Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Solar farm advances
Goldsboro's planning commission has approved a rezoning proposal that would allow Heights Solar Farm to build a solar farm off of Thoroughfare Road. But before the project gets off the ground, the Goldsboro City Council must vote to accept the...Published: Jan 27, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Secretary of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources visits
Last spring Goldsboro was one of the first stops on a statewide awareness tour to rally grassroots support for restoring the state's historic preservation tax credits. Tuesday afternoon Goldsboro was the start of a second tour by Susan Kluttz,...Published: Jan 27, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Mardi Gras fundraiser for Kitty Askins planned
The 11th annual Mardi Gras Gala, a fundraiser for Kitty Askins Hospice Center, is slated to be held Feb. 20 at Walnut Creek Country Club. Featuring a dinner and dancing, the evening also includes a reverse drawing with a...Published: Jan 27, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
'Wilmington on Fire' to play at Paramount
No official body count exists. Estimates reported at the time range from 10 to 25. But historians say as many as a hundred or more were killed. A documentary depicting the violence that broke out Nov. 10, 1898, in...Published: Jan 27, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Council considers sidewalk renovation
The Goldsboro City Council is looking to renovate the sidewalks on North John Street that run in front of Torero's Family Mexican Restaurant and Jay's Sushi and Burger Bar. "I've walked it all and this area is the worst...Published: Jan 27, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Traffic stop results in arrest
A traffic stop conducted by the Goldsboro Police Department Friday led to one man's arrest and a drug seizure when a K-9 unit discovered 30 grams of crack cocaine in the suspect's car. Rinardo Quatrell Howell, 33, 700 S....Published: Jan 27, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Crimes of the week
On Jan. 10, Kelvin Cox reported that while walking in the 900 block of Carver Drive at approximately midnight. when he heard footsteps approaching from behind him, as he turned around he was struck in the back of the head...Published: Jan 27, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story