Monday, August 13, 2007
After the storm - Goldsboro gets busy on cleanup
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Goldsboro Street Department maintenance crews work to clear tree debris from Beech Street this morning. Crewmen were working until 1:30 a.m. on Saturday clearing area roadways after severe storms hit the area on Friday, and will be...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Plenty of limbs waiting for city crews to chip
A tree sprawled across Jefferson Avenue kept Goldsboro crews busy this morning as city officials, residents and staff members continued efforts to clean up what Friday night's storm left behind. Reminders of the event can still be seen on or...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Days Inn ruled total loss by city
There will likely no longer be a Days Inn on Wayne Memorial Drive. Chief Building Inspector Ed Cianfarra said the building is simply not feasible for repair, that he will recommend condemnation and demolition of the structure to members of...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
College's program will have busy year
The Arts and Humanities program at Wayne Community College is already having its busiest year, says one of its proponents, and school isn't even back in session. Jack Kannan is director of the Foundation at the college, which oversees the...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Ex-chief continues to deny gas thefts
MOUNT OLIVE - Town officials say they have a videotape substantiating claims the town's former police chief misused the town's credit card. Emmett Ballree, who resigned his post in July, continues to deny the charges that he did anything wrong...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Heart, not heat, killed 47-year-old
A heart disorder -- and not the heat -- is what officials say caused the death of a Wayne County man who died in his yard Wednesday afternoon. Barry Hal Scott, 47, was found dead outside of a home in...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Service without any fanfare
WALNUT CREEK -- Lou Cook is a man of many sequels. He is patriotic and serene, a veteran who hesitates to talk about his service. He is a grandfather and a bass fisherman whose sense of community has put him...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Residents: Some Pikeville mail is now getting lost in translation
Glenda Parks just wanted her makeup. But like many Pikeville residents asked to use a street address for a delivery, she didn't get the cosmetics package she ordered online. "We had ordered it and paid for it," the lifelong Pikeville...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
School robbed Someone broke into Grantham Middle School and stole two laptop computers, a glucose monitor, food from the cafeteria's freezer and other items. The total estimated value of the items was set at $3,040....Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
50th law enforcement class at WCC graduates
Wayne Community College graduated its nine cadets of its 50th Basic Law Enforcement Training class recently. Certificates were conferred on Daniel Broughton, Jackie Davis Jr., Joshua Stine, Anthony Tilghman and Ellis White II, all of Goldsboro; James Bell of Mount...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Duke Endowment donates $100,000 to food program
RALEIGH -- The Duke Endowment awarded $100,000 to The North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church to enhance the mission of rural churches in the N.C. Conference through the "Stop Hunger Now" volunteer food packaging program "Operation Sharehouse." Specifically,...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story