Monday, September 18, 2017
Man convicted of first-degree rape of a child
A Goldsboro man will spend a minimum of 25 to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty in Wayne County Superior Court this month to first-degree rape of a child. Lamar McNeese, 23, of 700 N. Spence Ave. M-4,...Published: Sep 18, 2017 11:11 PM Full Story
In a lifetime: Remembering Kris Harrison
Frank Harrison will never forget the day his son, Kristopher Ray, was born in Mount Olive. Kris cried and cried and cried, and continued to cry even after his parents got him home. "I called Dr. (Hervy) Kornegay and said...Published: Sep 18, 2017 11:11 PM Full Story
$7 million in heroin seized in raid on Mount Olive home
MOUNT OLIVE ---- One of the largest heroin seizures in Wayne County history unfolded Monday when approximately 5 kilograms ---- 10 pounds of heroin ---- were recovered inside a home in Mount Olive. Sheriff Larry Pierce estimated the street value...Published: Sep 18, 2017 10:37 PM Full Story
Traffic stops net several weekend drug arrests
Specialized law enforcement teams made several drug arrests over the weekend, filing charges for marijuana, MDMA and other illegal substances. The Goldsboro/Wayne Regional Enforcement and Crime Targeting (REACT) Team arrested two people for marijuana and MDMA possession Saturday in two...Published: Sep 18, 2017 3:57 PM Full Story
Carver Elementary loses air conditioning, student sent to ER after becoming overheated
A student was sent to the emergency room after becoming overheated at Carver Elementary School Thursday. School officials say the building lost air conditioning when two air compressors malfunctioned. Brittany Edwards, a parent at Carver, said her son Hayden, a...Published: Sep 18, 2017 3:10 PM Full Story
Police: Failed attempt at ATM theft lands two in jail
A man allegedly used an ax to break into the Eureka Food Mart early Friday morning and then tried to steal an ATM by tying a tow strap around it and driving away. His attempt was unsuccessful, but the Wayne...Published: Sep 18, 2017 1:57 PM Full Story
Police: Man chases suspects who shot at him but loses sight of them
A man's car was hit by gunfire when he went to take a friend some food Sunday night, but he was uninjured by the gunfire. The man told police he went to his friend's house at 502 N. Claiborne St....Published: Sep 18, 2017 1:15 PM Full Story
Shots fired, no injuries
Four people escaped injury when someone shot into a home they were all inside of at 906 N. Carolina St. early Sunday morning. Goldsboro police say ShotSpotter, the city's automatic gunshot detection system, alerted to nine rounds being fired in...Published: Sep 18, 2017 1:09 PM Full Story
No "Tone" here: Victim tells police her home being shot into most likely has something to do with someone else
DUDLEY -- Three children -- two of them toddlers -- and their mother were not injured when someone shot at their home on Running Deer Circle almost a dozen times late Sunday night. The 32-year-old woman called law enforcement at...Published: Sep 18, 2017 1:07 PM Full Story
Elderly man is robbed of $2 and his wallet
A 79-year-old man was robbed of $2, along with his wallet, birth certificate and driver's license Sunday, according to a police report. The man told police Sunday two women robbed him while he was sitting on his porch in the...Published: Sep 18, 2017 11:34 AM Full Story
Pirate man
When Robert Patterson puts on his pirate garb for a re-enactment, history comes alive for him. And sometimes, the dead seem to come alive, too. That happened when he was doing a re-enactment one year in Beaufort, sitting at his...Published: Sep 18, 2017 11:22 AM Full Story
Improving length, quality of life for sickle cell patients
Marsha Newsome Poston's passion and life's work for the past 24 years has been working with patients and families of those affected by sickle cell disease. Many may be unaware, though, that the program manager's office of Community Health...Published: Sep 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Walking to raise breast cancer awareness
The annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk and fundraiser is coming up next month in Raleigh, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. "As an organization, this year is our 25th walk but we have been doing this for...Published: Sep 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Kidsfest promotes fire safety, family fun
Families are invited to come out to the 20th annual Kidsfest Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Berkeley Mall. The free event, designed to educate children and their families about health and safety in a fun,...Published: Sep 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Freeze placed on FEMA funds
Concerns expressed earlier this month by Wayne County commissioners that recent disasters will drain money away from North Carolina have proven prophetic. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Thursday froze funding until further notice for Public Assistance projects and the...Published: Sep 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
County eyes merging Goldsboro, Fremont, Eureka sewers
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday will consider approval of an engineering agreement with Freese and Nichols Inc. for the Wayne County Sewer Merger/Regional Feasibility Study. Commissioners agreed to the contract in July pending negotiations on the cost. The N.C. Department...Published: Sep 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
GPAC call-in scheduled for this Tuesday at city hall
The final Goldsboro Partners Against Crime call-in session of 2017 will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Capt. Theresa Chiero, GPAC coordinator, said 17 offenders will be notified during this session. The GPAC call-in is a...Published: Sep 18, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story