Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Historic District chairman to resign
Goldsboro Historic District Commission chairman Zach Lilly will step down from his post today, he announced before the city council Tuesday evening.Lilly, the subject of an investigation following concerns of his conduct on the board, made the announcement after city...Published: Sep 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Reward in Andy Evans homicide at $30,000
The reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the former Fremont mayor's June 16 killing is now at $30,000.State government is now offering a $5,000 reward, which adds to the $25,000 reward already on the table following...Published: Sep 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Goldsboro Family YMCA suspends afterschool program
The afterschool program at the Goldsboro Family YMCA is on hold, at least for the current school year, officials said.Kriquette Davis, YMCA vice president of operations, said Tuesday that staff is "re-imagining" what the program needs to look like moving...Published: Sep 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Parents fight school transfer ruling
Zoey Rye's stomach is in knots.Ever since the end of the 2016-17 school year, Rye has been anxiously waiting in limbo as her mother, Carlie Heilmann, navigated the transfer appeal process under the recent transfer moratorium.The moratorium, which Wayne County...Published: Sep 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Duke Energy renews Camp Kilowatt funding
Wayne Community College's Camp Kilowatt was able to expand again this summer with the support of a $28,064 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation.This was the 10th year of the day camp and the ninth that it was supported by...Published: Sep 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Arts Council offers new Arts Academy classes
The Arts Council of Wayne County is starting something new in Goldsboro -- the Arts Academy.It will be a program of 19 classes for both adults and children. There will be such topics are drawing, acrylics, watercolor, sewing, pottery and...Published: Sep 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Painting angels
Guy Simmons dips the end of his paintbrush into a gallon of rusty brown colored paint before contouring the cheekbones of a portrait of a woman, who he called Miss Ella May, on the side of the D&C Mini Mart...Published: Sep 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story