Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Don't forget to hug your child: Nonprofit seeks to eliminate community violence
Eighty-eight parents have signed a pledge to hug their children and tell them they love them daily in an effort to decrease the epidemic of anti-social behaviors in their communities.The pledge, known as the Hug and Love Key, was...Published: Jul 18, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Council approves purchase of golf carts
The Goldsboro City Council approved the purchase of 50 golf carts for the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course Monday despite one councilman suggesting that it may be time to look at shutting the course down.In June, Goldsboro Parks and Recreation...Published: Jul 18, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Bodies displaced at Elmwood remain unidentified
When Hurricane Matthew pounded eastern North Carolina with heavy rain nearly two years ago, the storm displaced both the living and the dead.The heavy flooding caused by the storm disturbed 36 gravesites in the city owned Elmwood Cemetery, a...Published: Jul 18, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Voters to decide on sales tax increase
Wayne County voters will decide in November whether to support an increase in sales taxes to support local education needs.The Nov. 6 general election ballot will include a referendum to increase the local option sales tax by one-quarter cent,...Published: Jul 18, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wayne County landfill days, hours to change
The Wayne County landfill at Dudley will begin operating on a new schedule effective Tuesday, Sept. 4.The change could be followed sometime later by new schedules for the county's 13 convenience sites, although that has yet to be determined.Currently,...Published: Jul 18, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Stones and Bones
Jonathan Fain presented a "Stones and Bones" program for children Thursday at Steele Memorial Library. Fain, who has been interested in fossils since he was 8, showed the children a variety of fossils and stones from his collection, all...Published: Jul 18, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story