Sunday, December 6, 2015
Suspect wanted for firing at GPD
A Goldsboro man charged with firing his gun at a Goldsboro police officer during a foot pursuit Monday has since posted bail and is now wanted by the N.C. Department of Probation and Parole. Shadell Barksdale, 25, 904 S. Pineview...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
WAGES seeking donations of food and money to help seniors
The Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency is calling for donations -- both edible and monetary -- to help the senior citizens they serve to power through the holidays. WAGES will be packing 500 bags of food on Dec. 17...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Pate puts in bid for Superior Court seat
Imelda Pate of LaGrange, a longtime prosecutor in Greene and Lenoir counties, filed Tuesday with the State Board of Elections for the open District 8-A Superior Court judgeship. The judgeship is being vacated by retiring Superior Court Judge Paul...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Season's greetings
Wayne County residents rang in the holiday season on Saturday with Christmas parades in Goldsboro, Mount Olive and Fremont. Each parade was well attended and saw hundreds of parade entries help people get into the spirit of the season. Goldsboro...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Living in poverty
Linda Walker, Sarah Taylor and Nellie Davis have lived in poverty their entire lives. The three women, all in their 70s, live in Lincoln Homes, subsisting on an income that is barely above the federal poverty line. Each of them...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Many factors contribute to city's poverty numbers
Goldsboro was recently named the fifth poorest city in the United States according to data from the United States Census Bureau's 2014 American Community Survey. There are several factors that work against Goldsboro that make it so. With a poverty...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Interstates may be in future
Wayne County officials say they are hopeful for an early Christmas present -- signs proclaiming that the U.S. 70 and U.S. 117 highway corridors have been designated as future Interstates. These designations could have a lasting impact on the Wayne...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story
Council, mayor to be sworn into office during Monday meeting
There will be four new members of the Goldsboro City Council sworn in during the council's next meeting Monday night, Dec. 7. Bevan Foster, David Ham, Mark Stevens and Antonio Williams will step into the City Council seats for Districts...Published: Dec 6, 2015 3:05 AM Full Story