Monday, January 31, 2005
Demolition clears way for new shopping center
Demolition has begun on the apartment buildings now occupying the future site of the Berkeley Commons Shopping Center. The new shopping center will be built on the west side of North Berkeley Boulevard between Parkway Drive and Hill Drive Circle,...Published: Jan 31, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Black history on display
A roomful of paintings, pictures, and other artifacts depicting black history are on display at the Wayne County Museum throughout February. Sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee, the display on the second floor of the museum combines local...Published: Jan 31, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
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Man robbed A Goldsboro man was robbed Sunday of $280 in the 200 block of West Ash Street, according to a Goldsboro police report. Charles Lee Johnson, 30, said a man approached him at about 11:30 a.m., displayed a handgun...Published: Jan 31, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Opinion: Level the field
"If you have to pay them to come, you don't want them." Craig Kennedy said something like that many years ago. He was economic development director during one of Wayne County's early successful periods of industrial expansion. But things have...Published: Jan 31, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Lee Borden to receive DCA
Lee Borden will receive the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award this year. The award will be given during the Tuscarora Council DCA Banquet on April 18 at the Goldsboro Country Club. Tickets are available for donations of $200 and up....Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:11 AM Full Story
Wayne County Reads events to begin
Wayne County Reads begins this week, and organizers have planned several events to lure readers in. This year's selection for the countywide reading project is "Big Fish," and the schedule includes events tied to the book, to its movie adaptation...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:11 AM Full Story
Arts Council to stress fund-raising
A new year will mean a new look at fund-raising for the Arts Council of Wayne County. The Arts Council's board of directors met Thursday afternoon at the art center and discussed the importance of energizing its membership drive. The...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:10 AM Full Story
Jo Ann Summerlin announces for Clerk of Court
An experienced paralegal has announced her intention to run for Wayne County Clerk of Court in 2006. Jo Ann Summerlin, a Democrat, said she believes her 38 years as legal secretary to the late Sen. Thomas Strickland and as a...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:10 AM Full Story
Wayne has new agriculture agent
Kevin Johnson has joined the Wayne County Cooperative Extension Center as an agricultural extension agent. He will be responsible for educational programs in tobacco, field crops and pesticide application. Johnson spent the past seven years as a regional agronomist for...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Agribusiness conference begins
MOUNT OLIVE - Mount Olive College will kick-off a four-day Agribusiness Professional Development Conference today directed to young farmers and cooperative extension agents. The conference, sponsored by Altria-Shared Solutions, will cover the economics of farming, environmental aspects of farming and...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Wayne man dies in accident
A Wayne County man was killed in a traffic accident Friday morning in South Carolina. Leslie Herring, 29, of 624 Sheridan Forest Road, was killed when the truck he was driving for the Pate-Dawson Co. of Goldsboro was involved in...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
More on WCC list
Thirty more students have been added to the previously-published fall 2004 President's List for Wayne Community College. To be named to the president's list, students must be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours and earn a quality point average...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
Students learn about Japan
Doris Ginn's fourth graders at Eastern Wayne Elementary School are being treated to an excursion to another world and another culture. Without leaving their classroom. Colorful kimonos in vivid reds, blacks and blues line the back wall. Posters with landscape...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
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Passport deadline extended The deadline to get passports from the Wayne County Clerk of Courts Office has been extended from Monday to March 31. Clerk of Court Marshall Minchew said Friday that the deadline was being extended so that the...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
East Carolina students recognized
The following students from Wayne County graduated from East Carolina University in December: Elson Amurao, bachelor of science, broadcasting; Saundra Beamon, master of fine arts, art; Felicia Best, bachelor of science, elementary education; Heather Bliss, bachelor of science, nursing. Kristin...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
Duplin Expo planned
WALLACE -- The Duplin First Council is sponsoring the Duplin County Expo Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, at the New Duplin Warehouse on Railroad Street in Wallace. The show hours are Friday from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m....Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
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Break-ins cleared with man's arrest A 19-year-old Goldsboro man has been arrested by Goldsboro police and charged with numerous felony crimes in connection with vehicle break-ins, burglaries and thefts. Michael Christopher Fields of Third Street was arrested Monday by police...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
Mount Olive Court
These cases have been heard in Mount Olive District Court: *Rogelio Alberto Mireles, 32, Pear Tree Road, Mount Olive, no operator's license, 60 days suspended, 12 months unsupervised probation, $50 fine and costs. *Kendrick Ward, 34, Pacific Drive, Dudley,...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
District Court
These cases have been heard in Wayne County District Court: *Nancy Lou Barnes, 41, Mount Carmel Church Road, Pikeville, harassing phone call and threatening phone call, not guilty. *Danny Fritz, 46, Racegate Run, Pikeville, communicating threats, not guilty. *Billy D....Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:04 AM Full Story
Deputy suspended
A Wayne County sheriff's deputy has been suspended for two weeks after a case of mistaken identity involving a Dudley woman. When Lee Davis returns to work, he will be assigned to the courtroom as a bailiff, Sheriff's Department officials...Published: Jan 30, 2005 2:03 AM Full Story
Friday, January 28, 2005
Winter weather likely, but little snow
It's that time of year so don't be surprised to hear that snow is in the forecast for Wayne County this weekend. The National Weather Service in Raleigh issued winter weather advisories beginning Saturday afternoon for most of central North...Published: Jan 28, 2005 2:05 PM Full Story
City zoning proposal would ban search light at William Street club
The search light that sweeps across the skies over Wayne County each night, beckoning people to a William Street nightclub, may soon be outlawed by the Goldsboro City Council. Once the sun goes down, the William Street light begins cutting...Published: Jan 28, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
Mount Olive man wins highest Scout award
CLAYTON -- Craig Hansen of Mount Olive received one of four Silver Beaver Awards presented by the Tuscarora Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Hanson and the other recipients, Janet Medlin of Princeton, Dr. Lewis Fetterman Jr., of Clinton...Published: Jan 28, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Professor says cheap drugs are dangerous
Buying cheap prescription drugs from other countries may end up being costly, says the dean of Campbell University's pharmacy school. Dr. Ronald Maddox, who is also a professor at the school, has been traveling around the state trying to spread...Published: Jan 28, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Defendant used jail account number, homemade checks in unique scam
A man described as a career con artist has been sentenced to at least 29 years in prison for making counterfeit checks on the Johnston County Jail's bank account, using them to buy cars and then passing them to post...Published: Jan 28, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
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House fire A malfunctioning water pump was blamed Thursday for a fire that damaged a utility house, a carport and a house at 1912 N. Berkeley Blvd., a Goldsboro fire official said. Assistant Fire Chief Ray Boyette said the resident,...Published: Jan 28, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Money being raised for Duplin Commons
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County commissioners have approved a study to prepare for a campaign to raise money for the Duplin Commons. Ed Emory and Tom Fife of the Duplin Commons Foundation told commissioners this week that the study, to be...Published: Jan 28, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
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Going back in time The time capsule found unexpectedly by crews demolishing the Community Building will be opened next week. Trustees for the building will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Gray Room at the Herman Park Center to...Published: Jan 28, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Eureka residents split on whether to unincorporate
EUREKA -- Some residents of Eureka say they want to unincorporate the town. A petition is circulating that asks State Rep. Louis Pate to introduce a bill in the General Assembly to dissolve the town charter. It cites disinterest in...Published: Jan 27, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Radford leaving headmaster job at Wayne Country Day
Eddie Radford, the headmaster at Wayne Country Day School, has told its board of trustees that he will leave the job at the end of the school year. Beverly York, chairman of the board, said, "He indicated that business opportunities...Published: Jan 27, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
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Evans back home The chairman of the Wayne County commissioners, J.D. Evans, is home and resting comfortably after a recent heart attack. His wife Shirley responded to a call from the News-Argus and said Evans was released from Wake Medical...Published: Jan 27, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
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Shooting victim's condition upgraded to fair A 43-year-old man who was beaten and shot numerous times early Jan. 11 near Dudley is listed in fair condition at a hospital, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's official. Roderick Underwood was assaulted...Published: Jan 27, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne Elementary creates rain forest
Pat Peoples joined Eastern Wayne Elementary School this year as curriculum facilitator, working with academically gifted students. She has also been state-trained in writing end-of-grade tests, a talent she incorporated into the fifth graders' recently-completed project on the rain forest....Published: Jan 27, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Wayne's new shelter may cost 1.2 million dollars
Wayne County may spend as much as $1.2 million on a new animal shelter, which would be built to last, officials say. The animal control advisory committee asked the county commissioners Tuesday to build a 10,000-square-foot shelter on Clingman Street...Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Yard sale will raise money for Duplin County kennel
KENANSVILLE -- The Duplin Animal Rescue Team is planning a yard sale to raise money to help renovate a kennel that is being used to hold unwanted animals. The kennel is at the home of Michael Quinn's home outside Kenansville....Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Air Force officer has praise for Wayne County schools
Col. Leonard Coleman, commander of the 4th Mission Support Group at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, applauded the Wayne County school system's efforts to accommodate military families during a tour of two schools on Tuesday. "Anytime you talk to a...Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:12 PM Full Story
Second gas leak forces evacuation in Goldsboro
A severed gas line kept city employees out of their downtown offices Tuesday for more than an hour. Construction workers accidentally cut a gas line, just before 1 p.m., while doing foundation work on the new city hall building. City...Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:11 PM Full Story
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Chase ends in multiple charges An alleged drunk driver led Goldsboro police on a 20-minute chase Tuesday night after she allegedly damaged a car in a grocery parking lot. Penny Gayle Jervis, 43, of 4th Street, Smithfield, faces multiple charges,...Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Golden "A"s awarded by health department
Schlotzky's Deli again captured the top award for restaurant sanitation given by the Wayne County Health Department. The award is based on scores given during the year's health inspections. The "Golden A" awards, presented annually to restaurants and foodstands that...Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Barbecue king's widow observes 100th birthday
Irene Griffin celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday, crediting her longevity to "not smoking, not drinking and eating right." Mrs. Griffin, the widow of the late restauranteur Lloyd Griffin, worked part-time for years as a cashier in her husband's well-known...Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
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Future millionaire? Melinda Murphy Sink, a 1976 graduate of Eastern Wayne High School, has been chosen as a contestant for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," a television game show hosted by Meredith Vieira. The segment will air on Thursday...Published: Jan 26, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Chamber awards
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Honored at the annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of Wayne County are, from left: Glenn Rains of the Goldsboro News-Argus, the Rookie Ambassador of the Year; Betsy Rosemann of the Hampton Inn, the Ambassador of...Published: Jan 25, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
Duplin Board rejects proposal from Johnston Ambulance
KENANSVILLE -- The Duplin County Board of Commissioners has rejected a company's proposal to provide paramedic-level emergency care for the county. The commissioners voted Monday to reject the proposal by Johnston Ambulance Service. On two other emergency-service issues facing the...Published: Jan 25, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Three middle schools to get after-school program
An after-school program designed to improve end-of-grade test scores for middle school students has been funded through a grant and is drawing support from several groups. The Wayne County public schools and Wayne County 4-H collaborated in obtaining a 21st...Published: Jan 25, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Edmundson honored at chamber banquet
Jimmie Edmundson was presented the Cornerstone Award, the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce's highest award, on Monday night. Hundreds of people attended the chamber's annual banquet, held at Lane Tree Golf Club, and saw outgoing chairman Tony Worrell pass the...Published: Jan 25, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Wayne social services determined to find homes for 10 special children
Wayne County Social Services will launch a new effort next month to find permanent homes for some hard-luck children. The "Campaign for Kids" is scheduled to begin Feb. 18, DSS Director Judy Pelt told the Board of Social Services on...Published: Jan 25, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Happy Store closed for now but may reopen
The lights are on, but nobody's home at the Happy Store on Berkeley Boulevard. During the day, construction workers huddle inside the convenience store, trying to get warm during a lunch break. The gas pumps are gone, and black gas...Published: Jan 25, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Arrest made in LaGrange shooting death
Murder charges filed in LaGrange killing LAGRANGE -- Authorities arrests a Beaulaville man Monday and charged him with murder in the shooting death of Kenneth Rouse. John Linwood Sutton, 38, was being held in the Lenoir County Jail. Rouse, 49,...Published: Jan 25, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
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Chase leads to arrest A 19-year-old Goldsboro man was arrested today by Goldsboro police after a predawn chase and charged with stealing a 20-year-old car. Michael Christopher Fields of Third Street was apprehended in the 1800 block of Wayne Memorial...Published: Jan 25, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Duplin deputies seize money, stolen property
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin County deputies have seized money, stolen property and arrested several people in connection with an armed robbery, several recent break-ins, a traffic stop and an illegal drug buy. Sanderson's Quick Stop in Warsaw was robbed last week....Published: Jan 25, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Monday, January 24, 2005
Last picture show
News-Argus/Kaye Nesbit The sign this morning tells the story. The United Artist Theaters on Berkeley Boulevard showed movies for the last time Sunday, according to a spokesman for the theater. The four-screen complex was opened in 1983....Published: Jan 24, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
Huffman takes oath as new city manager
Goldsboro's new city manager was sworn into office this morning and welcomed by city staff, residents and local officials. Joe Huffman took the oath administered by District Court Judge Rose Williams. "I'm excited about being here, and I appreciate the...Published: Jan 24, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Group says Wayne residents get off light on taxes
Goldsboro residents pay some of the lowest local taxes and fees of any in North Carolina's largest cities, a new report says. Wayne County also charges its residents less than average, according to "By the Numbers 2005: What Government Costs...Published: Jan 24, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Food addiction will be focus of WATCH health program
Wayne Action Teams for Community Health (WATCH) and its Substance Abuse Task Force will launch a weight-and-exercise management program next week. The program will target food addiction and breaking patterns of unhealthy behavior. The first meeting will be held on...Published: Jan 24, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Chamber leadership class tours schools
The Leadership Wayne County class held its annual "Education Day" Friday. In the morning, class members divided up to tour Tommy's Road Elementary, North Drive Elementary, Eastern Wayne Elementary, Greenwood Junior High and Dillard Middle School. Many volunteered in classrooms....Published: Jan 24, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
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Armed robbery A 27-year-old man said he was robbed Sunday night by two armed men at Pikeville-Princeton Road and N.C. 581, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office report. Tremayne Prescott Coley of Four Oaks told deputies that he had...Published: Jan 24, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Wayne Community holding free seminar on increasing sales
The Business and Industry Center of Wayne Community College will offer a free seminar next month on successful sales strategies. "Time-Tested Ways To Increase Sales" will be held on Thursday, starting Feb. 17, from 1-4 p.m. in Room 145 of...Published: Jan 24, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
OPINION -- Musical mutilation
Several years ago there was some discussion about changing the National Anthem. If I remember correctly, the respected Walter Cronkite entered the debate, suggesting that The Star-spangled Banner was "unsingable." The late Congressman Walter Jones Sr., who favored sticking with...Published: Jan 24, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Old roads a path to past
The old trails and paths that wind through North Carolina could provide a deeper understanding of the state's heritage and history than some written records. That's what members of the Old Dobbs County Genealogical So-ciety learned Sat-urday, when Tom Manguson...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
Duplin hospital readies 50-year fete
KENANSVILLE -- Duplin General Hospital is at the threshold of a celebration, the kind that a half-century of history makes possible. A committee has been working for nearly a year planning a day-long celebration of the hospital's 50th anniversary to...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
Upcoming dance night envisioned as way of promoting family values
Seeing daddies dance with their little girls is a beautiful sight, says Vanessa Spiron, director of the Family Y's WARM Hearts mentor program. She said last year's Father-Daughter Dance was an amazing event and that she hopes this year's will...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
LaGrange police look for possible witnesses, clues in fatal shooting
LAGRANGE -- "We're still following several leads," LaGrange Police Chief John Sullivan said late Friday about the investigation of last week's fatal shooting of a self-employed businessman. Sullivan said no arrests have been made. The body of the victim, 49-year-old...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
Another crash occurs at accident-prone location
For the third time in five days, the Highway Patrol investigated a traffic collision at U.S. 70 and Beston Road, just east of Walnut Creek. On Friday, it involved one of their own. The administrative assistant in the patrol's Wayne...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
Mount Olive College's Rendall makes presentation
MOUNT OLIVE -- David Rendall, assistant professor of management and organizational development at Mount Olive College, recently presented a session at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Nonprofit Institute. He spoke about the topic of social enterprise, which is a revenue generation...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:04 AM Full Story
James Sprunt gets nurses program grant
KENANSVILLE -- James Sprunt Community College has received a $151,806 grant for its new evening and weekend Associate Degree Nursing Transition program from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of Winston-Salem. The program, which began last fall, is targeted to...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:04 AM Full Story
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Officer dragged after stop A Goldsboro police officer had minor injuries after a traffic stop Friday afternoon. After stopping Marcus Derrell Whitfield around 2 p.m., Police Officer Dave Cloutier asked Whitfield to get out of the car, according to official...Published: Jan 23, 2005 2:03 AM Full Story
Friday, January 21, 2005
Bus shelters expected by the end of February
The bus shelters ordered last month by the Goldsboro Wayne Transportation Authority haven't been delivered, but City Manager Richard Slozak says he expects them to arrive by the end of February. Slozak told the Gateway board on Wednesday that there...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Wayne keeps in touch with Pentagon, Congress
Wayne County leaders maintain ties with the Pentagon and with members of Congress to ensure that they are aware that Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is appreciated in its home community. Local government and civic leaders meet regularly with base...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
LaGrange shooting
LAGRANGE -- The fatal shooting of a LaGrange man remains under investigation today by LaGrange police. The victim, Kenneth Rouse, 49, was found dead Wednesday night in his backyard at 201 Ed Herring Road. Neighbors heard gunshots at about 7...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Local teacher wins national award
Cathie Hooks, a fifth-grade teacher at Tommy's Road Elementary School, has won a technology leadership award from the AOL@SCHOOL National Education Association Foundation. Mrs. Hooks is the first recipient of the national award that recognizes teachers who have demonstrated a...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
Pikeville seeks 500,000 dollar loan for sewage plant
PIKEVILLE „ The town board decided Thursday to apply for a $500,000 low-interest loan to help build the town's new sewage treatment plant. The new plant will cost a total of $4.1 million. A $3 million grant was approved for...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:08 PM Full Story
Watson joins Mount Olive College business faculty
MOUNT OLIVE -- Kerr F. Watson has joined Mount Olive College as chairman of management and human resources. Watson, a Winston Salem native, earned his bachelor of science degree in chemistry and mathematics from Greensboro College, his masters degree in...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story
Police urge businesses to check video cameras
The Goldsboro Police Department is urging businesses to examine their surveillance cameras to make sure that they are in good working order. Cpl. Teresa Cox, a police crime prevention officer, says a clear videotape of a possible crime from a...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story
GOP precinct meetings planned
The Wayne County Republican Party will hold its first 10 annual precinct organizational meetings beginning on Feb. 1. The following meetings will be held at Republican headquarters, 147 S. Center St. *Feb. 1, Precinct 23, Goldsboro Wesleyan, 6:30 p.m. *Feb....Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
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REFORMERS UNANIMOUS The Reformers Unanimous Addictions Program will meet tonight, and every Friday, from 7-9 p.m. at Spring Creek Baptist Church at 3177 Indian Springs Road. Information: 252-569-1138. FISH STEW FAISON -- A free fish stew will be served today,...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
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Ordinance review An informational meeting to review the proposed Unified Development Ordinance is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 27, at 10 a. m. in the City Council Chambers, upstairs in City Hall. The ordinance will replace existing regulations pertaining to subdivision,...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Alpha Phi Alpha banquet Saturday
Rep. Larry Bell will be the guest speaker at the 40th anniversary banquet of Theta Omicron Lambda Chamber of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. on Saturday at Lane Tree Country Club. During the event, the chapter will honor and recognize...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
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Store robbed Two armed men robbed a store Thursday night of an undetermined amount of money and fled, according to a Goldsboro police report. The men, one armed with a rifle and the other with a handgun, entered the Dykes...Published: Jan 21, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Correction
The name of Dr. Hector Pedraza, a partner in Golds-boro Orthopaedic Associates, was inadvertently left off a caption on a picture of the groundbreaking for the firm's new building. The picture was published on Sunday, Jan. 16. The News-Argus regrets...Published: Jan 21, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 20, 2005
More snow on the way overnight
Wayne County's snow lovers had the best of both worlds Wednesday. They got to see a dusting of the white stuff covering cars and grassy areas without the nasty road conditions that plagued Raleigh and other areas north and west...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:18 PM Full Story
Heat restored at Wayne schools; officials await next wintry blast
Heat has been restored in all the county schools, but now students may be given Friday off if tonight's snow forecast comes true. Eastern Wayne Elementary, Norwayne Middle and Northeast Elementary schools were without heat on Tuesday because of electrical...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
Council ponders raise for employees
Three members of the Goldsboro City Council said this week that they aren't ready to give city employees a cost of living raise, but they agreed to consider the matter again in February. City Manager Richard Slozak recommended giving employees...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
Counterfeit operation discovered
MOUNT OLIVE -- Police say they have broken up a counterfeiting ring and that a suspect involved in it may have had a hand in robbing a Mexican restaurant earlier this month. Mount Olive Police Lt. Tommy Brown said he...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:16 PM Full Story
City in good financial shape, manager says
Goldsboro City Manager Richard Slozak gave the City Council a parting piece of good news before his retirement on Friday: The city is in great financial shape. The six-month financial analysis, presented Tuesday by Slozak and Finance Director Richard Durham,...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:16 PM Full Story
County reserves increased in 2004
Wayne County has reversed a trend of spending its savings, commissioners learned this week. For a second straight year, the county was able to increase its unreserved fund balance for the general fund. That term refers to the county's savings...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:15 PM Full Story
Sensory garden created at Edgewood School in memory of autistic student
The memory of an autistic child lives on at Edgewood School in a garden that was created to give other children a chance to enjoy the sensory experiences that he loved so much. Chad Comer was a 6-year-old student at...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:14 PM Full Story
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Arrest made after holdup A man with a gun robbed a fast-food restaurant on Berkely Boulevard on Wednesday night of an undetermined amount of money. Police arrested a suspect 25 minutes later. An assistant manager at the Sonic Drive-In at...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Republican precinct meetings to be held in February
The Wayne County Republican Party has scheduled several of its annual precinct meetings. These meetings are now set: *Precinct No. 23 (Goldsboro Wesleyan), 6:30 p.m., Feb. 1 *Precinct No. 20 (First African Baptist), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 1 *Precinct No. 2...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:11 PM Full Story
Fremont Town Board decides to participate in block grant program
FREMONT -- The Fremont town board has agreed to participate in a second scattered-site Community Development Block Grant program. The board made the decision during Tuesday night's monthly meeting at Town Hall. The program will be administered by Wayne County....Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story
Democratic chairman to speak at MOC business breakfast
MOUNT OLIVE -- Barbara Allen, chairman of the state Democratic Party, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Jan. 27 at Mount Olive College's Business Breakfast Briefing. The breakfast buffet will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Hennessee Room of the...Published: Jan 20, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Breaking ground
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Mayor Al King leads the Goldsboro City Council and other dignitaries in breaking ground for the new City Hall annex at the corner of Center and Mulberry streets on Tuesday. From left are Grimsley Hobbs of Partin...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:19 PM Full Story
Winter weather advisory issued
Wayne is among counties that were placed under a winter weather advisory this afternoon when snow began falling in neighboring counties. According to the National Weather Service in Raleigh, a band of heavy snow was moving east across the...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:18 PM Full Story
Three schools without heat Tuesday
Power outages Tuesday and today caused three county schools to be without heat, with students at one school dismissed early today. In all three schools -- Northeast, Eastern Wayne Elementary and Norwayne Middle -- instruction continued Tuesday, and students were...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:18 PM Full Story
Petition seeks removal of Superior Court judge
PIKEVILLE -- A group of people angry over the way Judge Jerry Braswell handled the appointment of magistrates is trying to raise a petition to get him removed from office. About 30 people gathered Tuesday night at the Masonic Lodge...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
4th Fighter Wing jets part of inaugural ceremonies
Four jets from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will perform a fly-by today at the presidential inauguration events. President Bush will take the oath of office Thursday but the fly-by will be held today because the airspace will be restricted...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:17 PM Full Story
Benefits accrue to Wayne Community College attendees, study finds
*A person who attends Wayne Community College will earn an average of $3,129 a year for every year of full-time study. *For every dollar that a student invests in attending WCC, he will get back $4.45 in higher future earnings...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:16 PM Full Story
Little River's Mike Aycock named 'Fireman of Year'
As veteran firefighter Mike Aycock listened to the speaker at Tuesday night's annual Wayne County Firemen's banquet, he began to get a little suspicious. The speaker was describing the firefighter who had been chosen as Fireman of the Year and...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:16 PM Full Story
City approves money to renovate Paramount Theatre exterior
The Goldsboro City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to spend $64,800 to repair the exterior of the Paramount Theater. Goldsboro assumed ownership of the theater in 1993, after extensive interior renovations. The outside walls of the Center Street theater consist of...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:15 PM Full Story
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Motel fire deemed suspicious A suspicious, predawn fire caused about $21,000 in damages today to a room at the Knights Inn, the former Ramada Inn, at 802 W. Grantham St., a Goldsboro fire official said. Assistant Fire Chief Ray Boyette...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:14 PM Full Story
Officials break ground for City Hall addition
Bundled against the cold, a small group of officials and Goldsboro residents broke ground Tuesday for the new addition to City Hall. Mayor Al King led the ceremony, tossing a shovelful of earth with a gold-plated shovel as members of...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:13 PM Full Story
Slozak bid formal farewell to City Council
Goldsboro City Manager Richard Slozak bid a formal farewell to the City Council and city staff Tuesday during his last council meeting as city manager. Slozak retired from the city in December but has been working this month on an...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:11 PM Full Story
Consultant firm sought to develop countywide land-use plan
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday to seek an outside firm to help develop a countywide land-use plan. The board voted unanimously to ask consulting firms to submit their qualifications for working on the project. The commissioners will...Published: Jan 19, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Community Building demolished
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Workmen from A-K Grading and Demolition Co. of LaGrange look over the rubble this morning after tearing down the Wayne County Memorial Community Building at the corner of William and Walnut streets. The building was completed in...Published: Jan 18, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Time capsule uncovered during demolition of Community Building
Demolition crews uncovered a time capsule Monday in a corner of the old Community Building. It was a surprise. Neil Bartlett, director of the city's recreation and parks department, said that the existence of the time capsule was unknown to...Published: Jan 18, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Council may soon be ready to present new zoning ordinance to public
After years of discussion, the Goldsboro City Council will soon be ready to hear comments from the public about the proposed zoning ordinance. The ordinance has hovered at the completion stage several times over the past two years, but has...Published: Jan 18, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Snow?
Oh yes, they are talking about it, and a few of the more daring weather forecasters are actually predicting it. Snow. That white stuff. The stuff we last saw the Sunday after Christmas. We could see it again. This weekend....Published: Jan 18, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
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6 people hurt in county collisions Six people were injured and damage was estimated at $38,600 in six recent traffic collisions in Wayne County, the Highway Patrol reported. *Two passengers were injured and damage was estimated at $7,500 in a...Published: Jan 18, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
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4th Wing gets honor Fliers from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will provide a flyover during President George W. Bush's inauguration ceremony Thursday. A base spokesman said a team from the Rocketeers, the 336th Fighter...Published: Jan 18, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
School lunch menus
Following are menus for Wayne County Public Schools for the week of Jan. 24-28: Monday -- Breakfast: Apple turnover. Lunch: Baked chick fillet on a bun, burrito with salsa, golden corn, pinto beans, chilled applesauce and milk. Tuesday -- Manager's...Published: Jan 18, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Monday, January 17, 2005
Wreck on U.S. 70
A wreck on U.S. 70 this morning killed a 6-year-old girl and injured her monther. For more information see 6-year-old girl is killed in car crash....Published: Jan 17, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
6-year-old girl is killed in car crash
A 6-year-old girl was killed before dawn today when her mother's car was struck by an oil tanker truck at U.S. 70 and Beston Road, just east of Walnut Creek. The girl, identified as Nikita Pearson of 3061 New Hope...Published: Jan 17, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
300 attend annual King breakfast
More than 300 people turned out this morning for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration breakfast. The event was held at the H.V. Brown Hall in the Goldsboro-Dillard Alumni Center. Goldsboro Mayor Al King welcomed the crowd. "I hope...Published: Jan 17, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Hearing on bond money scheduled for Tuesday
Goldsboro citizens can voice their opinions Tuesday about extending the period in which the city must issue its sewer bonds. The city received permission for an extension in November from the Local Government Commission. The commission oversees debt issues for...Published: Jan 17, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Samaritan's Feet founder says simple donation can change a life
Emmanuel Ohonme, founder and president of Samaritan's Feet International, summed up his organization's mission as giving "a sole for a soul." Ohonme has made it his mission to reach 10 million impoverished people over the next 10 years and "through...Published: Jan 17, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Land-use plan on Tuesday agenda
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to work toward a comprehensive, countywide land-use plan. The county Planning Board voted unanimously last week to urge the commissioners to begin work on the land-use plan. The next step...Published: Jan 17, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
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Check scheme Four unidentified men were arrested Saturday by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and charged with 13 felony counts each of forgery and uttering. The Hispanic men, who said they lived in Raleigh, were placed in the Wayne County...Published: Jan 17, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Undercover probe prompted wildlife charges
Wayne County's wildlife officer said an undercover wildlife officer bought 192 pounds of deer meat from Joe Cunningham of Dogwood Trail. Cunningham was charged Friday with six game law violations. Wildlife officers seized 138 pounds of deer meat they found...Published: Jan 17, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
OPINION -- He's back!
Michael Newdow is the atheist who tried to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. He's back! Last week he filed suit to stop a Christian minister from offering a prayer at the presidential inauguration. Prayers have...Published: Jan 17, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Review: D'Ambrosio's passion proves enthralling
Before singer Franc D'Ambrosio could finish the song "Music of the Night," an audience of about 300 people was cheering. D'Ambrosio had already performed one of the best shows brought to Goldsboro in the past 19 years. Most famous for...Published: Jan 17, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Scientist to speak on global climate
MOUNT OLIVE -- "Global Climate Change: Implications for Human Ecosystems and Society" will be the topic for the 2005 Lorelle F. Martin Science Lecture to be held at Mount Olive College on February 10. The event is scheduled for 7:30...Published: Jan 17, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 16, 2005
Herman Park gets new playground equipment
By the end of February, the city will have completed its efforts to refurbish or replace the Herman Park playground equipment. A gust of wind whips the yellow and black police tape that surrounds the playground, but no crime has...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Crime rate down in Goldsboro
Goldsboro police are taking a bite out of crime. Chief Tim Bell says the rate of major crimes was down by 2 percent in 2004 from 2003. But what makes Bell proud is that the drop was the fifth in...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:09 AM Full Story
Martin Luther King celebrations set
Goldsboro will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday today with a special play, and on Monday with an annual breakfast. The holiday celebration will start with the Kuumba Ensemble's "The Rumble in My Voice Production" at the Paramount Theater...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
Miss Eastern Wayne Pageant Friday
The Paramount Theater will be the setting Friday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. as 10 women compete for the title of "Miss Eastern Wayne High School 2005." The theme of the 12th annual scholarship pageant is "Carolina Girls." Sponsored...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
Purnell MOC directior at New Bern
MOUNT OLIVE -- Vaughn P. Purnell has been appointed director of the Mount Olive College location at New Bern. He is replacing Joe Klotz who was director for more than six years. Klotz will continue to teach psychology at New...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
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State arts council The North Carolina Arts Council will crisscross the state in February to seek public input for its long-range strategic plan. Wednesday, Feb. 9, will find Arts Council board and staff members in Kinston in the Jenkins Room...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
Four arrested on check charges
MOUNT OLIVE -- Four Hispanic men were placed in the Wayne County Jail without bond Saturday under charges of forging and passing checks from Carolina Turkeys. They were booked under the name John Doe Saturday night as investigators tried to...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
Volunteer Wayne
Volunteer Wayne offers opportunities to serve Wayne County for all ages. This service is provided by Volunteer Wayne and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at Wayne Community College. For more information, people can contact Joy Pearce at 735-5151...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
Superior Court
Wayne County Superior Court These cases have been heard in Wayne County Superior Court: *Angelo Applewhite, 43, Red Hill Road, Fremont, first-degree rape, 288 to 355 months. *Patrick Ernest Borders, 43, Nahunta Road, Pikeville, possession of cocaine, 10 to 12...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
Silver gets honorary degree
Dr. George Silver of Goldsboro was awarded an honorary doctorate by North Greenville College in Tigerville, S.C. The presentation was made during December commencement exercises at the college. Silver was president of North Greenville College from 1975 until 1980. According...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
Mount Olive District Court
These cases have been heard in Mount Olive District Court: *Anthony Earl Rivers, 16, South Center Street, Mount Olive, injury to personal property, 45 days. *Kenneth Ray Devone, 22, Clinton, expired registration, 30 days suspended, 12 months supervised probation,...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
Hunter's safety class Friday
FREMONT -- The Fremont Fire Department and the B and W Hunting Club are sponsoring a hunter's safety course for those age 10 and older. The class will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and from...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
District Court
Wayne County District Court These cases have been heard in Wayne County District Court: *David Ray Cannon Sr., Harrison Drive, second-degree trespass, not guilty. *Leila Livingston, Bolling Drive, communicating threats, not guilty. *Lon Devargo Nowell, 30, Koonce Street, larceny, 90...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:04 AM Full Story
Business Plan seminar
The Business and Industry Center of Wayne Community College will offer the free seminar "Develop A Business Plan That Works For You" on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 6-9 p.m. in Room 145 of the Dogwood Building on the Goldsboro campus....Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:04 AM Full Story
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Investigations The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating the following crimes: *An employee at Tropical Pools at 4209 U.S. 70 East told police somebody took two pools and decks from behind the business. They are valued at $8,000. The report said...Published: Jan 16, 2005 2:03 AM Full Story
Friday, January 14, 2005
Soggy morning
Bobby Williams If you headed to work after 7:30 this morning, you might have faced some torrential rain in Wayne County. This rainy morning picture was taken on Berkeley Boulevard about 8 a.m. Clearing late today will lead to...Published: Jan 14, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Ash Street sidewalk project advancing
Unseasonably warm temperatures have allowed the city to move faster than expected on its Ash Street sidewalk project, which will bring sidewalks all the way up to Berkeley Boulevard. Goldsboro received $44,625 in enhancement funds from the state transportation department...Published: Jan 14, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Retiring city manager honored at reception
More than 200 people gathered at the Goldsboro Country Club on Thursday to honor retiring City Manager Richard Slozak. A number of current and former city employees, two previous city managers, the city council, as well as many state and...Published: Jan 14, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
United Church Ministries volunteers are honored
Doris Peterson was named Volunteer of the Year by United Church Ministries. The announcement was made at the organization's annual banquet on Tuesday night at Stoney Creek Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to donating 87 hours to United Church...Published: Jan 14, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
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Homes vandalized Homes near Pikeville and Mount Olive were vandalized in what the victims claim were domestic disputes, according to reports filed with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Joseph Warren Page returned to his home in the 100 block of...Published: Jan 14, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
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Service to veterans A small department brings some big bucks into Wayne County, county commissioners learned this week. The veterans services office, with only two employees, helps people who have left military service apply for compensation and pensions. The county...Published: Jan 14, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Allen to speak
MOUNT OLIVE -- Barbara Allen, chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, will speak in the Lois K. Murphy Regional Center at Mount Olive College at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27. She will address political, financial, and economic expectations...Published: Jan 14, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 13, 2005
United Way surpasses goal
United Way of Wayne County surpassed its 2004 campaign goal by $39,000, raising a total of $1,371,028.88. Volunteers held up the numbers as Donnie Barnes, 2004 campaign chairman, made the announcement Wednesday at the United Way's annual awards luncheon. That...Published: Jan 13, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Worleys named Farm Family of the Year for North Carolina
The Bryant Worley family of Wayne County has been chosen as North Carolina's Farm Family of the Year by the state's Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. The Worley family, which includes Bryant, his wife, Debbie, and their daughter,...Published: Jan 13, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Wayne Memorial Hospital to improve customer service
CSI: Goldsboro. No, that's not a new TV series on the fall schedule. But it is being broadcast locally and exclusively at Wayne Memorial Hospital. CSI in this case stands for customer service initiative. Sherry Rogers, director of staff development,...Published: Jan 13, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Survey team to map Goldsboro sewer system
A survey team has hit the streets of Goldsboro as part of a project designed to use technology to plot and maintain the city's sewer system. The city council voted in November to spend $323,450 to create a map of...Published: Jan 13, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
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Counterfeit payroll checks being passed At least two counterfeit payroll checks with the name Waste Management Corp. have been passed -- and each was signed with the name of a former congressman, a Wayne County sheriff's detective says. Both checks...Published: Jan 13, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Cash appointed to Seven Springs board
SEVEN SPRINGS - Allen Cash was appointed Wednesday by the Seven Springs Town Board to fill the unexpired term of Emma Ward. Cash, 29, will serve three years. His appointment was unanimous. "I noticed nobody my age on the board,"...Published: Jan 13, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Wayne emergency system working well
Wayne County's emergency medical services system is better, faster and, in a sense, cheaper than the volunteer-run service it replaced, county officials say. The EMS system has cut minutes off the average response time to the scenes of accidents and...Published: Jan 13, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
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Monday is school holiday Monday is a holiday for the Wayne County Public Schools. All schools and the central offices will be closed. Students will be dismissed early on Tuesday, Jan. 25, in order for teachers to attend staff development...Published: Jan 13, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
MOC to host Agribusiness conference
MOUNT OLIVE -- On Jan. 30, Mount Olive College will kick-off a four-day Agribusiness Professional Development Conference directed at young farmers and cooperative extension agents. The conference, sponsored by Altria-Shared Solutions, will cover the economics of farming, environmental aspects of...Published: Jan 13, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Work on Wayne land-use plan to begin in spring
Wayne County officials plan to begin work this spring on a comprehensive, countywide land-use plan. The land-use plan would be a guide to how the county wants to develop, officials say. It would designate areas for agricultural, residential, commercial and...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:12 PM Full Story
Rosewood sailor aboard submarine that went aground
Tuesday night's phone conversation between Roxann Barnes of Rosewood and her Navy son Bryan was brief but priceless. The days preceding it had been fraught with emotion. On Saturday, she came home to find a phone message from a naval...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:11 PM Full Story
Contracts awarded for hangar construction
Pilots who have been waiting for hangar space at the Goldsboro-Wayne Airport should be able to move in later this year. The airport authority voted Tuesday night to award three construction contracts, including a new 12-bay hangar that would serve...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Alleged assailant in Dudley assault charged
DUDLEY -- A 43-year-old man from Dudley was beaten and shot numerous times early Tuesday in a mobile home on Everittsville Road. Wayne County sheriff's officers arrested a man Tuesday night and charged him with the crime. Roderick Underwood was...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
Girl Scouts begin annual cookie sale
The Girl Scouts' annual cookie sale has begun. Scouts in the Council of Coastal Carolina will be taking orders over the next few weeks and delivering cookies in February and March. Booth sales will also take place during February and...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
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Woman charged in kidnap scheme A woman who said she was assaulted and kidnapped last weekend and then recanted her story was arrested Tuesday night by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and charged with filing a false police report. Grace...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:08 PM Full Story
County seeks way to upgrade emergency communication system
Wayne County's emergency responders are often unable to talk with each other, due to an outdated and underpowered radio system, officials say. It could cost more than $1 million to upgrade the system, but those costs would be cut dramatically...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story
Red Cross bloodmobile schedule
Donors who give blood this month will receive a special package containing a lapel pin, a magnet and a window decoration. It's the American Red Cross' way of thanking donors during National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, said Don Best, blood...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
Goldsboro Fire Deartment report
The Goldsboro Fire Department answered 183 fires or service calls, including three major house fires, in December. Fire Chief Bobby Greenfield said in his monthly report that the three major fires accounted for $6,400 in damages. A fire on Dec....Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:05 PM Full Story
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Concert tickets The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross is selling tickets to the performance of Milton Bullock, the Golden Platter, an original member of the Platters. The performance will be Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Goldsboro High...Published: Jan 12, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
August through June term set for schools
The Board of Education on Monday approved a calendar for Wayne County schools next year, cutting the Christmas vacation in half and stretching the school year from late August until early June. The proposed 2005-2006 school year has students reporting...Published: Jan 11, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Construction on City Hall addition begins Tuesday
It's been over a century since Goldsboro built the existing City Hall. Next week the city will break ground on a new building. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, councilmen will don hard hats and pick up shovels to ceremoniously upend the...Published: Jan 11, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Children in Wayne County react to those affected by tsunami disaster
The ripple effects of the tsunami tragedy have struck children in Wayne County. "Even though it's halfway around the world, it does affect our kids here," said Kristy Fair, public relations officer with Wayne County public schools. Pupils were at...Published: Jan 11, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Mt. Olive considers applying for grants
MOUNT OLIVE -- Town Manager Ray McDonald says he has been inundated with calls from agencies asking if the town wants to apply for grant money. Various agencies and organizations normally call this time of year, McDonald told the Mount...Published: Jan 11, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Mt. Olive buys land for cemetery expansion
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Board of Commissioners agreed Monday night to buy 11.7 acres of land to add to the Carver Cemetery. The town ran out of space in the cemetery about six weeks ago and had no...Published: Jan 11, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Mt. Olive residents complain about shots fired in city
MOUNT OLIVE -- Some people are firing guns inside the city limits, and it's frightening the town's residents. Mount Olive Town Commissioner Ora Truzy said Monday night that she has received several telephone calls from concerned citizens who are frightened...Published: Jan 11, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
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Witness recants kidnapping story A 34-year-old woman has recanted her story that she was abducted last weekend by a man from the 100 block of Ellis Drive, a Wayne County Sheriff's official said today. Grace Hall had told deputies that...Published: Jan 11, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
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Tables turned The tables were turned on school board members Monday night, when they were called to center stage to be recognized. Representatives of the Principals and Assistant Principals Association honored the Board of Education at its own meeting for...Published: Jan 11, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Monday, January 10, 2005
Downtown group to get two awards
The Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. will receive two awards this month from the state's Main Street Awards Program. Awards for the development group include special recognition for its sponsorship campaign and for the renovations of Weslyan College. Main Street is...Published: Jan 10, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
County officials describe efforts to save, and collect, money
When you're contemplating spending millions on the jail, schools and other buildings, every dollar helps. That's why Wayne County commissioners were grateful Friday to learn about efforts to save the county money. Friday's work session included updates from the leaders...Published: Jan 10, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
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Man wanted in kidnapping Wayne County Sheriff's officers are looking for a man accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman from early Saturday to Sunday afternoon. Davis George Thomas Davis, 28, was described as black, 5-feet-7 and 195 pounds with...Published: Jan 10, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Samaritan's Feet Founder To Speak, Receive Shoes
The Rev. Emmanuel Ohonme, founder and president of Samaritan's Feet International, will be the guest speaker for Wayne Community College's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration. He will speak at 1 p.m. on Thursday in Moffatt Auditorium on...Published: Jan 10, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Davis named Braswell scholar
MOUNT OLIVE -- Brandon Davis of Wilson has been named the 2004 Braswell Teaching Scholarship recipient. Davis is a graduate of Beddingfield High School and is the son of Jimmie and Debra Davis. The Braswell Teaching Scholarship is funded by...Published: Jan 10, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 9, 2005
County jail expansion recommended
Wayne County commissioners were advised Friday that they need to spend more than $14 million on an expansion of the county jail. Brennan Associates Inc. is recommending the overcrowded jail be expanded with a new wing on what's now a...Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:08 AM Full Story
Revote could cost county $20,000
Two months after Election Day, North Carolinians still don't know if Steve Troxler or Britt Cobb will be the next agriculture commissioner. But one thing is certain -- resolving the dilemma could cost Wayne County more than $20,000. The State...Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
Inmates to rebuild bikes for tsunami survivors
Chris Christman was wondering on his way to work Tuesday morning what he could do to help the victims of a tsunami that struck Indonesia on Christmas Day. He works at Wayne Correctional Center as the assistant superintendent for programs....Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
Dennis Hill named News-Argus city editor
Dennis Hill, a long-time Goldsboro newsman, has been appointed city editor of the Goldsboro News-Argus. Hill has held nearly every job in the News-Argus newsroom. He joined the newspaper as a reporter in 1986 and worked his way up to...Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:07 AM Full Story
As 'mini-society' thrives, fifth-graders gain an appreciation for how commerce works
The gymnasium at Tommy's Road Elementary School was converted into an open air marketplace last week as fifth-grade pupils displayed their wares. It was "Market Day," the culmination of a three-month-long social studies activity conducted by teachers Cathie Hooks, Mary...Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
Flu vaccines available Tuesday for high-risk groups
Wayne County Health Department will hold another flu shot clinic on Tuesday, with 800 vaccines available for high-risk groups. Appointments are not necessary for the clinic, which will be held from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Health Director James Roosen...Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:06 AM Full Story
Wayne Community College student honored for biomedical presentation
A Wayne Community College student has been recognized for her poster presentation during the 2004 Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Qwan Michelle "Mickey" Turton of Goldsboro, a sophomore, was the only winner from a community college in her category...Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
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Second man held in assault, robbery The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has arrested a second man in the felonious assault and armed robbery last month of a 61-year-old Dudley man. Jonathan Lee Reeves, 23, of Mobile Circle, Dudley, was charged...Published: Jan 9, 2005 2:05 AM Full Story
Friday, January 7, 2005
Visiting SJAFB
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas talks with a group of airmen over breakfast at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base this morning. Reyes is a Vietnam veteran. For more information see Congressmen bring greetings to airmen at Seymour...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:12 PM Full Story
We won't be fooled -- but mild temperatures sure are nice
Wayne County residents are not easily fooled. While not averse to enjoying this long stretch of unusually warm weather, they know it won't last. Nevertheless, insects have crawled out of hibernation and plants are flirting with the idea of blooming,...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:11 PM Full Story
Congressmen bring greetings to airmen at Seymour Johnson
Camaraderie filled the Southern Eagle dining hall at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base today as several members of Congress members thanked the airmen for their service. Five members of the House Armed Services Committee -- Chairman Duncan Hunter and Reps....Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:10 PM Full Story
One ex-policemen given active prison term
Former Mount Olive Police Sgt. Joshua Joseph Ehnert will spend 75 days in prison for stealing from Hispanic men he had stopped for traffic violations. He and two other former officers, Freddy Norman Southerland and David Allen Johnson, pleaded guilty...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
All seven county commissioners on education panel
J.D. Evans, chairman of the Wayne County commissioners, has taken an unusual step that is intended to keep the entire board focused on education this year. Evans appointed all the commissioners, rather than the typical three, to the county's education...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:08 PM Full Story
Belk expected to move some of its operations into Proffitt's in mall
Belk is expected to use the acquisition of Proffitt's in Berkeley Mall as an opportunity to expand. The Charlotte-based group confirmed Thursday that it will buy four of the nine Proffitt's in the state. All four - Kinston's Vernon Park...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story
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Theft of firearms cleared with arrest The larceny of $7,143 worth of firearms, a bulletproof vest, electronic equipment and computer equipment was cleared Thursday with the arrest of an 18-year-old man. Evans Tiszon Olajuwon Evans of U.S. 13 South was...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:05 PM Full Story
Getting the picture
MOUNT OLIVE -- Bart Albertson came to Mount Olive College looking for a "good art program." "I drove up and spoke with the art professors for an hour or so," said Albertson, a sophomore visual communications major at Mount Olive...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Sewer bond hearing to be held by city
Goldsboro citizens can voice their opinions about extending the period in which the city must issue its sewer bonds, but the state has already approved the extension. The City Council scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 18. It received permission...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
SAFE KIDS promotes booster seat law
Wayne County SAFE KIDS is working with its state counterpart to educate parents and others about the new booster seat law. Free booster seats are being offered locally for families who qualify. As part of a "Booster Seat Blitz" to...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Town to seek 304,000 dollar grant to help finance Floors park
PRINCETON -- The Princeton town board will apply for a federal grant to pay for part of the $304,650 cost to complete the Ray M. Floors Memorial Park. The board agreed to the application Monday after a presentation on the...Published: Jan 7, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Power outage cause unknown
Progress Energy officials aren't sure what caused a power outage along New Hope Road on Thursday evening. Keith Westbrook, spokes-man for Progress Energy, said that the line and service crews didn't find any problems with the line. Westbrook said the...Published: Jan 7, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
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Walker wins award Former Goldsboro resident Sally Walker has won the Heini Hediger award for outstanding and dedicated service to the zoo and aquarium profession. Ms. Walker is founder and director of the Zoo Outreach Organization -- ZOO -- and...Published: Jan 7, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
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Master's meeting Educators in Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson and Wayne counties who aspire to a senior-level administrative position are invited to an information meeting on a new East Carolina University doctoral cohort program. ECU's Department of Educational Leadership is...Published: Jan 7, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 6, 2005
Learning English
News-Argus/Phyllis Moore Gaspar Gonzalez and Willie Cartagena, standing left to right in background, have been teaching English to Hispanic women at Brogden Primary School since September. For more information see Program helps Hispanic parents learn English....Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
Mt. Olive officers to plead guilty to charges related to theft of money from Hispanics
Wayne County District Attorney Branny Vickory said this morning three former Mount Olive police officers were expected to plead guilty this afternoon to charges stemming from complaints by Latino men that money was missing from their wallets after traffic stops....Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:05 PM Full Story
Lots once owned by Goldsboro sold in foreclosure auction
The undeveloped lots in Harris Street Estates were sold to a Raleigh construction company Wednesday during a foreclosure sale at the Wayne County Courthouse. The land was owned by the city of Goldsboro, but the city won't get any money...Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
More National Guardsmen scheduled to return
More than half of the N.C. National Guard's 230th Support Battalion have returned from Iraq, and the rest should be back by late Monday, said a Guard spokesman. Two of the battalion's units, the Charlie Medical Company and the Headquarters...Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
New North Carolina law creates run on child car seats
A new state law that requires children under age 8 or 80 pounds to ride in car seats has caused a run on the equipment in stores around North Carolina. Tammy Lewis, department manager for infants at the Wal-Mart Super...Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Program helps Hispanic parents learn English
Martha Patricia Ibarra and her husband moved 10 years ago to Wayne County from Mexico for a better life. The couple send money back home to support their family, which includes two children, 15 and 17, whom they haven't seen...Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
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Robbery charge A 20-year-old man was arrested Wednesday by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and charged with the assault and armed robbery of a 61-year-old Dudley man. Ricky Allen Ballance Jr. of Paradise Lane, Dudley, was accused of Thursday's crimes,...Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
Wayne Community College getting Biotech funds
Wayne Community College is preparing to expand its program to train workers in the growing biotechnology industry. The college has received a boost in this effort with a $43,000 grant for equipment and supplies. The college is also working on...Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
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More flu shots The Wayne County Health Department will hold another flu shot clinic on Tuesday, with 800 vaccines available to those considered high risk. Clinic hours will be 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. James Roosen, health director, asked that...Published: Jan 6, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Wayne Grand Jury returns indictments against 53
A Wayne County man has been indicted on an armed robbery charge, and another man has been ndicted on 14 sex offenses. The Wayne County Grand Jury returned true bills of indictment against 51 other defendants during its monthly meeting....Published: Jan 6, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Crime Stoppers
A murder was solved with three arrests and a fugitive was captured as a result of recent anonymous calls, say officials with Goldsboro-Wayne County Crime Stoppers. Three Southern Wayne High School students from Dudley were charged with the fatal shooting...Published: Jan 6, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Calypso begins adding sewer customers
CALYPSO -- Calypso has started adding customers to its new sewer system. Twenty-five residents will be added. They are the first for the system that will link with Mount Olive. They will also be the only customers until Mount Olive...Published: Jan 6, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Waiting in the wings
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Equipment to build a concrete plant on Central Heights Road is in place. For more information see City delays concrete plant's plans....Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:09 PM Full Story
County extends development moratorium
Property owners around Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will have one last chance next month to speak on proposed changes in how they can develop their land. They will also have to wait longer before they can proceed with any...Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
City delays concrete plant's plans
A decision on whether to allow a concrete plant to be built on Central Heights Road was postponed Monday by the City Council. Goldsboro Planning Director Randy Guthrie recommended giving S&W Concrete Co. more time to respond to additional requirements...Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:05 PM Full Story
Man indicted on sex charges
A Wayne County man has been indicted on an armed robbery charge, and another man has been indicted on 14 sex offenses. The Wayne County Grand Jury returned true bills of indictment against 51 other defendants during its monthly meeting....Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Tip leads to murder arrest
A murder was solved with three arrests and a fugitive was captured as a result of recent anonymous calls, say officials with Goldsboro-Wayne County Crime Stoppers. Three Southern Wayne High School students from Dudley were charged with the fatal shooting...Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
Eight to compete for Miss Spring Creek title
Eight contestants will compete for the title of Miss Spring Creek High School on Saturday. The scholarship pageant will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Goldsboro. The pageant theme is "Luck Be a Lady Tonight." Special entertainment...Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
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Bloodmobile The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross will have a Bloodmobile on Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. at New Hope United Methodist Church. Donors will receive a coupon for a free car wash. Flu shots Doctors...Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
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Rape charge A man wanted for a rape charge has been apprehended, say Wayne County sheriff's officers. On Jan. 4, Crime Stoppers received two anonymous reports that Tiszon Evans, 18, of U.S. 13 South was at a residence on Seymour...Published: Jan 5, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Duplin honors volunteers
KENANSVILLE -- The Duplin County commissioners congratulated five groups and individuals who received volunteer awards from the governor. The board acknowledged the volunteers Monday in the County Administration Building on Seminary Road. Delilah Gomes, chairman of the Community Building Task...Published: Jan 5, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Mt. Olive seeks name for downtown
MOUNT OLIVE -- Downtown has come close to getting a new name. Mount Olive's Small Town Development Committee met Tuesday at the Southern Bank downtown and took a big step toward finding a catchy name with which to market the...Published: Jan 5, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Rotarian goes to India
Dr. Bryson Bateman of Walnut Creek has embarked on a trip to India as an ambassador for Rotary clubs in northeastern North Carolina. Bateman is a member of the Three Eagles Rotary Club of Goldsboro and will serve as the...Published: Jan 5, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Going out of business
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Ralph Casey, rear, and his wife, Lena, left, in their store on their final day of business Friday. With them are their daughter, Teresa Thompson, standing, their granddaughter Nita Thompson, seated, and their great-granddaughter, Ricki Lane. For...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:08 PM Full Story
Judge to tell city to redo annexation
Goldsboro will have to start over again in its efforts to annex a portion of Wayne County, according to a decision by a Superior Court judge. The Wayne County Clerk of Court's office notified the lawyers in the annexation lawsuit...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:07 PM Full Story
Bank robber caught, say police
A 31-year-old man from Greensboro was arrested Monday by Goldsboro police and charged with Friday's robbery of The Little Bank downtown. Brian Jermaine Smith was charged with common-law robbery, a holdup without the use of a weapon. The robber had...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:06 PM Full Story
One of the last store of its kind closes
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ralph Casey's Grocery and Auto Parts store is a piece of living history every day the door stays open. People have told the family there are no more small country stores like the one they have on...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:04 PM Full Story
States economic outlook is bright, say officials
RALEIGH -- The outlook for North Carolina's economy in 2005 is bright, except for the 10,000 to 15,000 textile jobs that are expected to be lost. That was the message Monday at a state economic forum. The job loss in...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:03 PM Full Story
Accused killer asks for and gets 4,000 pages of evidence
Eric Glenn Lane, who is accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl more than two years ago, now wants a copy of the 4,000 pages of evidence that the state has accumulated. The new judge assigned to hear...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
N.C. Railroad plans to repair downtown warehouse
The N.C. Railroad Co. plans to repair a historic warehouse in downtown Goldsboro and put it back to work. The railroad will spend more than $100,000 to repair the roof of the warehouse and make other repairs, President Scott Saylor...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:02 PM Full Story
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Man wounded A Goldsboro man was shot Monday night as he stood on Sherrod Court near Alabama Avenue, according to a Goldsboro police report. Deandre Javan McCall, 21, of Sherrod Court was taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital, where he was...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:01 PM Full Story
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Hispanic Christmas celebration A "Three Kings Day Festival" is planned for Saturday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Old Waynesborough Village. Willie Cartagena of the Hispanic Community Development Center, which sponsors the event, said the festival reflects the Hispanic...Published: Jan 4, 2005 2:00 PM Full Story
Calypso commissioner angry over Wayne stoplight
CALYPSO -- Rubylene Lambert is back on the town board, and she's irate that U.S. 117 South in Wayne County got a traffic light, and a deadly intersection near her town didn't. Mayor Tom Reaves called her to come to...Published: Jan 4, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Princeton gets peek at new town hall
PRINCETON -- A drawing of a proposed $761,000 Town Hall was unveiled to replace an outdated building that was called an eyesore and an embarrassment to Princeton. The Princeton town board approved an application in December to seek a federal...Published: Jan 4, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Duplin cuts rescue squads' contributions
KENANSVILLE -- The Duplin County commissioners have cut the monthly contribution to volunteer rescue squads in half. The volunteer squads used to receive almost $850 from the county each month. After the commissioners' vote Monday morning, each of the seven...Published: Jan 4, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Pikeville unveils veterans memorial design
PIKEVILLE -- The town board viewed a drawing Monday of what a proposed veterans memorial would look like. But it has not decided where in town it will go. Dennis Lewis, resident, developed the idea for the memorial and said...Published: Jan 4, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
Monday, January 3, 2005
End of the road
Bobby Williams State Highway Patrol troopers and Wayne County sheriff's deputies examine a car Sunday after a high-speed chase through Lenoir and Wayne counties. The driver was charged with numerous felony and misdemeanor offenses relating to an armed robbery...Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Chase ends with driver hitting trooper's car
A 28-year-old Fayetteville man wanted by authorities in Cumberland, Duplin and Wilkes counties on numerous charges was arrested Sunday in Wayne County after a chase through two counties at speeds of more than 100 mph. Michael Albert Morris was arrested...Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:59 PM Full Story
Jones gets magistrate job after all
A veteran Wayne County magistrate who was not reappointed got his old job back over the weekend. R. Allen Jones returned to work after magistrate candidate Tim Brannan decided not to take the job. "I just decided to turn down...Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:58 PM Full Story
Commissioners schedule work sessions
The Wayne County commissioners will begin 2005 with a series of all-day work sessions, starting this week. The county board has set four days to meet -- this Friday; Tuesday, Jan. 11; Tuesday, Jan. 25; and Tuesday, Feb. 1. These...Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
OPINION -- Sentimental journey
The old year was melting down to its last minutes. It was time for reflection. Time to brush away the cobwebs of the mind and dust off old memories. Not just of the past year, but of times long past....Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:57 PM Full Story
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Woman calls man, confesses to theft A woman called her former boyfriend Saturday and said that she had damaged his apartment and had stolen a video-game system, according to a Goldsboro police report. When the resident, Tavarus Deon Sutton, got...Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Mental Health Association seeks members, donations
The Mental Health Association in Wayne County is in the midst of its annual membership drive, its incoming president said today. The drive will raise money to support the association's plans for 2005, Bobby Jones said. "It's an exciting time...Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:56 PM Full Story
Teacher education courses
The N.C. Model Teacher Education Consortium will hold two on-site registration sessions for spring 2005 courses. The sessions will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Lumberton High School and on Monday, Jan. 10, from 4-7...Published: Jan 3, 2005 1:55 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 2, 2005
First baby of 2005
News-Argus/Dennis Hill The newest resident of Wayne County arrived at 1:24 p.m. on New Year's Day. Hugo Arellano Jr. weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long when he was born at Wayne Memorial Hospital. His...Published: Jan 2, 2005 10:55 AM Full Story
Libby Braswell makes adjustments
This is "Libby time." That's what Libby Braswell calls the current crossroads of her life. But while that could sound selfish to some, for the 33-year-old woman whose life was nearly taken in a car accident, it is a matter...Published: Jan 2, 2005 2:03 AM Full Story
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Wanted man Goldsboro police have issued warrants for the arrest of Cedric Levern Smalls of West Chestnut Street in connection with a shooting early Saturday. Police received a call that a shooting occurred at 120 Vanderbilt Circle in Westhaven Housing...Published: Jan 2, 2005 2:03 AM Full Story
Volunteer Wayne
Volunteer Wayne offers opportunities to serve Wayne County for all ages. This service is provided by Volunteer Wayne and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at Wayne Community College. Contact Joy Pearce at 735-5151, extension 336, or at...Published: Jan 2, 2005 2:02 AM Full Story