Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Officials: Fair attendance was solid
Despite rain around opening day, last year's Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair had attendance almost equal to the 2013 fair and saw more than 5,000 exhibitors enter items in the fair, Fair Manager Eddie Pitzer said at Monday night's 67th Annual...Published: Feb 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Schools plan to hold classes, then send students home
As winter weather rolled into Wayne County this morning, so did the dismissal of Wayne County Public Schools at 9:30 a.m. With the National Weather Service calling for one to three inches of snowfall in the area, the school...Published: Feb 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Superintendent search begins
More than 20 applications, 40 percent from in-state, have been submitted for the job of superintendent of the Wayne County Public Schools. The applications will be discussed in closed session, Board of Education Chairman Chris West said. However, West...Published: Feb 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Weather delays jury selection in ex-officer's trial
Jury selection will not resume in Wayne County Superior Court today due to weather. The process began with a pool of 85 potential jurors assembled in courtroom No. 4 Monday for the statutory rape case against former Goldsboro Police...Published: Feb 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Free seminar at Wayne Community College rescheduled for Thursday
The Wayne Business and Industry Center has rescheduled "Long-Term Business Planning for AgriBusinesses" for 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, in Room 123 of the Walnut Building on the college's main campus in Goldsboro. The free seminar will cover the...Published: Feb 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City man shot, refuses to cooperate
A Goldsboro man shot in the leg Monday declined medical transport and signed a non-prosecution form, according to a Goldsboro police report. Goldsboro police responded to a 911 call that a person had been shot at 207 S. Kornegay...Published: Feb 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspects to face marijuana charges
The Wayne County Drug Task Force made two arrests last week, seizing 25 grams of marijuana in the first case and two pounds of the illegal drug in the second. The first arrest took place Feb. 16 after drug...Published: Feb 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story