Thursday, November 9, 2017
Meat truck overturns, driver injured
Update ---- The North Carolina State Highway Patrol identifies the driver of the truck that overturned on U.S. Highway 70 Bypass, and lists the charges against him. A 2014 Freightliner Tractor Trailer, registered to C.R. England Inc., ran off of...Published: Nov 9, 2017 4:39 PM Full Story
Operation Eagle Eye: Federal agents, local law enforcement conduct probation sweep
From a command center set up inside the Wayne County Sheriff's Office annex, deputies with the U.S. Marshals Service directed an operation this week aimed at taking potentially armed, dangerous and habitual offenders off the streets. A combined force of...Published: Nov 9, 2017 3:02 PM Full Story
Program to offer access to Wi-Fi
sherring@newsargus.com Seven Springs area residents could be able to sign up for WiFi broadband internet service as early as February as part of a pilot program that could eventually spread high-speed internet countywide. The Seven Springs areas is among several...Published: Nov 9, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Local, state offices to close
Local, state and federal offices will closed Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of the Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 11. Post offices and banks will be closed Saturday, Nov. 11. All branches of the Wayne County Public Library will...Published: Nov 9, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
St. Mark's Church of Christ to host Armed Forces Appreciation Service
St. Mark's Church of Christ will hold its annual Armed Forces Appreciate Service Nov. 12 at 11 a.m., inviting military personnel both retired and active duty to come and be recognized. Eddie Edwards, with St. Marks, said that the...Published: Nov 9, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Not to be forgotten: Operation Santa Claus
The Mental Health Association in Wayne County is gearing up for another holiday season -- hoping to buy gifts for the forgotten in the community. "We serve individuals who have mental illness, disabilities or the elderly that live in...Published: Nov 9, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Competition for the crown
Competition for two local crowns could be intense Saturday night, with only four contestants each vying for the honor of being 2018 Miss Goldsboro and Miss Goldsboro Outstanding Teen. The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. at the Paramount...Published: Nov 9, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority says vets ride for free this week
The Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority is providing no-cost bus rides this week to veterans and active-duty military personnel. Free rides are available through Veterans Day -- Nov. 11 -- with the effort recognizing the service and sacrifice of past and...Published: Nov 9, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story