Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Committee narrows down art selection
The top 12 art selections for possible placement in downtown Goldsboro were picked Monday by a public art steering committee. The committee, composed of city staff and area residents, met in the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. office and reviewed...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin Robbins plan moves forward
The Goldsboro Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend to city council the addition of a new Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins restaurant along North Berkeley Boulevard. The combined donut and ice cream shop, which includes a sit-down restaurant, is...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Temperatures push to nearly 100 degrees
Wayne County is under a heat advisory that is expected to continue through the week as temperatures push toward the 100-degree mark. "Basically, this pattern's going to continue for the next several days, and we've got highs in the...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect charged in shooting death
An arrest was made Monday in the July 23 homicide of 25-year-old Joshua Omar Forbes. Investigators with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office arrested Matthew Craig Moyers, 24, of 103 Southwinds Drive, Dudley, and charged him with one count of...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Vehicles reported stolen
One vehicle was stolen from an Elm Street residence and another was stolen from the 100 block of S. Center St. over the weekend. A man living at 2509 E. Elm St. told police on Sunday that his 2004 green...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Portion of Weaver Road to be closed
A section of Weaver Road in Wayne County will be closed for several weeks as N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace a collapsed pipe. The road was closed by DOT maintenance crews this week, and repairs are expected to take...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Man charged in shooting
A LaGrange man was arrested Sunday after allegedly shooting at another man's feet during a verbal altercation Saturday evening. Timothy Taylor Toy, 47, of 1849 Piney Grove Church Road, LaGrange, was arrested and charged with assault by pointing a...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Fairview Park fire suspicious
Goldsboro police are investigating a suspicious fire that happened Sunday evening at Fairview Park around 5:30 p.m. The Goldsboro Fire Department and Goldsboro Police Department responded to a call of the roof of the picnic shelter at Fairview Park being...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Cellphone stolen from Walmart
Someone stole a cell phone worth $129 from the Walmart at 2908 U.S. 70 West Saturday night. According to a police report filed on the incident, an unknown white male with brown hair wearing a gray shirt and camouflage pants...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
ATVs stolen from trailer
Someone stole several off-road vehicles from a trailer parked on North Park Drive some time between Friday night and Saturday morning. According to a police report on the incident, a man from Spotsylvania, Va., parked a trailer with several off...Published: Jul 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story