Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Small fire damages building at C.B. Aycock
A small fire on the outside of a mobile classroom at Charles B. Aycock High School Wednesday afternoon caused minimal damage to the building. Assistant Pikeville-Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jared McPhail said a fire extinguisher was used to...Published: Mar 22, 2017 4:58 PM Full Story
Driver charged in traffic fatality
A 70-year-old Durham woman died from injuries sustained in a wreck last Friday at the intersection of N.C. 581 and N.C. 222, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said Wednesday. First Sgt. Jerry Burton said Lydia Riley died after being taken...Published: Mar 22, 2017 4:50 PM Full Story
Pickle Festival deadline extended
MOUNT OLIVE -- The N.C. Pickle Festival deadline has been extended to Monday, April 3, for applications for both vendors and chili competitors. The original deadline was March 14. The change means that a late application fee of $75 for...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
$42M bond sale moves forward
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning approved the hiring of two firms to manage the county's pending $42 million bond sale. The bond includes $20 million for a new Meadow Lane Elementary School and $12,042,604 for the Maxwell Regional Agricultural...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Boards discuss resources for schools
The Wayne County Board of Education Tuesday said it will supply a textbook needs plan to county commissioners, complete with cost estimates, to ensure that all students have textbooks. The textbook shortage has been a growing concern in recent...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Residents discuss mentoring youth, crime during town hall
Residents interested in helping youth, mentoring children and working to reduce crime met during a second town hall style meeting Tuesday. Close to 50 people of different ages and backgrounds attended the event held at the Resurrection of Goldsboro...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Lobster and shrimp fest tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Lobster and Shrimp Fest, the signature event for the Partnership for Children of Wayne County and planned for May 5. The fundraiser is "for a good claws," quipped Executive Director Charlie Ivey....Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Two local girls finalists in 2017 Miss Jr. Teen pageant
Two young ladies from Goldsboro were finalists in the 2017 Miss Jr. Teen Pageant, held March 18-19 in Charlotte and Rockville, S.C. Ja'Nice Robinson, 11, a student at Eastern Wayne Elementary School, placed in the Top 20 Miss PreTeen Raleigh...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Six cars totaled in Tuesday's mechanic shop fire
A fire broke out inside an auto mechanic shop at 313 N. Center St. Tuesday morning and totaled the building and six cars inside. Assistant Goldsboro Fire Chief Eric Lancaster said all six vehicles were totaled due to extensive...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Offenders notified their second chances are up
More than a dozen of the 20 offenders notified at the Goldsboro Partners Against Crime call-in Tuesday night at Goldsboro City Hall are parents. Some have multiple children. The call-in is an effort to get criminals to steer their...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
School board adjusts to grading scale
The Wayne County Board of Education discussed numerous policies at their work session Tuesday morning, as well as the impact of a state-mandated grading scale shift which took effect in 2015. In that year, the state Board of Education...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Saturday, March 18, at approximately 7:40 p.m., officers of the Goldsboro Police Department responded to Ruby Tuesday, 2609 North Park Drive, in reference to a robbery. Once officers arrived on-scene, they made contact with the manger. The manager...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
Finely tuned instruments
Members of the all-county middle school band perform "Spitfire Concert March" by Michael Story on Tuesday night in the auditorium at Dillard Middle School. They played four songs and were directed by clinician Steven Rainville after practicing only six hours...Published: Mar 22, 2017 10:00 AM Full Story
15-year-old shot in the leg
A 15-year-old was shot in the right leg Monday night while walking in the 600 block of Longleaf Avenue, according to a police report. The report said officers were called to Wayne Memorial Hospital around 10:20 p.m. because the teenager...Published: Mar 22, 2017 7:15 AM Full Story