reads" lends itself to heightened awareness and discussions about getting back to basics at the dinner table. "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" is the part memoir, part journalistic investigation book by Barbara Kingsolver, chronicling her...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Red Cross launches 'SleevesUp'
With social media everywhere today, the American Red Cross has decided to tap into this audience by creating its brand new SleevesUp Campaign. "It's a web-based tool to create a virtual blood drive," said Red Cross account manager Miranda...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Greene County Museum opens year with new exhibit of drawings
SNOW HILL -- The Greene County Museum begins 2015 with the exhibit "Drawings by Michael Voors." Voors is a professor in the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University, where he has taught since 1980. The opening...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Forgery attempt results in arrest
A Goldsboro man allegedly attempting to pass a forged check at a local bank got more than he bargained for when tellers noticed the phony signature, according to a Wayne County Sheriff' Office press release. Tyquan Nakeem Coley, 22, is...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Nov. 3, the resident of 104 S. Leslie St. in Goldsboro reported to the Goldsboro Police Department that he discovered a break-in had occurred at their residence between the dates of Oct. 31 and Nov. 3. The location was...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Honoring the regulators
Being a bridge game director is sometimes a thankless job -- and sometimes it's almost a scorned position. But someone has to do it or no one could play bridge at the Goldsboro Bridge Club. And that's why the...Published: Jan 7, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story