Monday, November 30, 2015
Teen killed in hunting accident
The state Wildlife Resources Commission is investigating the death of a Goldsboro teenager in what is being tentatively called a hunting accident off Capps Bridge Road early Sunday. The incident occurred at 6:48 a.m., Wildlife Officer Milton Grady said...Published: Nov 30, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Boys and Girls Club to hold 37th annual Pancake Day
The 37th annual Pancake Day is coming up this Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club on Royall Avenue. Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. until noon. Tickets are $6 each and can be purchased at the door...Published: Nov 30, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Dresses for needy girls
Just call Mary Rose Casey a material girl. Give her a yard of fabric and a sewing machine and in less than two hours she can whip up a dress. She has been providing frocks for girls ages 6-10...Published: Nov 30, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Filing starts Tuesday
The candidate filing period for the 2016 primary and general election begins at noon on Tuesday and ends at noon on Monday, Dec. 21. Voters who go to the polls will need to be ready to furnish an acceptable...Published: Nov 30, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Kinetic Minds awarded Walking Classroom Kits
Kinetic Minds 21 Century Community Learning Center was recently awarded The Walking Classroom Kits valued at $3,100. The award-winning kit includes 30 MP3 players preloaded with over 100 podcast lessons on topics from science to literature. Students listen to...Published: Nov 30, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Masked gunman robs store on George Street
A man wearing a green mask and a black hoodie walked into the Dollar General on North George Street Thursday night and robbed the business at gunpoint, according to a Goldsboro police report. The robbery took place at 6:53...Published: Nov 30, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Industry grant hearing Tuesday
Wayne County commissioners are scheduled to hold an already twice-delayed public hearing Tuesday on an incentive grant for an existing industry. Tuesday's meeting will begin with an 8 a.m. agenda briefing followed by the formal session at 9 a.m....Published: Nov 29, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Greenway supporters meet, plan for future projects
The Friends of Wayne County Greenways association held its annual meeting at Wayne Memorial Hospital last Friday, where members recapped the year and planned how to move forward with several projects. Goldsboro Mayor-Elect Chuck Allen and North Carolina District 10...Published: Nov 29, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Finding just the right tree
"I found a 50-foot high tree!" Mikey Convers exclaimed Saturday afternoon amid the maze of Fraser firs on the Goldsboro Optimist Club's tree lot. It was actually a price tag, with the $50 versions coming in far short of...Published: Nov 29, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Daughtery to seek re-election
District 6 Wayne County Commissioner Joe Daughtery has announced he will seek a second term. Daughtery, 65, the owner of Modern Housing, a manufactured housing business, said that the board has been able to accomplish much in recent years...Published: Nov 29, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
WCC to add engineering degree, drop two others
The Wayne Community College board of trustees voted Tuesday night to seek state board approval to offer an Associate in Engineering degree and eliminate two programs due to lagging enrollment. Dr. Gene Smith, vice president for academic and student...Published: Nov 29, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Wayne Memorial Hospital earns awards
Wayne Memorial Hospital won more top awards than any small community hospital at the annual Fall Conference of the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society in Asheville on Nov. 19. Known as The Wallies and Golden Tusks, these awards...Published: Nov 29, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Driver's license office to close
The Goldsboro driver's license office, 701 W. Grantham St., will be temporarily closed for equipment installation on Tuesday, Dec. 1. It is scheduled to re-open on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 8 a.m. Other offices located in the region will provide...Published: Nov 29, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, November 27, 2015
Turik appointed to bench
Annette Turik of Kinston has been appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory to fill the unexpired term of the late District Court Judge Timothy Finan. Finan, 62, died June 30. Under state law, it is the responsibility of the judicial...Published: Nov 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Season opener
Black Friday came early this year at Berkeley Mall, with stores like J.C. Penney and Belk opening Thursday afternoon rather than this morning. The shift in times did nothing to diminish the large crowds, store officials said. Despite the...Published: Nov 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Mayo will run for seat on board
Ray Mayo of Pikeville has announced he will seek a second term as the District I member on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Mayo, owner of North Carolina Manufacturing, a Goldsboro machine shop, first joined the board in...Published: Nov 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City seeks to fill seats
Goldsboro's city government has multiple vacancies on 10 of its boards and commissions, and is actively seeking applicants for the total 40 positions that are either already or are becoming vacant this year. There are seven vacancies on the...Published: Nov 27, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Soup Kitchen always busy during the holidays
The Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro is expecting to feed more than 200 people today, as those without homes, without money for food or whose families are too far away travel to, turn out for a hot Thanksgiving Day...Published: Nov 26, 2015 12:06 AM Full Story
Lessons in giving thanks
"You just tell them about other people that don't have very many things, but they're very thankful for what they have," said Zachary Lulay, a fourth-grader. Kindergartner Madison Warren said it is important to share with somebody who doesn't have...Published: Nov 26, 2015 12:06 AM Full Story
Fire destroys home
Annie Bonner should have been off Wednesday. Instead, she was called in to work. Had she been home, she might have taken a nap, which would have meant she would have been asleep as her home burned around her....Published: Nov 26, 2015 12:06 AM Full Story
Davis will seek another term in state Senate
State Sen. Don Davis of Snow Hill has announced he will seek re-election to the District 5 state Senate seat that includes portions of Wayne, Pitt, Lenoir and Greene counties. Davis, 44, a Democrat, is the former mayor of...Published: Nov 26, 2015 12:06 AM Full Story
Vacancies on boards, commissions
Goldsboro's city government has multiple vacancies on 10 of its boards and commissions, and is actively seeking applicants for the total 40 positions that are either already or are becoming vacant this year. There are seven vacancies on the Goldsboro...Published: Nov 26, 2015 12:06 AM Full Story
Man charged in attempted murder; woman faces accessory charge
Goldsboro police were able to locate and arrest a local man Wednesday they had earlier in the day described to the public as "armed and dangerous," and who was wanted for attempted murder. Travonte Na'Quan Coley, 30, of 611 Isler...Published: Nov 26, 2015 12:06 AM Full Story
Recent Empty Stocking Fund donations
* Thursday Afternoon Social Club, $50 * N.C. State Retirees & Friends, $50 * United Methodist Women, $300, in honor of Kay Allen and Bethany Perry * United Methodist Women, $350 * The Dail Family, $100, in loving memory of...Published: Nov 26, 2015 12:06 AM Full Story
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Albertson announces retirement
Wayne Community College President Dr. Kay Albertson will retire Aug. 1, 2016, she told the board of trustees Tuesday night. Mrs. Albertson became the fifth president of the college, and its first female administrator, in July 2007, succeeding retiring...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thousands attend annual Downtown Lights Up event
Goldsboro is a far cry from the North Pole, but you might have been fooled into thinking they had switched locations on the map for a night at Tuesday night's Downtown Lights Up event on Center Street. Thousands of people...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City signs recreation agreement with schools
The city of Goldsboro has entered into an agreement with Wayne County Public Schools that will allow the city to use indoor and outdoor facilities at several schools in exchange for routine maintenance of school grounds. WCPS will also be...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
15-year-old boy found shot to death
A 15-year-old boy is dead and investigators are looking at area gangs to try to find out why, Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce said. Homicide investigators secured the scene around 300 Rollingwood Drive after a shooting incident late Monday...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Jones nominated for U.S. Presidential Scholars
Carter Jones, a Southern Wayne High School senior, has been named one of five North Carolina nominees for the U.S. Presidential Scholars in Career and Technical Education, or CTE. Jones has been an office of FFA, or Future Farmers of...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect sought in Tuesday shooting
A Goldsboro man is recovering at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville with a gunshot wound to the face and another man is wanted for attempted murder following a shooting Tuesday night, according to a Goldsboro Police Department press release....Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Pizza delivery person robbed at gunpoint
Two men, one of them armed, robbed a Pizza Hut delivery person at gunpoint in the Fairview housing community late Tuesday night, according to a Goldsboro police report. The incident took place at about 10:20 p.m. Samuel Darnell Cutler, 27,...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City gets $300,000 grant for pathway
The city has received $300,000 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to ensure the completion of the multi-use path being constructed along the south side of New Hope Road from New Hare Road to Wayne Memorial Drive. This...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Nov. 20 at around 6 p.m. an armed black male entered Dukes Beauty Supply located at 513 E Ash St. and demanded money. The black male was described as wearing a black hoodie with a face mask on. The...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro police encourage safe shopping, travel
The Goldsboro Police Department wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season, but cautions citizens not to neglect safe practices while shopping and when going out of town. Cpl. Marissa Davis, of the police department's Crime Prevention Office, said the...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Arrest made in multiple break-ins
The Goldsboro Police Department now has in custody one of the suspects believed to be responsible for a series of break-ins at the Sterling Pointe Apartments in Goldsboro that occurred between Oct. 23 and Nov. 13. Calvin Jovan Coley, 20,...Published: Nov 25, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
McCullens, Blanton honored
R.E. McCullen, 93, of Mount Olive and his late wife, Julia Mae Dildy McCullen, were inducted Monday night into the Wayne County Agricultural Hall of Fame in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the field of agriculture. Edythe O....Published: Nov 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Downtown Lights Up to be held tonight
Center Street in downtown Goldsboro will transform into a winter wonderland tonight at 5 p.m. as the city kicks off the holiday season with its annual Downtown Lights Up event. Ice skating in Cornerstone Commons was scheduled to run...Published: Nov 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Construction of new jail on schedule, officials say
Construction of the $10 million Carey A. Winders Detention Center is on schedule, if not a little bit ahead, despite all of the recent wet weather. "As far as on time, actually with all of the weather you would...Published: Nov 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Log truck overturns in three-vehicle wreck at intersection on N.C. 111
A log truck overturned, spilling its contents and sending the driver to the hospital after a wreck at the intersection of N.C. 111 South and Dollard Town Road Monday evening, authorities said. The call came in at 4:25 p.m....Published: Nov 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Convenience store clerk robbed at gunpoint
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery at the Friendly Mart located at 1464 N.C. 111 South that took place Saturday at approximately 8:30 p.m., according to a sheriff's report. The suspect fired a shot inside...Published: Nov 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, November 23, 2015
Holiday cheer
Joseph Davila, Dylan Melgar and Kaleb Taylor stand beside a pile of turkeys as they wait to load one of the 350 Thanksgiving dinners into the car of one of the area's needy families Saturday at Goldsboro Worship Center....Published: Nov 23, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Johnson new principal at Eastern Wayne High
Lee Johnson, principal at Wayne Early/Middle College High School, will take over the role at Eastern Wayne High School on Dec. 1. Mrs. Johnson is replacing Gene Byrd, who earlier had announced he is retiring at the end of...Published: Nov 23, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Former Sen. Henson Barnes dies
Former state Sen. Henson Barnes is being remembered this morning for his friendly personality and his "tireless" work on behalf of his beloved Wayne County and eastern North Carolina. Barnes, who led Wayne County's delegation in the General Assembly...Published: Nov 23, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Cardboard City brings attention to plight of homeless population
The secret to building a cardboard house is duct tape -- the more the better. But while youths like Madison Newby, 16, and Adam Jackson, 15, could joke about their dwelling for Saturday night's Cardboard City, they were quick...Published: Nov 23, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Police investigate armed robbery of beauty supply store
The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a local beauty supply store Friday evening. The robbery took place at 6:18 p.m., according to a police report. Employees at Duke's Discount Beauty Supply, 513 E. Ash St., said...Published: Nov 23, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Turkey Trot slated for Thursday
This Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, marks the 10th annual Turkey Trot race to support the Goldsboro YMCA's CHANGE for Children healthy lifestyles program. The 5K and 10K events start at 8 a.m., with a one-mile fun run beginning at 9...Published: Nov 23, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Thanksgiving closings announced
Local, state and federal offices will operate on abbreviated work week scheduled next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. State offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27. Federal offices, the post office and banks will...Published: Nov 22, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Man shot in neck on George Street
A Goldsboro man is recovering today after having to be transported via Life Flight to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville with multiple gunshot wounds, Friday afternoon. Michael Tomario Weeks, 30, of Goldsboro, was shot multiple times in the neck area...Published: Nov 22, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Fourth-grader earns $20,000 scholarship to university
A fourth-grader at Northeast Elementary School became the 23nd, and final, recipient of a $20,000 scholarship to Appalachian State University. Anthony "A.J." Brown Jr. was honored during a ceremony at his school Friday for being the district's minority student with...Published: Nov 22, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Hill named editor of The News-Argus
Hill, 61, is a native of Lenoir County and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned Phi Beta Kappa academic honors. As a reporter he has covered almost every beat in the newsroom...Published: Nov 22, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
County to proceed with street repairs
Petitions asking the county to levy special assessments to repair subdivision streets will be allowed to proceed. Residents from several subdivisions have appealed to Wayne County commissioners in recent months for help in bringing their deteriorating streets up to state...Published: Nov 22, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Community support
Janiyah Jones reached for the prize wheel to give it the mightiest spin that her 2-year-old frame could muster. Nestled in the arms of her mother, Doneshia Williams of Mount Olive, Janiyah's face broke into a big smile when she...Published: Nov 22, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Aycock to run for re-election
George Wayne Aycock Jr., 69, has announced he will seek a second term to the at-large seat on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Aycock, a Republican, unseated Democrat Sandra McCullen in her 2012 re-election bid. "I am going to...Published: Nov 22, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, November 20, 2015
Skate park nearly ready
Goldsboro's highly anticipated first-ever skate park is nearing completion, and Parks and Recreation director Scott Barnard has said it will be open by the second week of December. The skate park's hours will be from sunrise to sunset, and it...Published: Nov 20, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County hires civic center architect
Wayne County commissioners have hired a firm to complete the design for a proposed $16 million agriculture and convention center. They also decided to use the construction manager at risk method to build the center. In June, HH Architecture...Published: Nov 20, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Community Thanksgiving service set for Sunday
A community Thanksgiving worship service will be held Sunday in the sanctuary of Madison Avenue Baptist Church. It will start at 7 p.m. The tradition of the Thanksgiving service began more than 40 years ago, said Madison Avenue's pastor...Published: Nov 20, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Man faces charges in larceny crimes
A Goldsboro man faces charges of larceny after confessing to a theft from a Seven Springs residence, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office press release. Edward Joseph DeLisle Jr., 26, 372 Forest Knolls Drive, is charged with two...Published: Nov 20, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Man robs gas station on Ash Street
The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a local gas station late Thursday night. The incident took place about an hour before closing. An unknown black man entered the Wilco Hess at 400 E. Ash St. at...Published: Nov 20, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Embers concert set for Dec. 14
In the Holiday Planner that came out in Thursday's edition of The News-Argus, the date and time of the Embers concert was incorrect. The fundraiser concert will be held Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at Goldsboro High School's auditorium. Tickets...Published: Nov 20, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne County Board of Elections dismisses protest without cause
A preliminary hearing held Thursday afternoon regarding an election protest filed by citizen Tom Drew saw the election protest dismissed without cause by the Wayne County Board of Elections within five minutes of opening the meeting for the hearing....Published: Nov 20, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Company gets piece of World Trade Center
Retired New York Fire Department Battalion Chief Jack Oehm lost 20 of his men the morning two hijacked airliners crashed into the World Trade Center. Among them, one firefighter, Stephen Siller, exhibited a level of bravery and dedication that...Published: Nov 19, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
School personnel plan to retire
Two central office administrators with Wayne County Public Schools have announced they will retire March 1. Allison Pridgen, executive director for administrative services, and Debbie Ogburn, director of federal funds, have been with the district for 34 and 30...Published: Nov 19, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
College receives gift of $800,000
The Foundation of Wayne Community College has received the largest donation in its history, Executive Director Jack Kannan said this week. The anonymous $800,000 gift was given in memory of the late Bertha Eutsler Shepherd Wooten, who was a...Published: Nov 19, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Victim wanders into city school
Officials at St. Mary Catholic School said they followed their emergency response plan as rehearsed Wednesday afternoon when a man who had been shot while driving in the area pulled into the school parking lot and tried to gain...Published: Nov 19, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Shooting victim sought aid at school
The Goldsboro police have identified the victim of a shooting that resulted in a lockdown at St. Mary Catholic School about 2 p.m. today. Early reports indicated the shooting took place near the school, but Goldsboro police said the shooting...Published: Nov 18, 2015 3:16 PM Full Story
GPAC officials identify felons
Add 10 names to the list of violent offenders notified by the Goldsboro Partners Against Crime program. GPAC aims to reduce violence in the city by offering convicted felons a chance to clean up their act or face longer...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Fire destroys home
A kitchen fire quickly got out of control in a home at 218 Winslow Circle on Tuesday, severely damaging the structure and sending one resident to the hospital with smoke inhalation. The fire started at about noon. According to...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City Council tables historic guidelines for downtown
The Goldsboro City Council pulled a vote on new historic district guidelines from its agenda on Monday night after some discussion of the proposed regulations. During the council's work session, council members voted unanimously to remove the approval of...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County is not buying building
Wayne County commissioners have reversed their decision to spend $640,000 to purchase an empty commercial building at 2803 Cashwell Drive to house the county's expanded 911E call center. Commissioners approved the deal Nov. 3, contingent on ensuring that the...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Y's Men to offer help to families
The Y's Men program at Goldsboro Family Y will have an event Dec. 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. to serve local families not receiving assistance from anywhere else for Christmas. The program provides gift cards, food and other...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Sugarfoot to raise money for charities
A fundraiser/dance for local charities is just the kind of thing Mike "Shagdaddy" Overman would have wanted to be part of, say organizers of the Saturday event in his honor. "Mike was a Sugarfoot Shag Club member for many, many...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
State of the Military highlights relationship of SJAFB, community
The Military Affairs Committee of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to supporting the efforts of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base which ultimately supports the community, MAC Chairman Julie Daniels said. "Our mission is to maintain and...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
University celebrates 64 years
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive celebrated 64 years of providing Christian higher education at it annual Founders Day Worship Service on Tuesday. The event featured a conversation between Rose M. Raper, former first lady of Mount...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Monday, Nov. 9, at approximately 1:15 p.m. Goldsboro police officers were dispatched to 700 National Drive in Goldsboro regarding a subject being shot. Officer s arrived at the residence and found Bryan Oneil Moore, 28, deceased from a gunshot...Published: Nov 18, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
City to hold final GPAC call-in tonight
The public is invited to Goldsboro's historic City Hall tonight at 6 p.m. to take part in this year's final Goldsboro Partners Against Crime community partnership call-in. GPAC is an anti-violent- crime initiative based on a national program called...Published: Nov 17, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Election protest filed for municipal elections
The Wayne County Board of Elections announced this morning that the board will convene on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Board of Elections office at 209 S. William St. to hold a preliminary hearing related to the election...Published: Nov 17, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Citizen tip leads to drug raid
Community complaints in the area of Wildwood Lane prompted a drug investigation by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office earlier this month. Two people have been charged, according to a press release. Tiffany Ann Patterson, 28, of 102 Wildwood Lane,...Published: Nov 17, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City OKs sports complex agreement
The Goldsboro City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve the city's signing of the P4 Initiative Multi-Sports Complex lease agreement that will see up to eight multi-use sports fields built off Oak Forest Road. The council voted to...Published: Nov 17, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Health Department reviews diseases
Cases of salmonella appeared to be the biggest issue among communicable diseases for the past year, Wayne County health officials say. Between July 1, 2014, through Sept. 30 of this year, the county had 43 cases that fell under...Published: Nov 17, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Southern Wayne student places second during national FFA competition
Southern Wayne High School FFA member Garrett Hood came in second in the national judging for the FFA Proficiency Award in Forage Production-Entrepreneurship/Placement. He received $500 and a plaque for being named a national finalist. Hood, the son of...Published: Nov 17, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Grantham Middle School teacher honored as director of the year
A 21-year teacher at Grantham School and now Grantham Middle School has been named 2015 athletic director of the year by the N.C. Association for Athletic Education as its 2015 athletic director of the year. Jeff Bradley, school athletic...Published: Nov 17, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, November 16, 2015
Toys for children
Danny Scott, dressed as Santa Claus, leaves the Berkeley Mall parking lot along with hundreds of motorcyclists Sunday afternoon at the start of the 27th annual Wayne County Motorcycle Riders Toy Run. Riders' entry fee was one toy and with...Published: Nov 16, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Southern Wayne High School bus rear-ended near Dudley
A Southern Wayne High School bus was involved in an early morning collision today while at a bus stop boarding students. Dr. David Lewis, assistant superintendent for accountability/information technology services, said the accident with Bus 386 happened just before...Published: Nov 16, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
New Miss Goldsboro crowned at pageant
Casey Croom took a moment to let it sink in that she'd just been crowned Miss Goldsboro 2016 on Saturday night. "This was my third time competing for Miss Goldsboro," she said backstage. "I've wanted to be Miss Goldsboro...Published: Nov 16, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County to discuss incentive
For the second time in as many weeks, Wayne County commissioners are scheduled to hold a public hearing on a possible incentive grant for an existing industry. The hearing will be held Tuesday morning during the commissioners' regular meeting....Published: Nov 16, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Woman cut, escapes kidnapping, assault
A victim of a Sunday night kidnapping escaped the incident after being cut with a knife multiple times, Goldsboro police say. Michelle Renee Coley, 33, of Winslow Place, told police that her ex-boyfriend, Ramah Basean Lennox, 26, of 929 N....Published: Nov 16, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Shots fired in city neighborhood
Shots fired Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of Day Circle struck two vehicles, one with passengers inside. Nakita Majette, 31, of 1803 Day Circle, told investigators that she was in her car with a passenger when it was struck...Published: Nov 16, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Nominations sought for awards
Two organizations are teaming up to recognize the best of Wayne County's small businesses. The Small Business Center at Wayne Community College and the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce are seeking nominations for "Small Business of the Year" and...Published: Nov 16, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Church hands out 'warmth' for needy
Some got there as early as 5:30 a.m. Others said they had been there since 3:30. By the time the doors opened at the First Baptist Church in Goldsboro at 8 a.m. Saturday -- with the temperature hovering around...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Suspect arrested in store larceny
Wayne County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to an alarm at a convenience store in the area of N.C. Highway 111 N. and St. John's Church Road were able to catch a suspect inside the store, early Friday. Randy Chester...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Pet food drive helps local rescue groups
Nancy Connolly and her family wouldn't be without their best friends, Laiya and Redding. The lab/shepherd mix and boxer/rottweiler mix pups are absolutely a part of the family. But Mrs. Connolly, a local Realtor with Caldwell Banker, Howard, Perry...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Charity will take care of patients at Christmas
The spirit of Christmas it getting an early start this year, as the Mental Health Association in Wayne County again works to ensure that more than 300 residents are not forgotten. "Operation Santa Claus" is the MHA's annual effort...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
All hands on deck
It looked like organized chaos set to music. Dozens marched like ants over huge mounds of mulch, turning shovel after shovel over into wheelbarrows. While a DJ pumped upbeat music through speakers posted atop the gazebo, teams of four,...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
WCC Foundation director to retire in January
Jack Kannan, executive director of Wayne Community College, has been contemplating the timing of his retirement for a while now. In a few months, he will turn 71, he said. But age is not the reason behind recently telling...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Local officers battle for truck pull bragging rights
Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce could not contain his enthusiasm Saturday as he leaned in, cheering on members of his SWAT team, telling them to give it their all. With muscles bulging out of their T-shirts, the five men...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Pharmacy official will face charges
An Eastern Carolina University pharmacy administrator could face up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines after pleading guilty in federal court Nov. 9 to making materially false, fictitious and fraudulent statements and entries concerning health...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
County to eye bids for center
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning could decide on an architect to complete the design of the proposed agriculture and convention center as well as which construction method to use. In June, the county hired HH Architecture of Raleigh to...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Council to weigh rules for downtown
The Goldsboro City Council will hold four public hearings at Monday night's council meeting and is expected to approve a new set of design guidelines for Goldsboro's historic district. Up first is a hearing for a craft beer retail...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
The boy (man) who triumphed
Heather and Doug Thomas still remember the call the morning of Nov. 18, 2005. Their son, Carson, had been struck by a car while crossing the street in front of Greenwood Middle School. He and two eighth-grade classmates were...Published: Nov 15, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, November 13, 2015
Flight plan: State of the Military
It has been a busy year at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base -- a year marked by new construction, the base's selection as a preferred site for the new KC-46 tanker aircraft, and efforts to improve the quality of...Published: Nov 13, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Woman is charged in car break-ins
A 21-year-old woman from Fremont is to blame for a series of motor vehicle break-ins, according to a press release issued Thursday by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Investigators allege that Christina M. Connelly, of 202 E. South St.,...Published: Nov 13, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City man faces charges from Aug. 2 shooting
The Goldsboro Police Department arrested and charged the man they say is responsible for a shooting in the area of Slaughter Street and Newsome Street Aug. 2. Tyrann Morrocco Artis, 40, 1104 Porter St., is charged with assault with...Published: Nov 13, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Two face identity theft charges
Two Guatemalan nationals employed at Case Farms in Dudley have been taken into federal custody on charges of identity theft according to documents obtained from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Both men allegedly purchased stolen Social Security numbers originally issued...Published: Nov 13, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Suspect fires into occupied vehicle
A Goldsboro man is being held in the Wayne County jail today on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and firing into an occupied vehicle after a shooting in the 600 block of Wilmington Avenue Tuesday. Shawnquelle Commorris...Published: Nov 12, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thank you veterans
Hundreds of people huddled close together along Center Street on a chilly Wednesday morning to pay tribute and to show their respect and appreciation for the veterans of Wayne County. Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Craver, command chief of the...Published: Nov 12, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Operation Christmas Child announces local drop-offs
Adamsville Baptist Church in Goldsboro and Pinkney Missionary Baptist Church at Fremont are among the more than 4,000 locations around the country will serve as collection sites for Operation Christmas Child -- the world's largest Christmas project of its...Published: Nov 12, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive signs contract for plant repair
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Town Board has hired an engineering firm for an $813,700 upgrade project at the town's wastewater treatment plant. Commissioners unanimously agreed to hire AECOM of Raleigh following a brief public hearing at their...Published: Nov 12, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Family Dollar robbed by lone gunman
A man dressed in all black and wearing a white mask held a clerk at gunpoint and then took the money from the cash register at the Family Dollar on South George Street, Tuesday, according to a Goldsboro police...Published: Nov 12, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Local Marines celebrate 240th birthday of corps
Christopher Cosgrove loved the Marine Corps. The lance corporal, assigned to Golf Company 225, Picatinny Arsenal, 2nd Batallion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, was among a small group of reservists who volunteered to deploy to Iraq in 2006....Published: Nov 11, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
The name
More than 50 people gathered Tuesday night at Rebuilding Broken Places to discuss the possible changing of the name of Charles B. Aycock High School. The gathering was the regular monthly meeting of the Goldsboro-Wayne branch of the NAACP....Published: Nov 11, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Final counts in from voting
The results of the Nov. 3 election in Wayne County have been finalized by the county Board of Elections, with the only changes occurring in the race for Pikeville town commissioner. There were two unexpired terms on the Pikeville...Published: Nov 11, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne DSS to open process for heating assistance in December
The Wayne County Department of Social Services will began accepting applications in December for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. The county is expecting to receive an estimated $583,991 for the program that provides a one-time annual vendor payment...Published: Nov 11, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Eureka parade to change name
EUREKA -- The town of Eureka's Christmas Parade that will be held Sunday, Dec. 13 will debut a new name -- the Northeast Volunteer Fire Department/Eureka Christmas Parade. The line-up will start at 2 p.m. on Davis Street Extension....Published: Nov 11, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
An employee of Tobacco World at 523 E. Ash St. reported to the Goldsboro Police Department that on Sunday, Nov. 8, an unknown, black male entered the store, pointed a handgun at him, took an undetermined amount of cash from...Published: Nov 11, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
A final resting place
More than 200 people huddled under a large tent Monday afternoon as a constant, and at times heavy, rain fell during the dedication ceremony for the $4 million Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. But braving the rain was the...Published: Nov 10, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Dudley men charged in theft, arson
Two Dudley men are charged in connection with a burglary and arson committed on Oct. 17., according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office press release. No one was injured in the fire. Marquim Dante Smith, 20, and Carl Herbert...Published: Nov 10, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Former mayor left mark on many
By all accounts from those who knew him, Benjamin Strickland was a man who loved his community and his family, and could switch from making someone burst into uproarious laughter to comforting someone in their darkest hours. Strickland, former...Published: Nov 10, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Volunteers are needed for playground
Goldsboro is set to have a brand new playground in Herman Park by the end of this week -- but KaBoom!, the organization that is facilitating the park's construction, needs the help of Goldsboro's citizens. More than 200 volunteers...Published: Nov 10, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Hospital gets OK to build surgical suite
A $25 million expansion project at Wayne Memorial Hospital has received conditional approval from the state Department of Health and Human Services. "We did receive notification on the 16th that we had 'conditional approval' on our CON (certificate of...Published: Nov 10, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Man shot, killed
A shooting in the 700 block of National Drive left one man dead Monday and forced officials to place a nearby school on lockdown for 45 minutes. Investigators are working the case today as a robbery gone wrong. Bryan...Published: Nov 10, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Argument ends in a shot fired in city
A single shot was fired at a man during an altercation just before 2 a.m. Saturday on the 100 block of South Center Street according to a Goldsboro Police Department report. Glenn Patrick Hall, 26, of 2870 Fort Run...Published: Nov 10, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, November 9, 2015
Church to offer warmth for needy
As the cold winter weather approaches, there will be people in Wayne County who can't afford to heat their homes, as well as those who are homeless and will be out in the cold day and night. To help...Published: Nov 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Paying tribute
More than 80 people attended the fourth annual Dudley Christian Church Veterans Day Celebration on Saturday. The annual event is a tribute to all veterans and featured speakers, musical performances and refreshments....Published: Nov 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Bill names highways 'high priority'
Portions of U.S. 70 and U.S. 117 are designated as high-priority corridors and as "future interstates" in a bill passed Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. 117/Interstate-795 and U.S. 70 corridors also were designated as high...Published: Nov 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Family saved from blaze
Three Wayne County Sheriff's deputies were first to arrive on scene at a mobile home fire at 101 Cambria Lane at 6:40 a.m. Sunday. Two residents were trapped inside and could not escape by their own means, according to...Published: Nov 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Dancing to stand with the cancer warriors
Walnut Creek Country Club saw a book come alive over the weekend, as Charles Zwerling tweaked something his niece had written to turn it into a play that teaches people about the struggles of cancer. More than 250 people...Published: Nov 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Retired county planner passes at age 60
Connie Ray Price is being remembered this morning for his love of his native Wayne County and its residents and for always being willing to work, but never seeking public recognition. Price, 60, of Fremont, died Saturday at Wayne...Published: Nov 9, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Name change? NAACP takes aim at Charles B. Aycock High school
The Goldsboro/Wayne Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling for the removal of Charles B. Aycock's name from C.B. Aycock High School in northern Wayne County. Branch president Sylvia Barnes said the...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Medal of Honor recipient to get honor stamp
A special postal cachet in honor of local Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Col. Joe Marm will be unveiled on Veterans Day, officials said. This past May, the U.S. Postal Service honored 48 living Vietnam War recipients of the...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Jones' lawyer releases comment on case
In a statement released Friday at 4 p.m., Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones again denied any wrongdoing in response to the allegations he bribed a task force officer assigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Two sketches for a fountain
Downtown Goldsboro's fountain on Center Street, called "Cityscape," is based on an idea the designer had for a fountain in New Bern in 2000. And while the fountain in Goldsboro might look similar to the sketch of a fountain...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Board eyeing WATCH funds
A Board of Health member championed the cause for WATCH services Wednesday, raising the "what if" question of the impact on the Health Department and community if the commissioners decide not to fund the program next year. At Wednesday's...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Write-in results
The Wayne County Board of Elections released unofficial write-in results from the Nov. 3 general election. Names are listed as they appeared on the ballots that were cast. Totals are from combining the number of votes cast for the name...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Stewin'
ALBERTSON -- The corner of North Carolina Highway 111 and Sheep Pasture Road was packed with cars, tents, craftsmen, entertainment and all kinds of stew on Saturday as hundreds gathered for the 12th annual StewFest in Albertson. More than...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Traffic stop results in drug charges
PIKEVILLE -- Three people were arrested on felony drug charges as the result of traffic stops by Pikeville police. Officers out on patrol made two separate traffic stops investigating suspicious activity on Tuesday, Pikeville police said. As a result of...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
WCPS picks top teacher, mathematics
Donna Lewis, a Title I instructional specialist at Northwest Elementary School, has been named Wayne County Public Schools' 2015-16 Outstanding Elementary Mathematics Teacher of the Year. She started her education career eight years ago at Northwest. She holds a...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Benefit car show
Robert Stroud and Francis Lane flip through a photo album from the two and a half year restoration process of Stroud's 1959 Corvette, also pictured, during the annual Veterans Day Car Show at Chevrolet of Goldsboro Saturday. Car enthusiasts...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Miss Goldsboro pageants scheduled
Six contestants will vie for the title Miss Goldsboro 2016 next weekend, with six others competing to become Miss Outstanding Teen. The local scholarship pageant will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, said Shirley Proctor...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Board approves moving mobile units
The Wayne County Board of Education voted Monday night to move two modular units to schools to relieve overcrowding and a third for use as a wrestling room but had concerns about how to dispose of old cafeteria equipment....Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
County applies for $2.6 million in grants
Wayne County is applying for USDA loans/grants totaling $2.6 million for its proposed $16 million agricultural and convention center. Wayne County commissioners were updated on the applications during their Tuesday session by County Manager George Wood. "USDA loans, we...Published: Nov 8, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, November 6, 2015
Fish for children
Owen Jackson passes supplies to Charles Alford from a truck this morning as the Shriners prepare for their annual fish fry behind the Herman Park Center. Plates are available today for lunch until 2 p.m. and then later for...Published: Nov 6, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Jones' plea: 'NOT guilty'
Glenn Barfield, of the Goldsboro-based law firm Haithcock, Barfield, Hulse and Kinsey, issued a statement Thursday announcing that his firm will be representing Arnold Jones. Jones, the senior resident Superior Court judge for District 8-B who is under federal...Published: Nov 6, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
$1.5M in grant applications sent to Golden LEAF
Three Wayne County projects totaling slightly more than $1.5 million will be submitted to the Golden LEAF Foundation for possible grant funding. However, two of the projects will have to be scaled back by $15,584.50 each to keep the...Published: Nov 6, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Communities in Schools holds annual meeting
Eight years ago, Alando Mitchell had a dream about something he could do to curb some of the errant behaviors of youths in the community. It materialized into a drum line, first at Boys & Girls Club and of...Published: Nov 6, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
75 cartons of cigarettes stolen from grocery store
Goldsboro police are investigating a weekend break-in at the Carlie C's IGA located at 1805 Wayne Memorial Drive. An unknown subject broke out the storefront window with a large rock, according to the police report. Once inside the suspect...Published: Nov 6, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Christmas in the Forest
Rose Koch, right, talks with Connie Kammler about the craft items she had on sale this morning at the 37th annual Christmas in the Forest held at St. Francis Episcopal Church. A variety of handcrafted items were for sale,...Published: Nov 6, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Authorities seek information about break-in at Family Dollar
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is seeking information regarding a Sept. 22 break-in at the Mar Mac Family Dollar. Two unknown suspects threw a rock through the glass door of the business, located at 102 Five Points Road, between...Published: Nov 6, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Teens attack store's security worker
A loss prevention employee is recovering after he was struck in the head with what might have been a revolver during a shoplifting incident at the Walmart on North Spence Avenue Saturday. The incident took place at about 2:15...Published: Nov 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
School leaders are chosen for top recognition
Two school administrators are again sharing the top spots as principal and assistant principal of the year for Wayne County Public Schools. Gary Hales, principal of Wayne School of Engineering, was named 2015-16 principal of the year, a title...Published: Nov 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Judge appointed to handle cases
Despite Tuesday's indictment of Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones on charges of bribing an FBI agent to illegally procure personal text messages from a cell phone carrier, the judicial system will go on. Lenoir County's Senior Resident Superior...Published: Nov 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Shriners' Fish Fry set for this Friday
The Wayne Shrine Club Fish Fry will be held this Friday. The annual fundraiser for the Shriners Hospitals for Children was to have been held in September, but was postponed until this Friday because of heavy rains. Drive-through and...Published: Nov 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Opening, at last
The new $93 million Cherry Hospital is expected to open by the end of the year -- some three years past its original projected opening date. But while state Department of Health and Human Services officials acknowledge the delay...Published: Nov 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County spends $640K for call center
Wayne County commissioners will spend $640,000 to buy an empty building on Cashwell Drive to house the county's expanded 911E call center. Commissioners approved the deal Tuesday after meeting in closed session for more than two hours to tour...Published: Nov 5, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Officials: Turnout low for off-year vote
For the first time in more than a decade Goldsboro will have a new mayor, but that is not the only change from Tuesday's municipal election -- four of the six-member City Council will be new as well. Veteran...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Superior Court Judge Jones indicted
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones II appeared in federal court in Raleigh this morning to answer an indictment handed down Tuesday charging him with offering a bribe to an FBI agent. Jones is charged with one...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Allen is mayor
As Chuck Allen received unofficial election results Tuesday night from people with his campaign who were stationed at precinct polling stations in the city, he banged an empty cup against the door frame of the Lantern Inn. Unofficially, he...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City man to spend 10 years in prison
A Goldsboro man will serve 10 years in federal prison and an additional three years of supervised release following a plea agreement reached in federal court Monday. Shawntanna Lemarus Thompson, 27, also known as Key Ross, pleaded guilty Monday...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
District 5: Ham picks up seat
Setting aside his glass of champagne after ringing it with a spoon to quiet the revelers gathered inside Uniquely R's early-1900s themed Gladstone Tuesday night, David Ham said he was honored to be elected to the Goldsboro City Council...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
District 6: Aycock holds council seat
Goldsboro City Council District 6 incumbent Gene Aycock will retain his seat on the council after challenger Linda Harper failed to pull off an upset and unseat him. Aycock received 332 votes, while Mrs. Harper received 198. There were...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
District 4: Foster unseats Williams
Goldsboro City Council District 4 has new representation following Tuesday night's ballot count. Despite being locked in a race with a 20-year incumbent -- the Rev. Charles J. Williams -- and having a criminal record with four felony convictions,...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
District 3: Stevens defeats Anderson
Mark Stevens beat out incumbent William Goodman and fellow challenger Van Arthur Anderson for the District 3 seat of the Goldsboro City Council following the unofficial results of Tuesday night's election. Stevens received 164 votes and Anderson received 31...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
District 2: Broadaway will keep seat
Goldsboro City Council District 2 incumbent Bill Broadaway will retain his seat on the council following Tuesday night's unofficial election results. Broadaway received 420 votes, while challenger Troy Mitchell received 118 votes. There were eight write-in ballots cast. Who...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
District 1: Williams unseats Headen
Challenger Antonio Williams unseated incumbent Michael Headen for the District 1 seat on the Goldsboro City Council after unofficial election results were revealed Tuesday night. Williams received 167 votes, while Headen received 110 votes. There were five write-in ballots....Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Fire Truck Pull to test the strength of many
Strongman and strongwoman bragging rights will be on the line next month when five-member teams will each attempt to pull a Rosewood fire truck. But the real winner will be the Wayne County Sheriff's Office since proceeds and donations...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Fire burns Northway
The cause of a fire that threatened to destroy an entire block of stores at a strip mall off North Berkeley Boulevard Tuesday has been ruled undetermined. The Goldsboro Fire Department said quick action by a neighboring businesses prevented the...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Oct. 26, employees of the KFC located at 700 East Ash Street reported that at approximately 8:09 p.m. an unknown black male entered the store with a shotgun and demanded money from the register. The suspect was wearing a...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
CIS to celebrate work and support
Communities in Schools of Wayne County is taking a moment this week to celebrate accomplishments and thank supporters of its programs. Selena Bennett, the organization's executive director, has invited the public to attend the annual community partner meeting, to...Published: Nov 4, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Judge Jones indicted
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones II was arrested this morning and is facing a three-count federal indictment for promising and paying a bribe to a public official, promising and paying a gratuity to a public official and...Published: Nov 4, 2015 9:47 AM Full Story
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Early voter turnout light
Polls opened this morning at 6:30 a.m., but several polling locations across the city did not see any voters prior to 7 a.m. and by 8:30 a.m. the totals had barely broken into the double digits. Even the handful...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect charged in rape of child
A Goldsboro man is being held in the Wayne County Detention Center under a $5 million secured bond today after police charged him with the first-degree rape of a 5-year-old girl. Lamar T. McNeese, 21, of 700 N. Spence...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Delivery driver gets robbed in projects
A Pizza Hut delivery person found herself confronted with a shotgun as she attempted to deliver two pizzas to an address in the Seymour Drive housing community on Sunday. The robbery took place at 7:30 p.m. in the 400...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Community choral group gets new leader
Goldsboro's III Century Singers has a new director. Carl Ashley took over the reins from Durwood McDonnell back in September. The 47-year-old came to be the new director when III Century Singers president George Strunk called the University of...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Council turns down request to build new solar farm
The Goldsboro City Council voted Monday night to deny a rezoning request by Highwater Solar II that would have allowed the construction of a solar farm off Salem Church Road. But the vote in favor of denying the rezoning...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Officially open
Rain didn't dampen the spirits of more than 200 people as they gathered on Center Street to witness Monday evening's ribbon-cutting to mark the completion of the city's Streetscape project. The second phase of the project, which began in...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
WorkKeys testing to be offered at WCC
The WorkKeys(r) tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered four times in Wayne County in November. Testing sessions will be held in Room 136 of the Walnut Building at Wayne Community College on Nov. 24 from...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Fraternity to host founders celebration
The Phi Alpha Alpha Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will sponsor its annual Founders and Achievement Celebration Saturday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. at First African Baptist Church, 803 Harris St. The observance serves to recognize...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Police continue to investigate shooting death in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Police Department has identified the man found dead in a car outside the Roses Discount Store on North Breazeale Avenue, Monday morning. Greg Oteloio, 56, of Dudley, died of an apparent gunshot wound...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
School board eyes safety, technology
Safety, both in the community and on the roads surrounding schools, were among the topics tackled during board comment time at Monday's meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education. Dr. Dwight Cannon began the discussion, saying he had...Published: Nov 3, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, November 2, 2015
Victim found in car in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Police Department was still on scene late this morning, investigating a fatal shooting in the parking lot of Roses Discount Store at 1003 N. Breazeale Ave. The victim's name had not yet been released....Published: Nov 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
City's ribbon-cutting will still be held
Rain won't stop tonight's ribbon-cutting ceremony that marks the completion of the city's Streetscape project. Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. Director Julie Metz said this morning that tonight's festivities will proceed as scheduled. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will run from 4...Published: Nov 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
On the ballot: Mayoral race -- Myelle Thompson
Q: What do you feel is the biggest issue facing our community? A: Crime, education and jobs. If I have nothing to do as a young fellow, or if I don't have an education, it becomes now where I have...Published: Nov 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
On the ballot: Mayoral race -- Chuck Allen
Q: What do you feel is the biggest issue facing our community? A: I think the biggest issue facing our city is our crime, our poverty and our schools. I think that they all are related. That's the three issues...Published: Nov 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County to weigh perk for business
Wayne County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a possible incentive grant for an existing industry. Information about the grant and industry will not be released until the hearing set for 9:15 a.m. in the commissioners' meeting...Published: Nov 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Polls open Tuesday at 6 a.m.
Wayne County elections officials are expecting a 10 to 13 percent voter turnout for Tuesday's municipal and sanitary district races. However, weather could play a role in the number of voters who cast ballots. Polls will be open Tuesday...Published: Nov 2, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Teenager cited for weapon on school grounds
Three Goldsboro teens were arrested Friday at Rosewood High School and charged with trespassing, with one also charged with weapon possession. A staff member at the school reportedly noticed someone wearing what appeared to be a mask in the...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Schools on state's list
pmoore@newsargus.com Just weeks after Wayne County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunsmore started his job July 1, the state budget passed and with it came a shift in requirements for schools, leaving the district with 11 low-performing schools instead of...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
City to cut Streetscape ribbon
Goldsboro officials will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday from 4-6 p.m. for the recently completed Center Street Streetscape project. Festivities will begin on Center Street from Mulberry Street to Chestnut Street, with official comments being made at 4:30 p.m....Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Spook-tacular: Trick-or-treaters out in droves
Thousands of Wayne County youngsters got the annual thrill of trick-or-treating on Saturday evening as they knocked on doors and rang doorbells, hoping for candy instead of a trick. Hundreds of homes were decorated for the occasion, as adults got...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Majesty Rose chosen to perform in state showcase
A showcase of talent available for booking at theaters like the Paramount and other venues will be held next week in Durham. More than 200 from the U.S. and Canada applied for a slot on the three-day ArtsMarket program, with...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Goldsboro native finds dream job, on set
Ticarus Bunch, 36, spent most of his life only dreaming of what he could be. And one day, disgusted with his job that left him frustrated and unfulfilled, he sat in his truck and prayed for an answer. "I...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Arts Council first ever plein air paintout
The Arts Council of Wayne County will host Goldsboro's first-ever Plein Air Paint Out. It will take place Dec. 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. "We have an area of...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Eastern Wayne High principal announces retirement
Wayne County Public Schools will get a chance to test out its new practice of hiring administrators, now that Eastern Wayne High School principal Gene Byrd has announced he will retire Nov. 30. Officials rolled out the new practice...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Dance event set for this weekend
The second annual "Stars Dancing for a Cure," a fundraiser to benefit patients going through cancer, will be held next weekend. The event, which started out pairing local residents affected by cancer directly or dancing in honor or memory...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Council adding money to keep officers
The Goldsboro City Council recently voted to approve funding for several measures it hopes will curb the flow of Goldsboro police officers leaving the department to seek other opportunities. The police department is currently down 13 full-time positions, a...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Council to eye request for solar farm OK
The Goldsboro City Council is expected to approve a solar farm, a massage clinic and a citizen's request to build an accessory dwelling on their property at its next meeting. These items appear as recommendations of approval on the...Published: Nov 1, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story