Wednesday, May 27, 2015
WATCH on list for cut
Appropriation: $0. Dr. Clark Gaither, WATCH medical director, said he was disappointed, but not surprised, on Tuesday when he received a letter from the county finance office that the agency would not receive any of the approximately $220,000 requested...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Slated for arrival
Goldsboro's new 4,800-square-foot transfer center on Carolina Street is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 25. The project, funded in part by a TIGER V grant received from the federal government, will finish three months ahead of the Streetscape...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Copper thief caught as he returns to scene
An alleged copper thief returned to the same South George Street warehouse one too many times this month, a Goldsboro Police Department press release said. Mourice Nathaniel Wilder, 25, 1507 Catalpa St., now faces seven criminal charges including breaking...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Commander fired
One of the highest-ranking officers on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base -- the decorated colonel responsible for overseeing everything from security, food services and personnel support for the 4th Fighter Wing -- was fired Friday after his commanding officer...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Council members take closer look at proposed new budget numbers
The Goldsboro City Council is expected to adopt a budget for fiscal year 2015-16 on Monday that includes a 1-cent tax increase and funding cuts to agencies across the board. This decision comes on the heels of a budget...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Report: Lice no reason for absence
The condition might be uncomfortable, a nuisance or an embarrassment, but according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, head lice are not a reason to keep kids home from school. In an updated clinical report by the AAP in...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thompson earns Spence Art honor
A Meadow Lane Elementary School art teacher and outstanding student artists were recently recognized during Wayne County Public Schools' 24th annual visual arts awards reception. Terri Thompson was named the Zeno Spence Art Educator of the Year for 2014-15....Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Student gets first place in Duke's TIP
A fourth-grader at St. Mary School was recently selected as first place winner in the a writing contest sponsored by Duke University's Talent Identification Program. Emilyn Steele placed first in the fourth grade division of the annual 4th-6th Grade...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On May 25, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a residence located in the 1200 block of Park Avenue B. The citizen reported they left their home secure on that date and when they returned at noon they found a...Published: May 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story