Friday, May 26, 2017
Police say a man pulled his girlfirend out of her car, tried to run her over
A man is facing a felony charge after allegedly trying to run his girlfriend over with his car Thursday night, according to a police report. George Ricky Wilson, 31, of 225 Everittsville Road, Dudley, is charged with felony assault with...Published: May 26, 2017 2:43 PM Full Story
Walking the beat: councilman makes the rounds with police
Goldsboro Councilman David Ham walked the beat with two police officers Thursday as part of the city's increased community outreach efforts. Ham, the council's District 5 representative, walked through neighborhoods in his district, including areas along Claiborne, Rose and Randolph...Published: May 26, 2017 2:17 PM Full Story
Man sought in shooting
Authorities have issued arrest warrants for the man allegedly responsible for shooting another man in the foot at close range with an AR-15 Tuesday afternoon. Jamey Leonard Stewart III, 32, of 103-B Spring Branch Road, is wanted for assault with...Published: May 26, 2017 10:51 AM Full Story
Woman escapes house fire
A Mount Olive woman escaped her burning home at 424 E. Hillsboro St. unharmed Thursday morning. She told firefighters that she heard a popping noise and went to the back room to investigate. She saw that the room was on...Published: May 26, 2017 8:53 AM Full Story
Wayne Early Middle College High School seniors reflect on work, dedication and toil -- and fun along the way
Life will get harder from here. Homework assignments will turn into bills to pay. Papers will turn into quarterly reports. Teachers will turn into bosses. But since each of them graduated from Wayne Early Middle College High School, the...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
Summer program employs 81 youths
The city of Goldsboro's first launch to create a summer youth job program has resulted in more teens being hired than originally expected. The city planned to hire 26 youth but instead offered 47 jobs, and the Housing Authority...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
Board discusses nonprofit funding
Not only did it take less than an hour Tuesday for Wayne County commissioners to review funding requests from outside agencies, they did so without the sometimes acrimonious comments that have marked previous deliberations. The WATCH and Literacy Connections...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
Wayne Country Day graduates 20 students
Lorre Gifford can't remember much about her graduation ceremony, but she wanted the Wayne Country Day School Class of 2017 to have a different story. Gifford, chair of the school's science department, told the 20 graduating seniors to take time...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
Public pools to open this Saturday
School may still be in session another two weeks, but the summer swimming season is ready to start with pools opening Memorial Day weekend. The city of Goldsboro's two swimming pools will open Saturday and remain open for the...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
Air show attracts more than 230K
A crowd estimated at 230,000 attended last weekend's Wings Over Wayne Air Show on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base -- some 20,000 to 30,000 more than visited the 2015 air show. "We had a small, little open house air...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
Man shocked, charged after tussle with courthouse cops
Officers shocked a man with a stun gun Tuesday inside the Wayne County Courthouse when he allegedly became belligerent and assaulted a deputy, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. The man, identified as 41-year-old Timothy Fair, of 1622...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
EMS Week comes alive at picnic
EMS workers can usually be seen hustling to and from their ambulances at crime scenes and medical emergencies. But on Thursday, many of them were spied hustling across the dance floor during an appreciation picnic put on by the...Published: May 26, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story