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
Public records
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