Friday, August 18, 2017
Woman is charged in Saturday night brawl at Maynard's facility
A Mount Olive area woman has been charged with simple assault in connection with a Saturday night, Aug. 12, brawl. Vicky Reyes, 23, of 216 School Branch House Road, is charged on a warrant with one count of simple assault....Published: Aug 18, 2017 5:24 PM Full Story
WCC kicks off academic year
Wayne Community College kicked off another academic year on Thursday, with a preliminary head count of 3,257 -- just shy of the 3,312 enrollment for the same point last fall. Officials said they expect the numbers to climb with registration...Published: Aug 18, 2017 12:10 PM Full Story
Heat advisory is in effect beginning at noon today as humidity reaches 100 percent
It could feel like 106 degrees in Wayne County because of 100 percent humidity and actual temperatures in the mid-90s. A heat advisory is in effect for most of central North Carolina from noon until 6 p.m. today. Hot temperatures...Published: Aug 18, 2017 10:38 AM Full Story
Mobile home on Clara Belle Drive in Princton shot into
A mobile home on Clara Belle Drive in Princeton was damaged by a bullet in recent days. A tenant reported to the landlord that the rear door to their home was damaged. When the landlord inspected it, he found the...Published: Aug 18, 2017 8:46 AM Full Story
House shot into on Stronach Avenue
Three people escaped injury when a house was shot into early Wednesday morning. Bullets struck a house at 519 Stronach Ave. at about 4:24 a.m. A police report said three people were inside when the shots were fired. The...Published: Aug 18, 2017 8:28 AM Full Story
Board sets draft of timeline
The Wayne County Board of Education settled on a draft schedule for redistricting at a special called meeting Thursday. Some dates are subject to change or have yet to be set, but an aggressive timeline is in place that would...Published: Aug 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Supplying back to school fun
Zyheim and I'Rayona Gaddy stood in line waiting to get their faces painted during the annual Back-to-School Bash at Lincoln Apartments Thursday. I'Rayona, 5, wanted her face painted as a flower and her 6-year-old brother, Zyheim, wanted a painted...Published: Aug 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
County looks at Busco Beach
Removing Busco Beach from the city of Goldsboro's extra territorial jurisdiction will not make much of a difference to the county, Wayne County Commission Chairman Bill Pate said. Among other things, removing the property from the extra territorial jurisdiction, or...Published: Aug 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Attorney Jerry Braswell is suspended by N.C. State Bar
Goldsboro attorney and former N.C. Superior Court judge Jerry Braswell has been suspended from the practice of law for having sex with a client. Braswell denies the allegation saying that the woman attempted to coerce him into paying an approximately...Published: Aug 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story