Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Dunsmore talks schools takeover
Escalating buzz about low-performing schools being taken over by other entities is just one reason for the recent school regrouping plan being introduced in Wayne County Public Schools, its superintendent says. Whether the state, charter schools, or anyone else...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Career reflection
Col. Mark Slocum is sitting on the flight line, watching what he calls "the machine." F-15E fighter jets and KC-135 Stratotankers alike take off and land while wrenches crank on parked planes around him. This is what he will...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Shooting results in injury on Olivia
A man was shot in the leg around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 900 block of Olivia Lane. Corea Shaleto Pearsall, 38, suffered a single gunshot wound to the leg, but officers do not know what type of gun...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Two are charged for felony trafficking
A man was arrested Monday on cocaine trafficking charges after allegedly eating cocaine during a traffic stop on June 24. Rinardo Quatrell Howell, 33, of 916 N. Beston Road, LaGrange, was arrested by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Public gives comments, questions about William Street improvements
The public had the opportunity Tuesday night to comment on, and ask questions about, a $21 million roadway improvement plan to turn North William Street (U.S. 117 North) into a four-lane, median-divided highway between U.S. 70 and the new...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Law enforcement discusses drunk driving during holiday
State and local law enforcement held a press conference Monday afternoon at the Public Safety Officers Memorial at Wayne Community College to discuss Operation Firecracker -- an operation that began June 24 and will run through July 5 that...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
A call for peace
Craig Doubt Jr. has seen his name on a tombstone twice. Once was expected -- his father, Craig Doubt Sr., died of lung cancer at 61. But the second time was never supposed to happen. Doubt's son and namesake,...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Nov. 11, 2015, around 9 p.m. the Wayne County Sheriff's Department responded to a subject being shot at 300 Rollingwood Drive in Dudley. Upon their arrival, Deputies discovered 15-year-old Deyelle Morrisey deceased from a gunshot wound. Further investigation revealed,...Published: Jun 29, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story