Monday, February 9, 2004
Messy Street
News-Argus/Kaye Nesbit Cars, some unlicensed, are parked in front of a garage on Slocumb Street. Several are in the right-of-way. For more information see Trash lines Slocumb Street....Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:10 PM Full Story
Rhodes drops appeal
Former Goldsboro Councilman J.B. Rhodes has dropped an appeal of his election defeat to Jimmy Bryan. The decision ends a three-month process that involved recounts and overturned results. It also clears the way for Bryan, who was sworn in...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Trash lines Slocumb Street
Goldsboro's elected officials say they are getting fed up with the dismal appearance of the city and want something done about littered streets. High on their list of priorities is Slocumb Street. "It's deplorable out there," said Mayor Al...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Centenarian educator dies
James H. Carney Sr., who died at the age of 101 on Thursday at his home in Goldsboro, had dedicated his life to education, and in 1972, he became the first black person elected to the Wayne County Board of...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
West wins award
RALEIGH -- A Wayne County family that has farmed acres of cropland since before the Civil War has received a state award. The family of Jerry West accepted the 2003 Tobacco Farm Family of the Year award Friday at...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:02 PM Full Story
Filing periods and primaries delayed by state
The State Board of Elections decided this morning to postpone North Carolina's primary election until July 20, because federal judges haven't finished reviewing proposed new districts for General Assembly seats. The filing period for state and local offices, which...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
The one-liners
Dr. William Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina, loves a one-liner. And when he interviewed Carl Kasell at Walnut Creek Country Club for his "North Carolina People" public television series, Kasell accommodated him in grand fashion. Kasell,...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
Public records
Tip leads to car break-in arrest A 41-year-old man from Greenville was arrested Sunday by Goldsboro police after a citizen reported a vehicle break-in at a restaurant parking lot on North Spence Avenue. Darrell Delon Cooke was charged with breaking...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Debbie Phillips has been appointed director of health services at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her duties include the management of units on second floor east and west in addition to the sixth and seventh floors. Mrs. Phillips has been an employee...Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story
Correction
An article in the Sunday Briefly column on the Potter's Wheel Ministries fire gave the incorrect phone number for Mark Thomas. The correct number is 736-2438....Published: Feb 9, 2004 2:01 PM Full Story