Monday, December 12, 2016
Local man charged with trafficking MDMA
Authorities executed a search warrant at 403 Lime St. Friday and found large quantities of several different drugs resulting in the arrest of one man, according to a press release. Corey Ramon Best Jr., 23, who lives at the address,...Published: Dec 12, 2016 12:11 PM Full Story
Out of the shadows: Mount Olive police work to address concerns, use body cams, offer programs
MOUNT OLIVE-- Lovern Massey walks just about everywhere he goes. His black sneakers have no tread and a chipped heal. Massey said he has lived in the town of Mount Olive for several months and he has seen, and encountered...Published: Dec 12, 2016 10:06 AM Full Story
Out of the shadows: In the communities
Despite investments from the Goldsboro City Council, the city's Police Department remains shorthanded. The latest numbers show 22 positions vacant within the department, many of them patrol officer slots, which has been a consistent issue over the last several...Published: Dec 12, 2016 10:06 AM Full Story
High tea
The Wayne County Museum sponsored a "high tea" on Saturday at the museum. Shown enjoying the event are, from left, Pat Harrell, Kelly Anders and Payton Anders....Published: Dec 12, 2016 10:06 AM Full Story
Eureka parade
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Eureka on Sunday afternoon to enjoy the town's annual Christmas parade. The parade featured the Charles B. Aycock and Eastern Wayne high school bands, pageant queens, fire trucks, church and civic group floats,...Published: Dec 12, 2016 10:06 AM Full Story
Out of the shadows: Small town police must handle a lot with minimal resources
PIKEVILLE -- In the small town of Pikeville in northern Wayne County, Police Chief Craig Edwins is trying to do a lot with a little. Edwins has spent 23 years in law enforcement, working first in the Mount Olive Police...Published: Dec 12, 2016 10:06 AM Full Story
Police investigate three armed robberies from weekend
The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating a string of armed robberies, three of which took place over the weekend. According to the first police report, the Dollar General on West Grantham Street was robbed at gunpoint Friday night as an...Published: Dec 12, 2016 8:47 AM Full Story
Day to be warmer with chance of rain
Today is expected to be cloudy with areas of fog in the morning.There is a chance of rain with area drizzle in the morning, but as the day wears on the chance of showers will increase in the afternoon with...Published: Dec 12, 2016 7:52 AM Full Story
LaGrange man sentenced for drugs
NEW BERN -- The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina has announced that in federal court on Dec. 6, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Huberto Espindola-Soto, 37, of LaGrange to 146 months...Published: Dec 12, 2016 5:52 AM Full Story