Thursday, July 13, 2017
Leaders, community members discuss Goldsboro High changes
A ramped-up academics, teacher bonuses, potential for a full band program and a safer environment are some of the changes coming to Goldsboro High School, officials said Wednesday. Wayne County Public Schools administrators, residents and community leaders learned about the...Published: Jul 13, 2017 10:41 PM Full Story
WAGES offers fans to seniors amid sweltering heat
Dangerously hot and humid conditions continued for a second day Thursday as the combination of hot temperatures and high humidities produced heat indices of around 105 by Thursday afternoon. To help Wayne County's more susceptible residents beat the heat free...Published: Jul 13, 2017 7:22 PM Full Story
Child rape suspect captured trying to sneak back into Wayne County from Texas
A man is in the custody of the Wayne County Jail after allegedly raping a 12-year-old child Saturday night. Guadalupe Cruz Esquivel, 36, of 204 Greg Drive, is charged with felony first-degree statutory rape. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office arrested...Published: Jul 13, 2017 7:08 PM Full Story
Trial begins in 2015 Jefferson Court homicide
The first-degree murder trial of Yquan Dashay Holloman got underway this week in Wayne County Superior Court. Holloman, 21, is accused of shooting and killing 22-year-old Diamond Montrece Sampson in June 2015. He is charged with first-degree murder and discharging...Published: Jul 13, 2017 1:44 PM Full Story
National Weather Service issues heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today
Dangerously hot and humid conditions are expected to continue today as the combination of hot temperatures and high humidities will produce heat indices around 105 this afternoon. It will be a repeat of Wednesday afternoon when temperatures in the mid-90s...Published: Jul 13, 2017 10:12 AM Full Story
Man is charged with identity theft after allegedly cashing a check that wasn't his
A man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly cashing another man's insurance check in November 2016. Marcus Devon Parker, 25, of 308 Charles St., is charged with felony identity theft, felony forgery of an instrument, felony uttering a...Published: Jul 13, 2017 9:51 AM Full Story
Safe Kids program warns of dangers as temperatures increase
At 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the thermometer outside read 91 degrees. Shelly Willis, coordinator of the Safe Kids program at the Partnership for Children, set up a tray of s'mores -- a graham cracker topped with a marshmallow and piece...Published: Jul 13, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
HV/AC units to be installed at school gyms.
The Wayne County Board of Education voted Monday to approve engineering consultation fees for HV/AC unit projects in four school gyms. The four schools, Fremont STARS Elementary, Grantham Elementary, Rosewood Middle and Brogden Middle, are the last four in...Published: Jul 13, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Heat index to reach 102 today
Wayne County sweltered under mid-90s degree temperatures and a heat index that hit 103 Wednesday afternoon. Residents can expect more of the same today. At 10 a.m. Wednesday it was 82 degrees with a relative humidity of 97 percent,...Published: Jul 13, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story