Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Two face cocaine charges
A man and a woman were arrested last Wednesday after a traffic stop on N.C. 111 South and Spring Bank Road during which officers located 9 ounces of cocaine with a street value of $25,200. The Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task...Published: Sep 27, 2016 4:18 PM Full Story
Man arrested for drugs after traffic stop
A traffic stop on Sept. 23 resulted in a Goldsboro man being arrested for possession of heroin, cocaine and marijuana, according to a press release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.Charles Albert Stephens, 37, of 130 Vanderbilt Circle, was stopped...Published: Sep 27, 2016 12:45 PM Full Story
Business owners press DOT about signs
Local business owners Monday morning pressed state Department of Transportation officials for prompt action on installing business logo signs near interchanges on the new U.S. 70 Bypass, saying they are suffering as traffic passes them by. They, along with Wayne...Published: Sep 27, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Arrest made in 1987 case
Police say a DNA-match and other evidence led to the arrest of a Goldsboro man Friday in connection with a cold case that dates back nearly 30 years. Sylvester Earl Braswell, 52, of 1903 Palm St., will now answer...Published: Sep 27, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Primary care location to open in Pikeville
PIKEVILLE -- A new primary care physician's office is scheduled to open Oct. 31 in the now closed medical office building on U.S. 117 North in Pikeville. Wayne Memorial Hospital has leased the building from Eastern Medical Associates, said Louis...Published: Sep 27, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Candidates take the floor during forum
GRANTHAM -- Superior Court Judge Arnold Jones raised his right hand Monday night as he asked the crowd of nearly 50 gathered for a candidates forum if they knew about his "situation." His opponent, Will Bland, pointed out that...Published: Sep 27, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Pikeville restaurant damaged by fire
PIKEVILLE -- A fire broke out in the kitchen at El Texano Family Restaurant in Pikeville-Pleasant Grove Saturday afternoon. Pikeville-Pleasantville Grove and Belfast firefighters arrived after they received a call around 5:45 p.m., Pikeville Fire Department assistant chief Jared McPhail...Published: Sep 27, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Delivery truck backs into woman's car
No one was injured Monday afternoon when a flatbed delivery truck backed into a woman's car at 1908 Stephens Court. The wreck occurred at around 4 p.m., as the driver of the Sunbelt Rentals truck was backing out of the...Published: Sep 27, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Arnold Jones pleads not guilty
WILMINGTON -- District 8-B Superior Court Judge Arnold Jones II was arraigned in federal court Monday and entered a not guilty plea on all three charges brought against him in a federal indictment. A federal indictment against Jones for allegedly...Published: Sep 27, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story