Sunday, May 28, 2017
Never Forgotten: Memorial Day observed in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- As a youth growing up in rural Duplin County, Joe Scott and his friends played soldier. Clods of dirt became hand grenades. Sticks could be either swords or rifles. But it was in the 12th grade that...Published: May 28, 2017 6:34 PM Full Story
Teen critical after being shot in city
Update ---- This story was updated at 2:58 p.m. to include comments from the Goldsboro Police Department A Goldsboro teen is listed in critical condition at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville after being shot early Sunday morning, The incident happened...Published: May 28, 2017 2:24 PM Full Story
Gold Star Wife still grieves
Brenda Albritton lost her first husband in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago, but some days it is still hard to handle. Ms. Albritton's husband, Spc. Dempsey Woodrow Parrott, was a medic with the Army when he was killed in combat...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Memorial Day events held all weekend
On Monday at 11 a.m., the official Wayne County Memorial Day Service will be held in Moffatt Auditorium at Wayne Community College. Gold Star Wife Brenda F. Albritton will represent all fallen warriors, including her husband, Army Specialist 4...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Central/EWHS holds homecoming
The large field behind Eastern Wayne Middle School transformed into a tent city of sorts Saturday afternoon. Central/Eastern Wayne Alumni and Friends converged on the area to celebrate its 45th annual homecoming this weekend. Special events were held this year...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Dillard/GHS alumni gather
Thousands of people packed downtown Goldsboro on Saturday on a beautiful, sunny spring day for the annual Dillard/Goldsboro High reunion parade, bringing together alumni of the schools from every part of the country who gathered to celebrate their 62nd...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Wayne Community College honors students
Wayne Community College's Adult High School Program has honored several students for outstanding academic achievement during the spring sessions. Bailey Jewel Evers, Jason Edward Benner, and Nakia Shadai Tune made the Scholars List for the Spring 1 2017 session. To...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Wayne Christian seniors turn tassels
Tyler Weeks showed up for his graduation ceremony at Wayne Christian School right on time Saturday morning, except for one thing. He was wearing the wrong cap and gown for the class picture. "He walked in and everybody goes, 'What...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive to expand Rodgers Chapel on campus
MOUNT OLIVE -- A ground-breaking ceremony for a $2 million expansion for the University of Mount Olive's Rodgers Chapel had to be moved inside Wednesday because of threatening weather. But the weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of those...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Charity Divine Williams serves as legislative page
Charity Divine Williams, a student at Wayne School of Engineering, served as a page in the North Carolina Senate. She is the daughter of Yoland Williams of Goldsboro. She was sponsored by Sen. Don Davis. Pages perform valuable duties for...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
'Repair Cafe' to be held at Northview Baptist June 3
Borthview Baptist Church at 600 Patetown Road will hold a "Repair Café" on Saturday, June 3. Starting from 8 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m., volunteer repair experts will be available to help make all possible repairs free of charge....Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
New state road map available
RALEIGH -- A newly updated road map of North Carolina is now available. The 2017-18 North Carolina State Transportation map is provided at no cost to residents and visitors alike. The State Transportation Map is funded and produced by the...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Man dodges bullet
A Goldsboro man narrowly escaped being shot in the neck when a bullet fired into his home only grazed him Friday night. According to a Goldsboro police report, the shooting came at the tail-end of a dispute over a...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Homes for foreign students sought
Goldsboro area host families are being sought for a group of 10 high school students, ages 15-16, from the school of St. Marc de Bourgoin, France, a school located near Lyon and Grenoble. The dates for the homestay are...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Hazardous waste disposal on Saturday
The Wayne County Solid Waste Department will hold its annual household hazardous waste event on Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wayne County citizens can bring waste that would otherwise be dangerous to dispose of to the...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Old time mountain music: Members of Flat Mountain Dulcimers want to pass down instrument's heritage
Before there were radios, records or things of this nature, when people in the Appalachian Mountains wanted some musical entertainment, they'd sit down, pull out some basic tools and build an instrument. That's how the mountain dulcimer came to be....Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Downtown group photo Tuesday
Would you like to be part of a great group picture that will promote "We Are Downtown Goldsboro"? The Downtown Goldsbororo Development Corp. is planning to take a group picture of the people that make downtown Goldsboro great and will...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story
Council member's wages garnished for taxes
The Wayne County Tax Department has started garnishing Goldsboro Councilman Antonio Williams' pay for failure to pay vehicle taxes dating back to 2010. Williams, who receives a city council biweekly paycheck, will have 10 percent of his wages garnished from...Published: May 28, 2017 12:25 AM Full Story