Monday, February 27, 2017
Woman charged with crack posession
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team arrested a woman for possession of crack cocaine Friday, according to a press release. Crystal Gale Hall, 36, of 120 Neuse Bend Road, Smithfield, is charged with possession of cocaine and...Published: Feb 27, 2017 3:12 PM Full Story
Pikeville drug arrest
Pikeville police officers arrested a man Monday after a traffic stop led to them finding drugs in his car, according to a press release from the Pikeville Police Department. According to the release, Pikeville officers pulled over Joshua Lee Davis,...Published: Feb 27, 2017 3:05 PM Full Story
Sheriff's Office: Wanted man also in possession of drugs
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office arrested a wanted man Sunday during a traffic stop near a local hotel, according to a press release. Harold Patrick Winter Jr., 27, of 247 Daw Pate Road, was wanted for probation violation. The sheriff's...Published: Feb 27, 2017 2:58 PM Full Story
County gears up for air show
A $30,000 advertising and marketing campaign is planned for the Wings Over Wayne Air Show. The air show will be held May 20-21 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and feature the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. The show coincides...Published: Feb 27, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Revenues up despite U.S. 70 bypass
Excitement last May over the opening of the U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass was tempered somewhat by concerns as to how the new highway could adversely impact Wayne County's sales tax revenue. Last week, Wayne County commissioners said they were...Published: Feb 27, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Lisa Pate sworn in as Pikeville's new clerk
PIKEVILLE -- Lisa Pate attended her first town hall meeting as the new town clerk of Pikeville on Feb. 6. And since being sworn in as town clerk on Jan. 4, Pate has been looking to catapult the town...Published: Feb 27, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
AgCarolina scholarships available
MOUNT OLIVE -- AgCarolina Farm Credit will award two $1,000 scholarships to deserving agriculture students at the University of Mount Olive for the 2017-18 academic year. "AgCarolina is committed to enhancing the quality of life and future opportunities for...Published: Feb 27, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Speaking on rare diseases
Tyrone Starkie has grown accustomed to the stares and the silence that accompanies them. He is wheelchair-bound body because of muscular dystrophy. But he knows something that perhaps they do not -- he can do anything he sets his mind...Published: Feb 27, 2017 7:36 AM Full Story