Friday, January 13, 2017
Suspect charged in July murder of Seymour Johnson AFB airman
The Goldsboro Police Department charged a man today in connection with the July 31, 2016, murder of U.S. Air Force airman Ryan Apollo Morgan, who was stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base when he was killed. Bobby Mandrell Williams,...Published: Jan 13, 2017 11:09 PM Full Story
School bus driver charged in morning wreck
Update ----The North Carolina State Highway Patrol filed charges Friday in a wreck involving a school bus at Genoa Road and Robin Lake Drive around 7:10 a.m. that sent three people to the hospital. No students were injured in the...Published: Jan 13, 2017 3:02 PM Full Story
Meeting addresses the future of Seven Springs
SEVEN SPRINGS -- The post office will reopen in this flood-ravaged village. Even though no timetable was mentioned the nearly 70 people attending a town-hall style meeting Thursday broke into applause when that announcement was made just minutes after...Published: Jan 13, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Residents talk grants, buyout for property damaged by hurricane
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Residents in the riverside town devastated by major flooding twice in less than 20 years Thursday night wanted to know about grants to buy out their property or to elevate their homes. And several said they...Published: Jan 13, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Schools look to improve relations
Improved communication techniques were a major topic of discussion at the Wayne County Board of Education meeting Thursday night, as the board viewed a presentation detailing plans for greater transparency and ease of access to information for parents and...Published: Jan 13, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Haulin' Hog ABC permit revoked
A former downtown business owner already charged with kidnapping and rape after an alleged sexual assault took place inside his restaurant can also add ABC permit violations to his list of charges. John Crawford Kearney, of 900 Community Drive, the...Published: Jan 13, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Drug charges filed against man
A Pikeville man is in custody after officers discovered drugs and a stolen weapon in his car in late December, according to a press release from the Pikeville Police Department. On Dec. 29, Pikeville police officers pulled over Dequinta...Published: Jan 13, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Wreck involving school bus sends three to hospital
A wreck involving a school bus at Genoa Road and Robin Lake Drive today around 7:10 a.m. sent three people to the hospital, but no students on the bus were injured. North Carolina State Highway Patrolman L.J. Bunn said the...Published: Jan 13, 2017 9:09 AM Full Story
Wayne County Public Schools bus involved in wreck
A school bus involved in a wreck with another vehicle on Genoa Road and Robin Lake Drive this morning has been evacuated. All students are off the bus. The wreck happened at about 7 a.m. The N.C. Highway Patrol is...Published: Jan 13, 2017 7:56 AM Full Story
MLK Day holiday closings
Federal, state and local government offices, banks and post offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Wayne County offices including the landfill and convenience sites, libraries and senior center will be closed....Published: Jan 13, 2017 6:25 AM Full Story