Sunday, August 9, 2015
Property tax notices in the mail
Wayne County property tax bills started showing up in mailboxes this past week and by the end of the month all of the approximately 73,000 tax notices being mailed out by the county tax office should have been delivered....Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
School board to eye policies; Skyping on the list
Several school board policies up for a vote Monday night were pulled from the agenda and will be sent back to the committee for further discussion -- including a policy crafted to address board members using Skype or FaceTime...Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne Memorial Hospital's Paugh honored
J. William "Bill" Paugh, president and CEO of Wayne Health Corp., has been awarded the North Carolina Hospital Association's 2015 Distinguished Service Award. The award is given each year to a hospital chief executive and honors the individual's unique...Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Gunshots ring out around city streets
Homes across the city continued to be hit by gunfire throughout the morning while police were still working the crime scene. • At 2:45 a.m., a woman, Angel LaShunda Ray, 35, heard shots fired in the 700 block of East...Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Shootout: Man killed in gun battle early Saturday
With no suspects, no leads and no motive, the Goldsboro Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in solving an early Saturday morning shooting that left one Goldsboro man dead and another in critical condition. Several other shootings...Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Pawprints for a cure
Katie doesn't mind being out front. Despite her short legs, she maintains a quick clip on most outings with her family. So it was no surprise Saturday when the Welsh Corgi/chow/Pomeranian mixed breed, led the pack during a dual-purpose...Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Leaders targeting bill to get highway funding
The U.S. 117/I-795 and U.S. 70 corridors have been designated as high priorities in the six-year highway bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate. But it is not a done deal -- the House recessed before acting on its...Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Beth Stovall, Miss North Carolina 2014, takes a look back at her year
Beth Stovall has been treated regally for the past three years -- as Miss Goldsboro 2013, Miss Greater Sampson County 2014 and then Miss North Carolina 2014. But when it came time to relinquish her latest title, it was...Published: Aug 9, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story