Sunday, December 24, 2006
New survey takes look at health of county
Affordable healthcare is the biggest barrier to proper medical care for Wayne County residents, with the most pervading ailments being high cholesterol and high blood pressure, according to results from the 2006 Behavior Risk Factor Survey recently received by Wayne...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:22 AM Full Story
Business owners decry changes at U.S. 70, Beston Road crossing
Business owners at the intersection of U.S. 70 bypass and Beston Road say state plans to make the crossing safer will cost them money and create more traffic problems. Store owners and farmers in the neighborhood say they wanted a...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:21 AM Full Story
Home is where her heart is ... even in Iraq
When Lt. Col. Kerri Grimes fires up her truck, she closes her eyes and the hot Iraq desert is transformed into a winter wonderland. The sound of her 13-year-old daughter Nicole blasting Christmas carols over the speakers brings her home...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:19 AM Full Story
He shared his gift with United Way
Mason Bland got some money for his recent birthday. And like most 10-year-olds, he started to think about how he could spend the $50. But unlike most of his classmates, Mason decided toys, video games and other items for himself...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:18 AM Full Story
Taking care of children who have no presents
For Becky Nighswander and her mother, Evelyn Kite, Christmas starts right after Thanksgiving. That's when the family heads to the holiday wish trees to find the names of the people on their gift list -- needy children and seniors who...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:16 AM Full Story
Duplin gets access to flood fund leftovers
With roughly 25 to 30 percent of Duplin County in the 100-year flood plain, several county residents are trying to take advantage of a new potential buyout program to sell their properties and rebuild. Notified about a week ago that...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:15 AM Full Story
Lawsuit filed in death at hospital
The family of a patient who died while in care at Cherry Hospital filed a lawsuit against the psychiatric facility Monday alleging improper restraint employed by the nursing staff contributed to her death. Janella Williams of Plymouth, a 35-year-old patient...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:13 AM Full Story
Replacement gifts can have local appeal
If what you wanted for Christmas isn't under your tree Monday, you might be able to find a perfect replacement right here at home. An elephant stapler, dancing Santa Claus, bamboo arrangement and a Goldsboro Christmas ornament are just a...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:12 AM Full Story
Waste Industries collection schedule
Trash collection for Waste Industries will be delayed by one day Monday through Thursday due to the Christmas and New Year holidays. Friday collections will remain on regular schedule. Customers should pull their collection cans to the curbside the night...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:11 AM Full Story
Mentoring helps couple cope with loss of son
Danielle and Billy Holloway lost their only child, a 7-year-old son, to cancer in September 2005. He will never be replaced, but the couple say they have found a way to share their love with another young person. They have...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:10 AM Full Story
Public record
Store robbery Three suspects entered El Tiangui's, a store on the 1400 block of N.C. 111, at about 7:45 p.m. Friday and committed robbery with a dangerous weapon and larceny, according to a Wayne County sheriff's deputy report. Employee Livier...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:09 AM Full Story
Student named Phi Beta Kappa
Leah Duryeu Heim, a senior biology major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most honored college scholastic society. The daughter of Dennis and Jennifer Heim of...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:08 AM Full Story
Home builders offering OSHA class
The Home Builders Association of Wayne County is offering a OSHA 10-hour construction safety course at Wayne Community College on Jan. 22-23, from noon until 5 p.m. both days. Cost for the course including lunch and all materials is $10...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:07 AM Full Story
WCDS student is Morehead semi-finalist
Byron Bryan of Mount Olive, a senior at Wayne Country Day School, has been named a semi-finalist for the prestigious Morehead Scholarship at UNC-Chapel. He is among 252 semi-finalists selected and will interview in January. The Morehead program provides a...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:06 AM Full Story
Maxwell named to Campbell trustees
Hugh Gordon Maxell III has been elected to the Campbell University Board of Trustees. Maxwell is owner and president of Goldsboro Milling Co. The company and its subsidiaries employ more than 3,000 people and produce approximately 13 million turkeys and...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:05 AM Full Story
Officials warn shoppers, travelers to be wary this weekend
Wayne County Sheriff's Office officials are urging residents to be on the lookout as they finish up their last-minute shopping or leave home to visit relatives for Christmas. Officials say thieves tend to get more brazen and desperate around the...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:04 AM Full Story
Cyclist remains in critical condition
A Wayne County man remains in critical condition after being involved in an accident earlier this month in Greene County., Dave Galloway, a member of the Seyboro Cyclists bicycling club, was badly injured Dec. 14 when he collided head-on with...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:03 AM Full Story
Inmates share story of holiday in their own play
The costumes were simple, the stage sparse and the actors nervous. Gathering their courage, 36 men donned their robes Tuesday night, worked to remember their lines and places on stage and avoided eye contact with their friends in the audience...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:02 AM Full Story
Correction
A story in Friday's New-Argus about United Way's Bring It On campaign incorrectly described Gregg Miner as chief executive officer of AAR. Miner is the company's general manager....Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:01 AM Full Story
North Carolina tree makes trip to Korea
When a custom box arrived at the Jarrell home on an Army base in South Korea earlier this month, the smell gave away what was inside. Goldsboro resident Ed Ellis had made it happen -- his little girl had finally...Published: Dec 24, 2006 2:00 AM Full Story