Wednesday, June 1, 2016
WCC to begin to bus students from GHS, Eastern Wayne
The idea behind a pilot program opening Wayne Community College to two more high schools sprung from a conversation Dr. Gene Smith had with his daughter several months ago. Now, starting this fall, students from Goldsboro and Eastern Wayne...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Dudley man is shot, injured
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon that left a Dudley man injured. Quamain Leighton Earle, 22, was walking to his home from a convenience store in the area of South Running Deer...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Day of safety and fun
Students at Wayne Preparatory Academy were screaming with glee as they pointed at the sky. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office helicopter had just zipped past the school on its northern side and disappeared from sight. "Get to the choppa,"...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Public comments on city budget
The Goldsboro City Council held a public hearing Tuesday for its proposed 2016-17 budget and accepted several changes recommended by the city staff. Several residents spoke during the hearing, including the director of an area nonprofit group. Donald Coles...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Exhibit at museum details county's history through paintings by artists with local ties
The Wayne County Museum and Wayne County Public Library have partnered on an exhibit for the museum titled "A Stroll Down Memory Wayne." The exhibit will detail Wayne County's history through paintings. It came about when local history librarian...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Through the shots
Alone in a hallway at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, Tyler Stark came face-to-face with a killer. It was a day like any other. Stark, then a freshman, was sitting down at lunch with his friends, Nathan and...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Sunday, May 29, a 31-year-old man reported being at 1015 Slaughter St. when a black man, wearing all black clothing, brandished a handgun at him and attempted to rob him. The suspect patted the victim's pockets, then hit the...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Local Government Commission: Mount Olive sewer still a concern
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Local Government Commission has told the town that while the condition of its water/sewer operation continues to improve that some concerns remain. In a letter to the town, Sharon Edmundson, director of the fiscal management...Published: Jun 1, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story