February 23, 2017 archives

View Archive

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Former Superior Court judge's bribery conviction vacated, new trial granted

Former District 8-B Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones II's 2016 bribery conviction in federal court was overturned and a new trial granted today by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. No date has been...

Police: Woman had crack for sale near day care

A woman is facing multiple felony charges after police executed a search warrant on her residence Wednesday and found 10 doses of suspected crack cocaine and a firearm, according to a press release. Gamara Sherice Lofton, 39, of 208-A S....

Mount Olive man facing drug charges

MOUNT OLIVE -- A man is charged with trafficking opium after an arrest Saturday night during which police found several opiod-based pills and methamphetamines, according to a Mount Olive police report. Michael Jonathan Schilling, 27, at 1581 N.C. 55 W.,...

Mobile dental clinic docked awaiting dentist, maintenance

The dental clinic at the Wayne County Health Department is currently closed, as officials are advertising for a new dentist and converting the program exclusively to a mobile unit for children. The dentist position has been vacant since November,...

Goodbye, McFly's: Barber shop right outside SJAFB closes today after 20 years

Freddie Davis has been cutting the hair of military servicemen, civilians and children for nearly 20 years from McFly's Barber and Style on South Berkeley Boulevard. After working 54 years in the business, including 20 from the Goldsboro shop, he...

Sheriff's Office: Neighbor woman not impressed with teen's choice to reveal himself

A 19-year-old is accused of exposing himself to a woman while she was out for a walk on Dusty Lane Tuesday afternoon, according to a report filed with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. The woman, 50, reported to the sheriff's...