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