Wednesday, February 25, 2015
United Way celebrates successful year
Becky Brock is the good. The human resource generalist at Cooper Standard Automotive has given to United Way for 20 years. In 2013, Cooper Standard gave what Ms. Brock describes as an embarrassing amount. Last year, she set a...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Snow scurry
Seven-year-old Abby Baldner is fearless. She grabbed her plastic disk and clutched it to her chest. It was her first time sledding. "I'm going to go down on my stomach," she yelled at her friends, the Brownstead family. Mom...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Citizens brace for next round of snow
Another 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet are expected to fall on Wayne County tonight through Thursday morning. Conditions are expected to worsen in the northern part of the county, where 2.5 inches of snow and ice...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect charged in vehicle break-ins
The Goldsboro Police Department has a suspect in a series of motor vehicle break-ins under investigation since early November, according to a press release. Tayvon James Hawkins, 23, 1306 Stephens Court, is charged with three counts of breaking and...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect facing federal charges
A Goldsboro man is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service today after compiling a slew of felony charges that makes him eligible for federal prosecution, the N.C. Department of Justice said. Shawntana Lemarus Thompson, 26, of 419 W....Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Snow-related accidents keep local officers busy
A N.C. Department of Transportation snow plow and a passenger car collided on a Wayne County road Tuesday, sending the driver of the car to Wayne Memorial Hospital with what first responders called "significant injuries." Early snow and late...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Study shows impact of University of Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive created $136.5 million of added economic value during the 2012-13 fiscal year. That is the finding of a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of higher education in the state. The...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
NCRC tests scheduled for March
The WorkKeys(r) tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered five times in March. The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions at 8:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. on March 3, 12:30...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Local woman publishes book on true love story
"My Poor Baby" is a new book by Goldsboro resident Eugenia Daniels chronicling her true love story that started in high school and was interrupted by life only to be rekindled 40 years later. However, the reunion was short-lived...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Lasting legacy
PIKEVILLE -- The grocery store business is the only life that Charlie Howell knows, and after his 55 year tenure he is retiring. He has been working at Howell Brothers -- his family's business -- since he was 10...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Firefighters respond to pickup truck fire
Goldsboro Fire Department Engine 5 arrived on scene to the Forest Hills Drive family residence of District Attorney Matthew Delbridge to find his pickup truck fully engulfed in flames Tuesday night. Three other fire companies responded to the fire to...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, at approximately 3:20 a.m., an employee of the Kangaroo Express located at 515 East New Hope Road in Goldsboro reported a unknown, black male came into the store and snatched currency from her hand while she...Published: Feb 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story