Monday, May 29, 2017
PFC Dan Bullock Way dedicated
Pfc. Dan Bullock was laid to rest in an unmarked grave in a back corner of Elmwood Cemetery after laying down his life in the Vietnam War when he was only 15. For years, the grave had no headstone. The...Published: May 29, 2017 6:02 PM Full Story
Wayne County remembers the fallen during Memorial Day
Brenda F. Albritton remembers her late husband, Army Specialist 4 Dempsey W. Parrott, every day even though it has been nearly 50 years since he died on a Vietnam battlefield. Monday morning she represented all fallen warriors, including her husband,...Published: May 29, 2017 3:47 PM Full Story
Teenager dies after Sunday shooting
Goldsboro police are now investigating the Sunday shooting of an 18-year-old as a homicide after he died at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, according to a press release from the Goldsboro Police Department today. Desconte Makell Bryant, 410 Hollowell St.,...Published: May 29, 2017 1:30 PM Full Story
Two are robbed at gunpoint near Mar-Mac
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery of two people that happened early Thursday morning on the 300 block of Sami Street near Mar-Mac, according to a report. The report said a 44-year-old woman and 24-year-old man...Published: May 29, 2017 12:16 PM Full Story
Woman is unharmed after escaping house fire
MOUNT OLIVE -- A 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...Published: May 29, 2017 10:21 AM Full Story
Teacher supplement increase is sought
The Wayne County Public Schools' roughly $8 million wish list presented last week to Wayne County commissioners included a 1 percent increase -- about $650,000 -- for teacher supplements. But while commissioners agreed that some sort of increase is...Published: May 29, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story
Students preparing for end-of-grade tests
There was no lack of pep at the rally in the gym at Carver Elementary School on Friday afternoon. To gear up for the end-of-grade tests, the school adopted a baseball theme to "Knock the EOG out of the park"...Published: May 29, 2017 7:01 AM Full Story