Friday, March 2, 2018
Supreme Court denies appeal for convicted murderer
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled against convicted murderer Eric Glenn Lane's appeal to allow for DNA testing of evidence in the 2002 slaying of 5-year-old Precious Ebony Whitfield. Lane was convicted in 2005 of the kidnap, rape and...Published: Mar 2, 2018 3:48 PM Full Story
One person taken to hospital after wreck on U.S. 70
A wreck this morning on U.S. 70 involving farm equipment resulted in one person being taken to the hospital. Goldsboro police responded to a vehicle crash that happened shortly before 10 a.m., at the exit ramp of U.S. 70 and...Published: Mar 2, 2018 12:55 PM Full Story
Spring Creek High School to host annual Miss Spring Creek Pageant Saturday
Spring Creek High School will host the annual Miss Spring Creek Pageant Saturday with five contestants vying for the title. The pageant will begin at 6 p.m. in the Spring Creek Middle School auditorium. This years contestants are as follows:...Published: Mar 2, 2018 11:18 AM Full Story
League of Women Voters to host information session about gerrymandering
The League of Women Voters of Wayne County will hold a program Saturday to provide Wayne County residents with updated information on gerrymandering It also will examine the challenges that it poses to good government in the state, and how...Published: Mar 2, 2018 11:00 AM Full Story
Wind advisory in effect until 10 p.m.
A wind advisory is in effect today from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. as a strong noreaster off the Atlantic coast will generate the strong winds across central North Carolina. The northwest winds will be 20 to 30 mph with...Published: Mar 2, 2018 10:54 AM Full Story
Sheriff puts more officers at schools
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has stepped up the number of school resource officers at Wayne County Public Schools, according to a Wayne County press release. Effective immediately, the sheriff's office is using part-time, reserve and other full-time deputies...Published: Mar 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Opening the Maxwell Center
"You can count how many seeds are in an apple, but you can't count how many apples are in a seed." That old saying is very appropriate when it comes to predicting the potential of the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and...Published: Mar 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Center impresses ag expo visitors
It is not uncommon to see tractors and feed bins in Wayne County. It is not common to see them inside buildings, but they were on Thursday. Tractors, grain bins, a beehive and landscaping were among the many exhibits...Published: Mar 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story