Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Trailer shot, nobody injured
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Friday night shooting in which a bullet struck a woman's trailer on Indian Springs Road but nobody was injured. Emily Mazur, 32, of 1795 Indian Springs Road, Mount Olive, reported to...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
Redistricting and special election from representatives
The U.S. Supreme Court last week temporarily blocked a three-judge appellate panel decision to redraw 28 legislative districts in North Carolina. Wayne County is home in part to a few of those gerrymandered districts for which, had the lines...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
Pete Gurley dies at age 80
Former Wayne County Board of Education member R.G. "Pete" Gurley died Tuesday. He was 80. Gurley, who lived in Mount Olive, graduated from Rosewood High School and attended East Carolina University. During his 36-year career in public education, he...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
County measure on junk vehicles and mobile home parks passes
Changes to county ordinances regulating abandoned and junked vehicles and mobile home parks Tuesday morning were unanimously approved by Wayne County commissioners. No one spoke against the proposed changes during public hearings before commissioners, but one speaker had to...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
No Wayne County Reads 2017
Wayne County Reads is taking the year off. The annual program has for several years running chosen one book a year for the community to read, and then planned programs around that book. But this year, for a number of...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
Council approves permit in split vote
The Goldsboro City Council was divided in its decision but voted to allow Brookside Mart to remain open in a low-income area of the city. The council spoke about their concerns and support during a work session and its...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
Fremont finally passes ordinance that imposes fines for trash
After six months of discussion, continuous tabling, a committee meeting and a public hearing, the Fremont Board of Aldermen pushed through one last roadblock Tuesday evening to pass an amendment to the town code of ordinances which sets in...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
FEMA deadline drawing near
Less than a week remains for victims of Hurricane Matthew to apply for disaster assistance grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The deadline 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, to file for federal assistance and to submit applications for...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Monday at 1:35 p.m., Goldsboro Police Department responded to 214 Holly Road in reference to a breaking and entering of a motor vehicle. The victims, Cynthia and Donald Ballard, said at about 2:30 a.m. they were awakened by their...Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
Congressman Butterfield won't attend inauguration
U.S. House of Representative G.K. Butterfield, D- Dist. 1, announced Tuesday that he will not be attending president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. He has become the first representative from North Carolina to boycott the event with Rep. Alma Adams, D-Dist....Published: Jan 18, 2017 10:14 AM Full Story
Police investigate early morning homicide
Police are investigating the first homicide of 2017 after responding to shots being fired around 1:30 a.m. today and finding a 26-year-old shot to death in the 400 block of South Hollowell Street. Tyreek Moody, 26, was pronounced dead at...Published: Jan 18, 2017 9:12 AM Full Story
Early morning shooting results in homicide
Police are investigating the first homicide of the year after responding to a shots fired call around 1:30 a.m. today and finding a 26-year-old shot to death in the 400 block of South Hollowell Street. Tyreek Moninick Moody, 26, was...Published: Jan 18, 2017 6:34 AM Full Story