Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Man shot, injured on Wayne Avenue
One man is injured following a shooting Monday afternoon in the 300 block of Wayne Avenue. Police responded to 1617 E. Elm St. just before 4:45 p.m. Monday to a report of a man being shot. When officers arrived,...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Board of Elections awaits guidelines
The Wayne County Board of Elections is awaiting further guidelines from the state before revising plans for the Nov. 8 general election. That includes the one-stop early voting schedule that is expected to be revamped to reflect the U.S....Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Police chief addresses council about violence
The recent murders of a 19-year-old girl and a 32-year-old Seymour Johnson airman have brought Goldsboro's string of shooting violence close to home, Mayor Chuck Allen said Monday. "We had a 19-year-old that we just buried last Friday, probably...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Cannon discusses possibility of resignation
The District 2 school board member who a year ago said it would take "an act of Congress" to remove him, prompting the board to craft a policy abolishing Skyping, told the board Monday night that he has been...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Police probe airman murder case
No arrests have been made in the shooting death of a 32-year-old active duty airman on Center Street early Sunday morning. Ryan Apollo Morgan, of 102 Remington Court, was a senior airman working for the 4th Contracting Squadron on...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Woman charged with safecracking, stealing money
A 36-year-old Goldsboro woman was arrested in connection with the theft of a large sum of money in the Grantham community. A resident reported the theft to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on July 27. Sarah Jane Pierce, of 537...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Duke Energy gives WCC $24,048 for Camp Kilowatt
The Duke Energy Foundation has given Wayne Community College $24,048 for its Camp Kilowatt. This is the eighth year for the camp and the energy company's support of it through a grant to the Foundation of Wayne Community College,...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Alpha Kappa Alpha makes dresses for charity
Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.'s Epsilon Phi Omega Chapter spent each Saturday the past few months sewing dresses from pillowcases. The dresses are for Little Dresses for Africa, a nonprofit organization based in Michigan. The chapter members made...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Man charged with filing false report
According to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Henry Marshall Pate Jr. made a false report to the police, claiming several people kidnapped a woman and held her hostage in a wooded area near 830 N.E. Church Road in Mount...Published: Aug 2, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story