Friday, June 23, 2017
MOUNT OLIVE MESSENGER: Kornegay to serve as District 3 representative on town board
MOUNT OLIVE -- Barbara R. Kornegay has been sworn in as the District 3 representative on the Mount Olive Town Board. She will complete the term of Commissioner Tom Preston who resigned effective May 31. Preston plans to move to...Published: Jun 23, 2017 3:53 PM Full Story
WRIGHT TIMES: Airmen learn about the issues facing the LGBT community
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base airmen are taking notice. A group of airmen gathered at Heritage Hall June 14 for a pride month observance event, where they learned about issues...Published: Jun 23, 2017 3:53 PM Full Story
Woman arrested for allegedly exploiting her elderly grandmother
A Goldsboro woman was arrested today for allegedly exploiting her 86-year-old grandmother. Tiffany Marie Anstey, 33, 103 Buttercup Lane, was charged by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office with the exploitation of a disabled or elder adult through a position of...Published: Jun 23, 2017 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive police investigate attempted armed robbery
Mount Olive police are investigating an attempted armed robbery that happened earlier this month, which has led to one arrest. Demario Leach, 28, 410 S. Chesnut St., is charged with attempted armed robbery after a 27-year-old man reported the incident....Published: Jun 23, 2017 12:28 PM Full Story
Weapons, drug charges filed after stop
An admission of drug possession during a traffic stop led to authorities finding a stolen firearm on June 16, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Derwin Lynn Little II, 27, of 3668 Wayne Memorial Drive, is charged with possession...Published: Jun 23, 2017 7:13 AM Full Story
School board rejects modular classrooms
The Wayne County Board of Education rejected a plan to add six modular classrooms to Tommy's Road Elementary at a special called session Thursday, with three board members calling the measure a Band-Aid solution to overcrowding at the school....Published: Jun 23, 2017 7:13 AM Full Story
Initiative focuses on minor offenses
A child throws a book at another student. Or maybe he or she verbally threatened someone. And now that student is standing in front of a judge in adult court facing criminal charges. District Court Judge Ericka James got...Published: Jun 23, 2017 7:13 AM Full Story
Darksyde Entertainment opens
Mark Stevens is bringing his West Coast talents to the East Coast with the opening of Darksyde Entertainment on Simmons Street. Stevens, a Goldsboro city councilman, celebrated the reopening of the game development and animation company he helped create in...Published: Jun 23, 2017 7:13 AM Full Story