Sunday, March 8, 2015
UMO hits $20.7 million in capital funding
MOUNT OLIVE -- Just three years into a five-year, $20 million capital campaign the University of Mount Olive already has received gifts and pledges totaling $20.7 million. However, university officials have announced an additional $3 million extension of the...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
School district culling pool for top job
sherring@newsargus.com The field of candidates has been narrowed from 30 to 15 applicants for the office of superintendent of the Wayne County Public Schools. School Board Chairman Chris West made that announcement following a nearly three-and-a-half-hour closed session Wednesday morning....Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Remembering the fight right here at home
His first question -- about the goals of the Civil Rights Movement -- drew a powerful response. "It was about wanting our nightmares to stop so we could sleep peacefully in this so-called land of opportunity," Simmons said. "In the...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
New school superintendent in Ferguson, Mo., started career in Wayne
pmoore@newsargus.com The new superintendent of schools in Ferguson, Mo., began his career in education in Wayne County. Dr. Joseph Davis, a native of Wilson, was recently named chief administrator of the Ferguson-Florisssant School District. He will take over duties July...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Jurors to decide abuse case
jjoyce@newsargus.com A jury of 12 Wayne County citizens will return Monday to decide whether to convict a former Goldsboro police captain of sexually abusing his stepdaughter. For the rest of this weekend, however, Chad Calloway, 44, remains free. Calloway is...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Dual vision: City and county pool efforts for convention and ag center
sherring@newsargus.com A partnership between Wayne County and Goldsboro could finally turn decades of dreams of a convention center into a reality. The deal also will allow the county to build an agriculture center on Wayne Memorial Drive and for the...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
County sets new rules for billboards
sherring@newsargus.com Billboards are no longer prohibited along Wayne County freeways. Wayne County commissioners Tuesday eliminated that rule and made several other changes to the county ordinance governing outdoor advertising signs. The ordinance added how signs may be placed in zoned...Published: Mar 8, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story