Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Rescued at sea
Photo submitted Goldsboro natives Clint Rouse, 19, front, and 21-year-old Will Collins, from atop their sunken 21-foot fishing boat. For more information see Goldsboro men rescued at sea....Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Budget provides $11.5 billion for education
Of the $20.7 billion budget approved by the General Assembly Monday and signed by Gov. Mike Easley Tuesday, nearly 55 percent -- $11.5 billion -- is going to education from pre-kindergarten through college. "I think overall we have a right...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Woman gets probation in hit-and-run
A 72-year-old LaGrange woman was ordered to serve probation and surrender her driver's license Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run accident that killed a Goldsboro man on Election Day 2006. Carol Lane, who was charged with hit-and-run and...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro men rescued at sea
It was supposed to be a birthday celebration -- three college men, a 21-foot fishing boat and the open water. Goldsboro native Clint Rouse was sure that a day of reeling in King Mackerel off the North Carolina coast was...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive candidate withdraws
Jerry C. Armstrong Jr. has decided to withdraw his name from the Mount Olive District 1 Commissioner's race, but his name will still be on the ballot come November. Tuesday morning, Armstrong called the Wayne County Board of Elections to...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Stores springing up near new Wal-Mart
MOUNT OLIVE -- The town of Mount Olive can expect to have a few more places to eat and shop near the new Wal-Mart on N.C. 55. More businesses are moving in, said Charles Brown, the town's manager. Two new...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
New history book describes Reconstruction in Goldsboro
The historical account of life in Wayne County, "After Sherman's March: Goldsboro at the End of the Civil War," has arrived at the Wayne County Museum. The author, Emily Weil, said the books are $25 plus tax and can also...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
DOT worker killed in Johnston accident
A state Department of Transportation spokesman confirmed today that a 56-year-old department veteran was killed in a crash near McGee's Crossroads in Johnston County. Spokesman Ernie Seneca said Carl Collins, 56, was killed after his asphalt truck collided with another...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
'Warrior's Society' show Thursday
A local group says creativity in music, dance and business offers the chance to entertain 'without moral harm,' and develop character in its members. The Warrior's Society's summer camp program holds a display of its original music at 401 N....Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for allegedly poisoning dogs with anti-freeze in the Grantham community. Four dogs are dead and one...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Beyonce in Raleigh
Call it guts — or a great sense of determination. Beyoncé refused to scrap the trench coat or the heels that caused her to tumble down a flight of stairs at her concert in Orlando, Fla. last week. But...Published: Aug 1, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story