Friday, September 16, 2016
Heroin epidemic: Crisis hits home
As heroin addiction causes more and more reported overdoses in the community, the question of treatment availability and where the drug is coming from resonates. Read the story of a mother's loss due to the devastating addiction, what treatment options are available locally,...Published: Sep 16, 2016 1:29 PM Full Story
Three local women make debut at North Carolina ball
Three young women from Goldsboro recently made their debut at the 90th annual North Carolina Debutante Ball in Raleigh. The formal presentation of 190 young ladies from across the state highlighted last weekend's activities hosted by the Terpsichorean Club...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Son allegedly stabs father
DUDLEY -- A son allegedly stabbed his father in the head with a knife late Thursday night around 9 p.m. in Dudley. According to Detective Eric Pierce with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Wayne County sheriff's deputies responded to...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Board of Health passes rabies rules
The Wayne County Board of Health passed a rule for rabies postexposure management for dogs and cats Wednesday, without discussion or public input. A public hearing had been announced in advance, but no one showed up to weigh in or...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Judge Arnold Jones to appear in court Sept. 26
An arraignment for Wayne County Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones II on bribery charges has been set for Sept. 26 at 10 a.m in federal court in Wilmington. The date on which Jones' trial will start remains undetermined....Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Trump to rally in Duplin County
KENANSVILLE -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign swing through North Carolina next week will include a stop in Duplin County. Trump will hold a campaign rally Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Duplin County Events Center at 195 Fairgrounds Drive...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Teen arrested for meth possession
An 18-year-old was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after a traffic stop Wednesday on Park Avenue. Regan Alexandra Modica, 18, of 859 Parkstown Road, LaGrange, was stopped by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team. A search of...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Search results in arrest of suspect
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Stoney Creek Apartments around 2 p.m. Thursday when they discovered a man there that had allegedly shot at a vehicle on Wayne Memorial Drive earlier that day. Capt....Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Man charged in smoke alarm scam
A Kenly man was arrested Sept. 10 after Fremont residents began complaining that a man was telling them he was with the Summerville Fire Department and was collecting donations for inspecting smoke alarms. Billy Wayne Steen, 41, of 586 Boswell...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Board of Health accepting applications
Applications are being accepted by the Wayne County Board of Health for an unexpired term for a member of the public to serve. The term would be effective immediately. The board meets on the second Wednesday of the month...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Man arrested in Jan. 1 shooting
A man was arrested Sept. 9 on charges stemming from a shooting on Jan. 1, according to a press release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. According to the press release, sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting call at...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Goldsboro High School alumnus to be honored by North Carolina Central University
Goldsboro High School alumnus Christopher Jones said he is humbled to receive the Forty Under Forty Alumni Award. A graduate of North Carolina Central University, Jones will be honored tonight in Durham, along with 39 other NCCU alumni. Jones, 30,...Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:09 AM Full Story
Donald Trump to visit Kenansville
KENANSVILLE -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign swing through North Carolina next week will include a stop in Duplin County.Trump will hold a campaign rally Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Duplin County Events Center at 195 Fairgrounds Drive in...Published: Sep 16, 2016 8:24 AM Full Story