Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Vote delayed on Muslim cemetery
The Goldsboro City Council agreed Tuesday night to defer voting on a proposed private cemetery for the Islamic Center of Goldsboro on Fedelon Trail. Council member Gene Aycock made the motion to defer voting on the matter, and council...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Name chosen for city country club
The Goldsboro Country Club has a new name: The Goldsboro Events Center. The name change comes on the heels of a vote taken during the City Council's work session Tuesday evening, with council members Chuck Allen, Bill Broadaway, Charles...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County school bus flips on side
The driver of a Wayne County Public Schools bus suffered minor injuries when the vehicle he was driving flipped on its side following a wreck this morning along Shady Grove Road in Mount Olive. One student -- from Southern...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Carol Artis to attend national summit
Carol Artis, Wayne County Public Schools' director of elementary education, was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the District Administration Leadership Institute "Superintendents Summit," to be held next month in New Orleans. Highlights of the event will center around...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Sunday, Sept. 6, at approximately 11:15 p.m. officers were called to Wayne Memorial Hospital regarding a gunshot victim. Officers discovered Tracy Yelverton, 47, of 514 Roberts Street had been at 503 Dail Street just prior and while talking with...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Garden Spot begins Friday
LAGRANGE -- The LaGrange Garden Spot Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12. The annual event, sponsored by the LaGrange Chamber of Commerce, will take place at LaGrange Community Park on Railroad Street. Friday hours will...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Guardian Brotherhood sponsors fundraiser for vets
The Guardian Brotherhood motorcycle club will sponsor the Defenders of Freedom Poker Run this Saturday, Sept. 12, to benefit the Wayne County Veterans and Patriots Coalition. Registration will start at 9 a.m. with kick stands up at 11 a.m. at...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
U.S. 70 West reduces to one lane
Beginning today, weather permitting, the state Department of Transportation will reduce a section of U.S. 70 West of Goldsboro to one lane at the tie-in for the western section of the new U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass, located just west...Published: Sep 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
School bus overturns
The driver of a Wayne County Public Schools bus suffered minor injuries when the bus overturned following a wreck this morning along Shady Grove Road in Mount Olive. One student -- from Southern Wayne High School -- was on the...Published: Sep 9, 2015 9:13 AM Full Story