Wednesday, August 10, 2016
WCC to offer new degree program
Wayne Community College will roll out a new degree option this fall -- associate in engineering. The pathway does not replace any of the engineering programs at the college, officials said, but focuses more on getting students better prepared...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
UMO expects record number
MOUNT OLIVE --The University of Mount Olive is expected to welcome more than 1,000 traditional students to campus when classes start Tuesday, Aug. 23. That will break traditional enrollment records for the institution both in terms of total number...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Gunshots fired in city limits
Shots were fired in the city limits early Tuesday morning in the vicinity of Alpha Court. According to a report filed with the Goldsboro Police Department, officers were dispatched to a shots fired call in the area of 200...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Two men arrested after robbery
Two 20-year-old men were arrested Tuesday afternoon following a foot chase with police after allegedly robbing a man and shooting at him with a handgun. Dajoun Jeffonte Hargis, 20, of 610 Bizzell Court, and Deandre Marquez Pope, also 20,...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Ballot change favors Berger
A provision tucked inside an elections bill approved during the waning day of the just-completed legislative session favors the son of the state Senate president pro tempore who is a candidate for the state Court of Appeals. The office is...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Men's ministry program purchases mobile kitchen
MOUNT OLIVE -- Members of the Men's Ministry at Mount Olive First Pentecostal Church are ready to cook. But first they are going to have to shop for pots, pans and other cooking utensils as well as a 10,000-watt generator....Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Electrical fire displaces family
A structure fire at 1106-B Olivia Lane early Tuesday afternoon has displaced a family after an electrical fire started in the attic while the family was having their home treated for bed bugs. According to Goldsboro Fire Department Capt....Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Man accused of assaulting daughter for using phone
A Goldsboro man has been accused of assaulting his adult daughter because she was using her cell phone late at night. According to an incident report filed with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, John Hodges, 59, of 120 Turner...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Aug. 4 a 23-year-old subject from Elizabeth Town in North Carolina reported that while trying to sell his X-box One online, he discussed a sale with a potential buyer and met the subject at the Sheetz station on North...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Carver event addresses regrouping
Iris Robinson was so concerned about people showing up for parents' night at Carver Heights Elementary School on Tuesday evening that she made up her own flyers and distributed them. She has long recognized the importance of being involved...Published: Aug 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story