Friday, June 30, 2017
Mount Olive police make arrest in Friendly Mart armed robbery
After receiving a tip and gathering evidence, Mount Olive police were able to make an arrest in the armed robbery of the Friendly Mart on North Breazeale Avenue only three days after the incident. Mount Olive Police Chief Tommy Brown said...Published: Jun 30, 2017 1:54 PM Full Story
Charting her own course through history
Skylar Holland is making history. From her passion for the school subject to a propensity for the Broadway stage, she has parlayed the two into high marks in an academic contest. The 13-year-old Wayne School of Engineering student recently...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story
Legislators pledge support to cemetery
Members of Wayne County's legislative delegation say that errors on the part of Gov. Roy Cooper's staff and politics are to blame for the controversy surrounding the Eastern North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Cooper's office and Larry D. Hall,...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story
Splashing in summer
As it turns out, an 8-foot-tall sprinkler is a perfectly good way of beating the summer heat. Dozens gathered at the Grand at Day Point apartments Wednesday to enjoy the giant sprinkler, brought as part of the Goldsboro Fire...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story
Road project moves forward
Work could begin as soon as the end of July on a $21.5 million contract to construct interchanges on U.S. 117 South at O'Berry Road, Dudley, and at Country Club Road, Mount Olive. "We bid them together as a...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story
Nonprofits recieve grants to help cope with damage from Matthew
Nonprofits operating in 13 hard-hit North Carolina counties will get $810,000 to help volunteers rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday during a visit to Robeson and Columbus counties. Cooper announced the grants while visiting...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story
NC DOT honors its fallen workers
For Millie Bailey, the state's work zone safety program is more than just a slogan. Her husband, Grey, a state Department of Transportation employee, died in March 23, 2015, after being struck by a car while working along U.S. 70...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story
Police officers present their community poilicing projects
A dozen officers with the Goldsboro Police Department presented the projects they completed as part of the agency's in-house community policing class to stakeholders Wednesday. They were the second round of officers to do so, with the first round...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story
Armed robbery investigated at Mount Olive Friendly Mart
An armed robber held a cashier at gunpoint and left with more than $600 in cash at the Friendly Mart on North Breazeale Avenue in Mount Olive Monday night. According to a report, at around 11 p.m., a man...Published: Jun 30, 2017 6:57 AM Full Story