Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Family loses everything in apartment fire
A fire Sunday destroyed everything for a local family of six, but didn't take away its hope for the future. Benjamin, who is 20, is the legal guardian for his five younger sisters, ranging in age from 19 to 1....Published: Jul 5, 2017 5:56 PM Full Story
Filing period begins Friday for Wayne County municipal and sanitary districts November elections
Filing for the Nov. 7 municipal and sanitary district elections in Wayne County will begin at noon Friday and continue through noon on Friday, July 21. The entire Mount Olive Town Board is up for election. Mayor Ray McDonald Sr....Published: Jul 5, 2017 5:49 PM Full Story
Celebrating their victories in recovery
Ken Faison is not proud of his past, but he has overcome the shame and stigma because he knows the benefits of sharing it. From an abusive childhood and substance abuse issues that included alcohol, opiates and cocaine to a...Published: Jul 5, 2017 5:23 PM Full Story
Police say a man shot this morning did not see who pulled the trigger
A 32-year-old Mount Olive man was shot in the hand while standing outside an apartment at The Grand at Day Point early this morning, according to a Goldsboro police report. The report said Brandon Michael Leach was taken by personal...Published: Jul 5, 2017 11:01 AM Full Story
Attacked then robbed ---- Man opens door after 1 a.m. to person claiming to have hit his car
A Goldsboro man is recovering today after he was attacked in his home early in the morning on July 4. Police say an unknown person hit the victim, a 56-year-old man, in the head several times with a pistol. He...Published: Jul 5, 2017 10:56 AM Full Story
Animal Control shifts to county
Goldsboro animal control officers have historically handled calls about unwanted, abandoned and abused pets in the city, but efforts are underway to transfer the responsibility to the county. Wayne County's four animal control officers started providing the service inside...Published: Jul 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
No county tax increase expected
There is no tax increase in the approximately $194 million budget Wayne County commissioners are expected to adopt when they meet in special session at 9 a.m. Thursday. The budget maintains the current tax rate at 66.35 cents per...Published: Jul 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Busco Battle: A local woman, the city and the recreation park jockey over rights, enforcement
Yvonne Stanley spends her days riding a tractor and maintaining her near 3-acre property along Bryan Boulevard. And she spends her nights with the television on trying block the noise she hears from all-terrain vehicles she says ride throughout...Published: Jul 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story