Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Dudley man charged with assaulting a handicapped person
A Dudley man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a handicapped man. Carlos Lee Williams, 46, of 100 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault on a handicapped person and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious...Published: Apr 4, 2018 2:34 PM Full Story
Princeton police investigate shooting death of S.C. man
PRINCETON -- Princeton police are investigating the shooting death of a South Carolina man who was wearing body armor during a visit in the Johnston County town Monday. Michael Lorenzo Joyner, 34, of Columbia, South Carolina, was shot in...Published: Apr 4, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
A cry for justice
Tyrone Beamon Jr., 27, and his girlfriend Shondrea Millhouse, 21, were found bound, beaten and strangled to death inside his Mount Olive home in November 2013. Their bodies were left for several days in a bathtub inside the home....Published: Apr 4, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Procession, funeral planned for returning colonel
Air Force Col. Edgar Felton Davis, at long last, is coming home. Davis' remains, recovered nearly 50 years after he was shot down in the skies over Laos during the Vietnam War, will return to Goldsboro Thursday. Davis' remains...Published: Apr 4, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Fill the Theatre is a success with every seat filled with donations
Wayne County residents pitched in last week and filled all 500 seats at the Paramount Theatre with food, personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies. It was United Way of Wayne County's first ever Fill The Theatre campaign, and was held...Published: Apr 4, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Chosen for a 'space' adventure
A Southern Wayne High School junior had her own "lost in space" adventure recently when she was chosen to attend the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy in Huntsville, Alabama. The scholarship program was developed in partnership with the U.S. Space...Published: Apr 4, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wayne County 4-H Robotics team earns $2,000 grant
A 4-H Robotics team in Wayne County, FRC Team 3737, has received a $2,000 Grant from the Duke Energy Foundation/FIRST North Carolina Fund. Founded by inventor Dean Kamen, who introduced the IBOT Mobility System and the Segway Human Transporter,...Published: Apr 4, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Six Wayne County students named service scholars
Six Arendell Parrott Academy students from Wayne County were recently named service scholars. The Kinston private school recently inducted 191 students into its SERV Society, which stands for Students Effectively Realizing their Value. Goldsboro area students included seniors Catherine Denton...Published: Apr 4, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story