Saturday, January 17, 2015
GPD officers worried about safety, leadership
Some Goldsboro police officers are worried. They don't just read about the increasing number of reports of violence in their community. They are there on the front lines. They say they are concerned about their community -- and about their...Published: Jan 17, 2015 10:32 PM Full Story
WCPS bus grades improve
The most recent inspection scores of the Wayne County Public Schools' bus fleet shows a reversal of what had been three years of declines. However, the county "still has a lot of work to do," transportation director Robert Lee...Published: Jan 17, 2015 10:32 PM Full Story
Police chief, city manager respond to critics
Goldsboro City Manager Scott Stevens said Thursday his support of police Chief Jeff Stewart is absolute. Stewart, in turn, said he feels that the Goldsboro Police Department operations are running smoothly and that, in spite of the recent surge in...Published: Jan 17, 2015 10:32 PM Full Story
Special Olympics in limbo due to dispute over funding
Wayne County's Special Olympics athletes are in trouble. They are without an events coordinator and, therefore, without a leader. The events coordinator would be in charge of the Wayne County Special Olympics, which ceased to exist in its current...Published: Jan 17, 2015 10:32 PM Full Story
Skate park coming to Goldsboro
It was an uncommon duo with an uncommon method of accomplishing their goal. Two 14-year-old boys wanted a skate park -- so they stood in front of the Goldsboro City Council in December and laid out the pros, cons,...Published: Jan 17, 2015 10:32 PM Full Story
MLK Jr. breakfast will feature Civil Rights activist
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day prayer breakfast will feature a woman who has seen, first hand, the impact of the Civil Rights movement. Rev. Dr. Carolyn Maull McKinstry, who was present during the 16th Street Baptist Church...Published: Jan 17, 2015 10:32 PM Full Story
Offices closed for holiday
Most local government offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. And state and federal offices, post offices and banks will be closed, too. All Wayne County offices will be closed, including the...Published: Jan 17, 2015 10:32 PM Full Story