Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Celebrating completion
Members of the Charles B. Aycock High School Student Advisory Council, staff and representatives from Wayne County Public Schools cut a ribbon to celebrate the completion of the school's new construction Monday....Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect charged in arson case
A Goldsboro man was arrested Tuesday in connection to a suspicious fire at 710 N. Virginia St. that occurred on April 16. Stephen Leon Williams, 34, of 602 W. Mulberry St. was arrested on charges of second-degree arson and...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Board remains split on support
Even with the elimination of offending wording that hinted at the use of eminent domain, Wayne County commissioners Tuesday still split on a resolution supporting CSX's planned massive intermodal terminal in Johnston County. Commissioners Joe Gurley and Wayne Aycock,...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Towns disagree on library location
A new library in northern Wayne County is among the goals being considered by Wayne County commissioners. But County Manager George Wood told the board Tuesday morning that progress has been hampered by Fremont's and Pikeville's inability to agree...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Choral festival
Members of the Wayne County Public Schools Middle School Chorus sing "Shine On Me" under the direction of clinician Susan Townsend on Tuesday during the Wayne County Public Schools All County Choral Festival at Goldsboro High School. A standing...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Military support plan is unveiled
RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans and the North Carolina Military Affairs Commission have unveiled the state's new Strategic Plan for Supporting and Enhancing North Carolina Military Missions and Installations. The Strategic Plan builds on...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Morgan Yelverton elected as district governor for Key Club
A rising senior at Wayne School of Engineering has been elected District Governor of Carolinas Key Club for the 2016-2017 school year. Morgan Yelverton had been a lieutenant governor this year. Key Club International is the largest high school...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Hulse co-hosting policing program
Diana Hulse, formerly of Goldsboro, is currently co-hosting a groundbreaking pilot program on interpersonal skills for Connecticut police officers at Fairfield University. The professor and chair in counselor education in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions of...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On April 12 at approximately 7:30 p.m., an employee of the Handy Mart at 2495 U.S. 13 North reported being robbed at gunpoint by two black men. The suspects were described as wearing all black clothing and face masks. Witnesses...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Ceremony welcomes children, raises awareness about abuse
Children from the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Child Development Center crowded onto the top three steps of City Hall Tuesday morning, absorbed in the blue and silver pinwheels each had been given. Some enacted virtual sword fights with...Published: Apr 20, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story