Sunday, August 30, 2015
Streetscape expected to be complete by mid-October
Goldsboro's ongoing Streetscape project is scheduled to finish about one month ahead of schedule, putting the project's completion date some time in mid- October. The downtown project began in August 2014, causing continually changing traffic patterns and headaches for...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Lawmen thwart robbery
DUDLEY -- Restraint by the first deputy on scene and the fact a homeowner was out of town helped prevent any injuries during a burglary attempt near Brogden Middle School on Thursday night, Wayne County Sheriff's Office officials said. Four...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Driver's ed in the hands of Legislature
Wayne County Public Schools' driver's education cars have been parked since June 30, with both instructors and the new school superintendent anxious to reinstate the program. The district has its own fleet of driver's education cars, with two companies...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Alzheimer's a growing problem worldwide, expert says
The cost of Alzheimer's disease -- financially as well as emotionally -- continues to be staggering, a Brody School of Medicine professor said during a caregiver education conference held in Goldsboro on Thursday. Dr. Renee Banaszak, clinical assistant professor,...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Southern Bank to break ground on new location
Southern Bank will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. to kick off the construction of a new banking facility at 2501 E. Ash St. The groundbreaking will be held at the corner of Ash Street...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Norwayne reunion this week
FREMONT -- Norwayne Alumni & Friends, Inc., will gather this week for its annual reunion. The 43rd annual event will begin Friday and run through Sunday, Sept. 4-6. This year's theme is "Memories Take Us Back - Dreams Take Us...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Slocumb Street cleanup
Volunteers collect trash along Slocumb Street early Saturday. A group of area residents concerned about the neighborhood took to the streets to improve its looks. Volunteers said it was a small step toward improving the area but that it...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Back to School Bash
Ariana Downs, a psychology student, laughs while riding a bull during the Wayne Community College Back to School Bash on Wednesday. Students and faculty gathered for the event, which drew large crowds for games, rides and food....Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Michigan company acquiring Atlantic Casualty Insurance
Strickland Insurance Group has reached an agreement for Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co. to be acquired by Auto-Owners Insurance Group of Lansing, Mich. The transaction will not affect any local employees and the Strickland name will remain on the local business,...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Junior Leadership Program seeking entrants
A Wayne County Chamber of Commerce program to develop leadership qualities in students is seeking its next class of members, officials said. The Junior Leadership Program was introduced as a class project of the Wayne County Leadership Program in...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Eastern Girl Scouts name Eileen Miller new program director
The North Carolina Coastal Pines has announced the appointment of Eileen Miller to the role of program director. Wayne County is one of 31 counties in the Coastal Pines council that includes most of eastern North Carolina. Miller will be...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Duplin Hall of Fame deadline Sept. 25
KENANSVILLE -- Members of the Duplin County Hall of Fame board want to remind the Duplin community that Sept. 25 is he deadline for submissions of nominations for the annual induction into the county's Hall of Fame. Each year, the...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Assault reported on George Street
Goldsboro police are investigating an early Saturday morning assault in which the victim was also shot at on the 1700 block of North George Street. Roger Raynor, 56, 1701 N. George St., told police he was walking along the...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
177 graduate from Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- Vickie Rhodes Osoria, 57, a Grantham native now living at Oak Island, said she had always known that one day she would have a bachelor's degree "of some sort or the other." That day finally arrived...Published: Aug 30, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story