Sunday, September 20, 2015
Early voting for city races to open
One-stop early voting for the Oct. 6 Goldsboro municipal primary gets under way this coming Thursday and continues through Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Wayne County Board of Elections office, 209 S. William St. The days and hours are:...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Behind the blue lights
Eight-year veteran of the Goldsboro Police Department Sgt. Joshua Stine eased the unmarked SUV in behind Goldsboro's only K-9 officer's patrol car at the corner of North Carolina and East Ash streets. We'd been in the car maybe five...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Almost time for fair debut
DUDLEY -- Dwight Wynn and Belmon Bailey were busy early Thursday morning rearranging the holding pens they had just finished setting up days before. They had prepared enough to hold the 24 hogs expected for the Wayne Regional Agricultural...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
BUSTED
Assembled in a lecture hall somewhere on the campus of Wayne Community College Friday, more than 90 law enforcement officers from 10 local, state and federal agencies broke into teams and received their assignments. The mission: Get as many...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Airman faces sex charges
FAYETTEVILLE -- An Air Force sergeant is being held in the Cumberland County jail under $100,000 bond after being charged with a sex offense involving a minor. Tech. Sgt. Michael Joe Wills was arrested in a sting operation after...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne School of Engineering student earns state science honor
Wayne School of Engineering student Reid Barnett was one of 35 state merit winners in the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. He was recognized at the recent school board meeting for the achievement. "The Discovery Education 3M...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Donica named semifinalist in National Merit program
Thomas Donica, a senior at Wayne Christian School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship program. He is one of 16,000 semifinalists from across the nation chosen for the competitive scholarship. The academically talented high...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Wayne Engineering students earn high marks in history
Two Wayne School of Engineering students earned top places in the National History Day competition, held in Maryland over the summer. Samantha Eovine and Haliee Lassiter were recognized at a recent Board of Education meeting for the accomplishment. This...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
City cuts ribbon at transfer center
City, state and federal officials, as well as members of the public, marked the completion of the Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority's new $3.7 million transfer center at 103 N. Carolina St. with a ribbon-cutting Saturday morning. The station, which was...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Hoping to be your mayor: Myelle Thompson
Myelle Thompson said that even as a child he wanted to be mayor of his hometown. Now at age 21, Thompson is by far the youngest of the four mayoral candidates on the city's Oct. 6 mayoral primary. "When...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Taste of Wayne offering gourmet 'tastes'
Everything from doughnuts and cupcakes to pizza and barbecue will await visitors to the 25th annual Taste of Wayne County. The fundraiser for United Way of Wayne County will take place Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m....Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Spokes Group raises money for bicycles
The first time was a success for The Spokes Group of Eastern North Carolina. On Tuesday, the organization held its inaugural golf classic at Walnut Creek Country Club in hopes of raising money to purchase bicycles and helmets for underprivileged...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Rotary clubs to sponsor polio walk
The Rotary clubs of Wayne and Greene counties will sponsor the second annual 5K Polio Walk at Wayne Community College on Saturday, Oct. 10, starting at 9 a.m. Rotarians are currently seeking sponsors for the walk. All money raised from...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Hoping to be your mayor: Henry Jinnette
Henry Jinnette says he is running for mayor because he is concerned about the city of Goldsboro and the way it is being run. There is too much wasteful spending, he said, and it needs to stop. Jinnette said...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Hoping to be your mayor: D.A. Stuart
Goldsboro has suffered too long under leadership that has the city going in the wrong direction, says mayoral candidate D.A. Stuart. And Stuart says, if elected, he can right the ship. "I think I can turn the city around,"...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Hoping to be your mayor: Chuck Allen
Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Allen says he believes Goldsboro is on the cusp of great things. And after serving on the City Council for 12 years, he wants to see the city keep moving forward. Allen is the only...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
LaGrange community event to be held Saturday
LaGRANGE -- The "I'm So LaGrange" committee is sponsoring an "I'm So LaGrange" event on Saturday Sept. 26 at the LaGrange Frink Alumni Building from noon until 6 p.m. The event is designed to support and bring together the community...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Winner crowned in cornhole clash
Eleven cornhole teams competed Saturday in the Heroes Cup, part of the city's weeklong Beak Week festival. The teams were either military or emergency service responders. The tournament was held in a parking lot off John Street. Manny Lopez...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Enns to deliver Harrison memorial lecture
MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. Peter Enns will be the guest speaker for the 27th annual Vivian B. Harrison Memorial Lecture at the University of Mount Olive. The first lecture will be held Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. in Rodgers...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
DGDC banquet honors businesses, supporters
More than 200 people flocked to the lawn of Goldsboro's Historic Union Station Friday night for the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation's annual awards banquet, which was catered by Ed's Southern Food and Spirits. The dinner, meant to honor achievements...Published: Sep 20, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story