Monday, March 2, 2015
Walmart robbed by note
A man walked into the Walmart at 2908 U.S. Highway 70 W., Saturday and robbed the service counter by handing the clerk a note, according to a Goldsboro police report. The robbery took place at 12 p.m. and was...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Jury seated in Calloway assault case
With 12 jurors and two alternates impaneled, opening statements commenced in Wayne County Superior Court Friday in the statutory rape trial of former Goldsboro police Capt. Chad E. Calloway. Calloway is accused of sexually assaulting his then-stepdaughter over a...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Logan's proxy
Logan Burch is a typical 7-year-old. He likes Spider-Man, Sponge Bob and playing Disney Infinity 2.0. Teachers says he is smart and witty and often engages in good-natured teasing. His classmates in Sarah Dunn's second-grade class at Northwest Elementary...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
School seeks funding OK
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday could adopt a resolution approving the issuance of up to $50 million in charter school revenue bonds for charter schools in Wayne and Mecklenburg counties. If approved the $50 million would be evenly split between...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Ambulance crew involved in wreck
Two Wayne County Emergency Medical Services employees were taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital Sunday morning after the ambulance they were riding in was involved in a one-vehicle wreck in Greene County. Jeremy Rouse, 24, intermediate EMT, was treated and...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
UMO faculty recital to feature 'The Carnival'
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the Hazel Waters Kornegay Historic Assembly Hall located at 207 Wooten St. in Mount Olive. Dr. Alan Armstrong and Dr....Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Town reports 720,000-gallon wastewater spill
MOUNT OLIVE -- Heavy rain on top of melting snow and ice is being blamed for causing a sewer spill of 720,000 gallons of untreated wastewater. The overflow started at 6 a.m. on Thursday at the town's sewer treatment...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Meeting will address changes to U.S. 70 flow
PRINCETON -- A public meeting will be held in March regarding proposed improvements to U.S. 70 at its intersections with Martin Livestock Road and Pondfield Road near Princeton in Johnston County. The N.C. Department of Transportation will host the...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City Council to discuss program to combat child hunger locally
Goldsboro's City Council will kick off March with a discussion about a program that is expected to help ease the problem of child hunger within the county. A program to combat child hunger in the community will be launched...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
'Legacies' panel set for Thursday
The "Living Legacies" presentation scheduled for Feb. 26 at Wayne Community College has been rescheduled for next Thursday. Wayne Community College's Cultural Diversity/Global Education Task Force and the Wayne County Historical Association are partnering to provide a discussion with Wayne...Published: Mar 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story