Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Proposed legislation outlines deal for Mount Olive for county hotel tax
An apparent compromise has been reached between Wayne County and Mount Olive on a proposed 1 percent countywide hotel occupancy tax. It would require that 70 percent of the hotel tax revenue generated in Mount Olive be used to...Published: Jul 29, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Swimming lesson
Iyanna Ford, 8, receives instruction on how to swim freestyle from Monique Delatour, Dillard Academy Charter School staff member, during the school's weekly field trip to the YMCA Tuesday. Ms. Delatour works with the school on some of its...Published: Jul 29, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Fire guts trailer
Fire claimed the home of a mother and two young children in a mobile home park off West New Hope Road Tuesday. The Wayne County chapter of the American Red Cross has stepped in to provide assistance. Goldsboro Assistant...Published: Jul 29, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City man charged in thefts from school
A Goldsboro man faces several charges in connection with a theft at a local school after leading police on a foot chase Friday. The suspect is accused of stealing electrical saws from Dillard Academy Charter School, which is located...Published: Jul 29, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Saturday, July 25, a resident of 906 Fifth St. reported leaving his residence secured on that date at 8:45 p.m. and when he returned at 10:45 p.m. he found a rear window at his residence had been entered by...Published: Jul 29, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Community Day sponsored by nonprofit group at H.V. Brown
It was time for a change. Reggie White, Jermaine Buckram and De'Rontae Lee saw what was happening to youth in the community, and it wasn't pretty. Youths are getting caught up in violence, shootings are happening all the time and...Published: Jul 29, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story