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