Sunday, March 15, 2015
A bridge to history
One of the most celebrated and historic bridges of the Civil Rights Movement -- the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama -- has ties to Goldsboro. By now, most have seen images of the renowned site, featured in the...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Ollie Toomey dies
WINSTON-SALEM -- Oliver "Ollie" Toomey, a former director of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce and a fixture on the county's business and civic scene for half a century, died Friday. He was 96. Toomey died in hospice care...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Runners put kilts on for St. Baldrick's
The Irish never let a little rain spoil an afternoon of beer and friends. Saturday's rainstorm did not damper the spirits of runners at the first Flying Shamrock Kilt Run. Sixty-six runners registered and participated in the run. Flying...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
County to eye U.S. 70 study
It could cost approximately $6.5 million to bring water and sewer to interchanges along the new U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass, Interstate 795 North and U.S. 117 South when it becomes I-795 South -- but that total does not include...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Friends of SJAFB gala set for end of March
Jimmie Edmundson is a firm believer in the old adage that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. He believes as well that the nonprofit Friends of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base supported squeaking played a role in gaining approval...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
The last battle: 150 years later
The fields and forests in southeastern Johnston County are quiet for now. Trees wave gently in the breeze, and visitors can walk among the monuments erected to fallen soldiers at the Bentonville Battlefield Historic Site. They are welcomed by smiling...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Bypass will be complete in 2016
The western leg of the new U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass is expected to be carrying traffic by this summer and the entire 20-mile, $246 million road is expected to be finished by early next year. When completed it will...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Goldsboro resident nets top teaching honor at Wilson Daniels Learning Center
A Goldsboro man was named a Teacher of the Year for the alternative school where he teaches in Wilson. Jeffrey Winbush, 53, has been teaching health and physical education at Daniels Learning Center, a middle and high school, for...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
GATEWAY officials: Finances improving
After experiencing financial turmoil in the past, GATEWAY's finances are improving and on track to be the healthiest they have been in five years, said Paul Nunn, a certified personal accountant with Nunn, Brashear and Uzzell, when presenting GATEWAY's...Published: Mar 15, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story