Friday, June 5, 2015
County delays adding cameras
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday voted 5-2 to delay spending $34,500 to equip sheriff's deputies with body cameras. Deputies who serve as school resource officers already have the cameras. Commissioners also agreed during their budget work session to phase in...Published: Jun 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Car is caught in shootout on Pine Street
A shootout on the 700 block of East Pine Street early Friday resulted in one victim sustaining injuries and a neighboring house incurring damage from the shots fired. Patrol officers with the Goldsboro Police Department heard shots being fired...Published: Jun 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Plea deal is reached in woman's murder
Due to a plea agreement on second-degree murder charges accepted in Wayne County Superior Court Friday afternoon, Clifton Wayne Griffin will be 78 years old when he is first eligible for parole. Griffin, 50, confessed in court to killing...Published: Jun 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
More schools to offer lunches
Students at 13 public schools in Wayne County will receive free breakfast and lunch next year, with one school added to the current program adopted by the school board. Wayne County Public Schools became a participant in 2014 in the...Published: Jun 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Vehicle catches fire on city street
Ryan Carpenter was sitting at the intersection of Cashwell Drive and Spence Avenue when he noticed a fire under the hood of his truck. He immediately hopped out and called 911 -- and waited for the Goldsboro Fire Department....Published: Jun 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Two rising seniors chosen to attend Governor's School
Two rising seniors from Wayne County Public Schools have been chosen to attend sessions of the 2015 Governor's School of North Carolina this summer. Governor's School is the oldest statewide summer residential program for academically and intellectually gifted high...Published: Jun 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story