Sunday, March 22, 2015
Fund balance: Friend or foe?
Wayne County's $70 million fund balance has been a target of critics, including some county officials as well. Most recently, county commissioners Joe Daughtery and Ed Cromartie questioned how much the county has in its rainy day fund and...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Break-in suspect arrested
A 16-year-old Goldsboro youth is being held under a $30,000 secured bond in the Wayne County Jail after a series of residential break-ins, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Benjamin Elijah Fentress, 317 Camden Park Drive, is charged...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Bentonville ... LIVE
The thunder of gunfire echoed across the fields and woods at the Bentonville Battlefield Historic Site on Saturday as thousands of Civil War re-enactors re-created the desperate battle fought here in the spring of 1865. An estimated 25,000 to 30,000...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
'You get a line; I'll get a pole'
Some put in as early as 3 a.m. Others tempted fate, waiting until 4 -- the brave, 4:30 -- to ease their slip into the Neuse or Little River to find their honey whole. By 10 a.m., crafts littered the...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Deadline looming for county's annual Senior Games contests
Jeanne Lovings loves competition. She loves performing. It has something she has never outgrown. She has spent the last 15 years competing in the Wayne County Senior Games. And this year, she and Terry Right serve as ambassadors to...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Grant to allow study of land use
The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Division has chosen Matrix Design Group to prepare a joint land use study for the region surrounding Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, including the Dare County Range. The Department of Defense Office of...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
County students honored at Key Club state convention
Key Clubs from four area high schools made an impressive sweep during the recent Carolinas District of Key Club International Convention, held recently in Durham. The student version of the worldwide Kiwanis Club are sponsored by two local affiliates,...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
DPI director slated for UMO Braswell Lecture
MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. Tammy Howard, director of accountability services at the Department of Public Instruction, will speak at the University of Mount Olive's annual Braswell Lecture. The lecture will be Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Bank...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Dispatches from the field
Coffee prepared over an open fire tastes better -- and it works better, too. After little sleep and a night chock full of stories from re-enactment veterans, you don't mind that there's ash from the fire in your coffee cup...Published: Mar 22, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story