Sunday, August 6, 2017
School system makes two administrative hires
Wayne County Public Schools announced two new administrative hires this week, both approved at an earlier special called meeting of the Board of Education. Felicia Brown was named human resources director and Steve Smith is the district's new part-time video...Published: Aug 6, 2017 9:24 PM Full Story
Siblings unite for the first time
James Kasey's parents never told him he was adopted. An 8-year-old Kasey first heard it from a 'mean old lady' in his home town of Beckly, West Virginia. She called him "that adopted Kasey kid" when he went to fetch...Published: Aug 6, 2017 7:21 PM Full Story
Council to vote on alcohol sales
General manager Chris Kopka doesn't anticipate many changes at Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar if new city rules allow beer taps to flow a little earlier on Sunday. The Spence Avenue restaurant, which opens at 11 a.m. on Sundays,...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Highway safety tips to remember
The cost of failing to heed safety precautions in a highway work zone can be seen in the Grey Bailey Highway sign on U.S. 70 West. Bailey, 35, a state Department of Transportation employee, died March 23, 2015, after...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Helping mold young fathers into men
Wayne Pregnancy Care Center has hired a men's program director to work with young men in the areas of parenting skills, mentoring and an especially touchy but important subject -- sex trafficking. Jonathan Chavous, a former youth pastor, had worked...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Walking trail closed temporarily
A portion of the walking trail by Wayne Community College has been temporarily closed during construction, officials said. The trail located at the back of the campus wraps around the college's tennis courts and softball field. The dirt road...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
United Way to kick off annual drive
United Way of Wayne County will have its annual 2017 campaign kickoff Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. This year's event will be a Wayne's Got Talent variety show. Stephen Freeman, an Elvis impersonator who has...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
US 70 resurfacing project underway
rmoore@newsargus.com The resurfacing of nearly 20 miles of roadway along U.S. 70 in Goldsboro is underway and expected to be complete by the middle of December. The N.C. Department of Transportation contracted with Barnhill Contracting for the $3.1 million project,...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Police seek man who tried to force way into occupied car
Goldsboro police are looking for a suspect who tried to force his way into a car occupied by a 25-year-old Snow Hill woman and a 4-year-old child. The victim told police she was in the Walmart parking lot at...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Work to begin soon on U.S. 117 South
Signs were erected this past Tuesday to warn motorists on U.S. 117 South of construction projects that will soon be underway. Road closures, lane reductions and detours loom during the construction of interchanges on U.S. 117 South at O'Berry Road,...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Walk Fur MS
Debra Riggs and her mother, Karrie Riggs, walk Blear while Kassie Rapp walks Cheyenne. Saturday morning's Walk Fur MS organized by Paige Rouse as a tribute to her late mother, who had multiple sclerosis, provided participants a chance to enjoy...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Council to consider street repaving project
The Goldsboro City Council will consider approving a $489,883 street repaving contract Monday that would lead to new roadways along Humphrey and Dakota streets in the city. Barnhill Contracting Co., of Kinston, submitted the lowest bid for the project,...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Essentials for education fill a bus
She popped the trunk, and as staff from the News-Argus began to unload multiple boxes -- one after the other -- Grundmeier smiled. "We are big donators," she said. She said her husband, Kevin, also takes an active role in...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
WorkKeys test dates scheduled for August
Wayne County residents will have just three opportunities to take the WorkKeys(r) tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) in August. The WORKS program, or Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success, will provide testing sessions on Aug. 15 and...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
'Big Latch' program launches World Breastfeeding week
Breastfeeding is hard and is a full-time job, Lauren Massey said. And support, such as that offered Saturday morning at Wayne UNC Health Care, is so important, she said. "I came because we support breastfeeding," said Massey, who is...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Aycock student serves as page
Leah Campbell, a student at Charles B. Aycock, recently served as a page for the North Carolina House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Shay Campbell and Coletta Campbell and was sponsored by Rep. John R. Bell IV (R-...Published: Aug 6, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story