Monday, April 10, 2017
Police: Shots fired into car as two men were parked in Berkeley Mall parking lot
Someone shot into a car in the Berkeley Mall parking lot Sunday night, but nobody was injured, according to police reports. The report said 38-year-old Tristen Deshay Melvin and 19-year-old Tyonne Daquez McKinnon were sitting in 2011 Chevrolet Impala when...Published: Apr 10, 2017 3:45 PM Full Story
Hoops with Troops basketball tournament brings the base, community and local businesses together
The second annual Hoops with Troops basketball tournament took place at Goldsboro High School this weekend, with 24 teams competing across three age brackets. The tournament began last year, when Dillard Academy Public Charter School after-school program employee Uhuru Ulyesse...Published: Apr 10, 2017 1:53 PM Full Story
Child abuse, drug charges follow traffic stop
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop Friday which led to man's arrest for possession of cocaine and child abuse. According to a press release, Shelvon Tracy Rich, 43, of 112 Marlette Drive, was driving on N.C. 111...Published: Apr 10, 2017 1:13 PM Full Story
Shavin' for the Army
They came. They saw. They shaved. A happy group of participants and onlookers gathered at the Flying Shamrock pub Saturday afternoon to watch as volunteers had their heads, mustaches and beards shaved off in support of Riley's Army, an...Published: Apr 10, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Hoops with troops
The team from Harvey's Moving Company huddles together before their game during the first round of the second annual Hoops with Troops fundraiser for Dillard Academy at Goldsboro High School Saturday....Published: Apr 10, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Council delays review of fees
The Goldsboro City Council held off on reviewing a proposed stormwater fee presentation but approved several business items during its recent meeting. Rick Fletcher, Goldsboro public works director, was prepared to present ideas from a newly formed stormwater committee,...Published: Apr 10, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Choral Festival slated for Tuesday
Nearly 300 students representing 28 schools from Wayne County Public Schools will showcase their talents Tuesday night during the 2017 All County Choral Festival at 6:30 p.m. at Goldsboro High School. The event is free to the public. "This...Published: Apr 10, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
County ABC sales are up
Sales at the Walnut Creek ABC store have taken a hit since the new U.S. 70 Bypass opened, especially on Friday afternoons. But even with that drop, ABC sales in the county are up by 4 percent during the...Published: Apr 10, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Pipeline access, no new facility at H.F. Lee Plant
Duke Energy has no plans to build any permanent facilities in the area of the H.F. Lee Plant active ash basin that the company is seeking to have removed from the floodway map of the Neuse River's 100-year flood plain,...Published: Apr 10, 2017 8:11 AM Full Story