Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Will Bland wins seat as superior court judge
Will Bland won the Superior Court Judge seat against Arnold O. Jones with nearly 64 percent of the vote, garnering 29,251 of the vote. Arnold O. Jones got 36 percent of the votes, garnering 16,630....Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:11 PM Full Story
Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General races all tight
As of 10 p.m., North Carolina Board of Elections numbers show Gov. Pat McCrory leading challenger Roy Cooper, attorney general, 49.5 percent to 48.3 percent with less than 85 percent of precincts reporting. Lon Cecil, a libertarian candidate, trails with...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:08 PM Full Story
Burden, Smith win seats on the Wayne County Board of Education
Patricia Burden wins the Dist. 3 Wayne County Board of Education against Trebor Jackson with 4,498 votes, which amounts to nearly 60 percent of the electorate. Raymond Smith Jr. won the at-large seat on the school board against Ven Faulk with...Published: Nov 8, 2016 9:58 PM Full Story
Wayne County Board of Elections reports a successful, issue-free election
Wayne County's election went smoothly, with no reports of issues at the polls and all results rolling in shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, board of elections officials said. Nearly 70 percent of all eligible voters in Wayne County cast a...Published: Nov 8, 2016 9:50 PM Full Story
Race for the White House
With 59,558 of the 171,332 precincts reporting in the nation, Donald Trump is leading.Hillary Clinton is coming in 27,178,469 votes, which amounts to 47 percent of the popular vote.Donald Trump has gotten 28,259,525 votes, which amounts to 49 percent of...Published: Nov 8, 2016 9:49 PM Full Story
Chimney fire damages Eureka home
EUREKA -- A fire badly burned a home at 115 E. Main St. this morning after it escaped the chimney. According to Northeast Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jay Evans, the homeowner was burning wood in the chimney when it escaped...Published: Nov 8, 2016 3:35 PM Full Story
Parent seminar to be Thursday
The Wayne County Public Schools' federal programs department will hold its 20th annual districtwide Parent Seminar on Thursday at H.V. Brown Center on Poplar Street, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Keynote speaker for the event will be Dr....Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Veterans Day events schedule at WCC
Wayne Community College will hold events on Thursday to honor veterans and military service members. A ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center, with retired U.S. Army Col. Joe Marm, a Medal...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Man shot, killed on Bright Street
Police have released the identity of the man shot to death near the intersection of Nile and Bright streets in Goldsboro Monday afternoon. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at 301 Bright St. at about 3:20 p.m. and found 32-year-old...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Pickle election tightens as campaigns push for favorites
It was the kind of election many Americans this season can only dream of. For students in Ms. Himes class at Meadow Lane Elementary, there was no name-calling, no nasty words or political drama. There were just pickles. The...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Man charged with meth
A man who began October by getting arrested for possession of methamphetamine started off this month the same way. Dennis Allen Anderson, 63, of 4337 U.S. 117 Alternate, Dudley, was arrested for possessing half a gram of methamphetamine after a...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Haulin' Hog to remain open despite charge
Haulin' Hog BBQ will remain open and continue normal operations in the wake of its owner being charged with rape, kidnapping and sexual assault. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office arrested John Crawford Kearney, 43, of 900 Community Drive, at his...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Polling locations open to steady lines in county
Nearly one-half of Wayne County's 75,768 eligible voters had cast ballots before the polls opened at 6:30 this morning. But that and the brisk weather did not keep short lines from forming at several polling locations even though several...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Council approves cameras in city
The Goldsboro City Council voted Monday to lease five video-surveillance cameras for some of the high-crime areas on the eve of the city's 10th homicide this year. The council also plans to explore cost options for at least one...Published: Nov 8, 2016 10:15 AM Full Story
Convicted felon handles gun, shoots man in back
Police arrested a Kenly man for shooting another man in the back Monday night after the gunshot victim showed up in Wayne Memorial Hospital's emergency room. Preston Jerome Jones, 23, of 503 W. Seventh St., Kenly, was arrested for allegedly...Published: Nov 8, 2016 9:13 AM Full Story
Police identify man killed on city street Monday
Police have released the identity of the man shot to death near the intersection of Nile and Bright streets in Goldsboro Monday afternoon. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at 301 Bright St. at about 3:20 p.m. and found 32-year-old...Published: Nov 8, 2016 7:59 AM Full Story