Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Dollar General on Pikeville-Princeton Road is robbed at gunpoint
PIKEVILLE -- Wayne County sheriff's deputies are searching for three armed men who robbed the Dollar General at 2420 Pikeville-Princeton Road Monday night. Three black men entered the business at about 9:33 p.m. and two of them were brandishing handguns...Published: Sep 12, 2017 12:32 PM Full Story
Gifts boost UMO nursing
The Wayne Memorial Hospital Foundation has contributed more than $50,000 to the University of Mount Olive to expand a program started earlier this year to help qualifying registered nurses earn a bachelor of science in nursing degree. This investment builds...Published: Sep 12, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Wind gusts, rain likely as remains of Irma move through
There is a light chance of weak tornadic winds between daybreak through about 10 a.m. today as a front works its way across the area. That front and the remains of a hurricane -- now Tropical Storm Irma --...Published: Sep 12, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
City hands over Busco Beach
Busco Beach and ATV Park is now under Wayne County's jurisdiction following a recent Goldsboro City Council decision to remove its extraterritorial powers. In a 5-2 vote, the council decided to remove the city's ETJ from 78 lots containing...Published: Sep 12, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Seymour Johnson honors heroes, remembers 9/11
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base honored the memories of those lost during the September 11, 2001, attacks -- both civilians and the first responders who came to their aid -- at its annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony Monday morning. Sean...Published: Sep 12, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story