Monday, March 2, 2009
First arrest made in Bandy shooting
Goldsboro police have made one arrest in the death of Barbara Bandy, catching up with one of the suspects in Miami, Fla., Sgt. Chad Calloway said. Anthony Dwayne Jackson, last known to live on North Leslie Street, faces one...Published: Mar 2, 2009 3:46 PM Full Story
Recruiter who signed up airman was also there for his retirment
The familiar hand that stuck an Air Force retirement pin onto Charles Nail's uniform Friday took him back more than 30 years. He shook that hand back in 1978, when recruiter Del Harris visited his Hickory, N.C., high school. "I...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Southco CEO is named national marketing association chairman
Sherwin Herring was 19 in 1971 when he started working for a $1.65 an hour in the warehouse at what was then Southern Wholesale. Now, 37 years later as CEO of the renamed Southco Distributing Co., Herring has just...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Upgrades planned for city's water facilities
Goldsboro's utility facilities are OK for now, but a draft of the utilities master plan study -- under way since 2008 -- states that the city's facilities will need some upgrades in the near future. And in some cases, major...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Paving scam hits elderly residents
A group of men selling shoddy asphalt is targeting elderly victims by offering to pave driveways at a low price, then pressuring victims to pay more, authorities say. People have called the Wayne County Sheriff's Office numerous times with...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro Ballet to perform March 14 and 15
The Goldsboro Ballet will perform "Our Town" and "Carnival of Animals" at the Paramount Theatre on March 14 at 7 p.m. and on March 15 at 3 p.m. There is also a performance on March 13 at 9:00 a.m. and...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Habitat needs help with lunches
Habitat for Humanity is looking for organizations or individuals willing to feed college students who will be coming to help build a house in Wayne County during the weeks of March 2, March 9 and March 16. The students from...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Chamber to sponsor legislative briefing breakfast March 20
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a legislative briefing on Friday, March 20, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Goldsboro Country Club. State Sens. Don Davis and David Rouzer and state Reps. Larry Bell, Van Braxton...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
November sales tax receipts lower
The county's sales tax receipts continued to decline in November, but not quite as sharply as they did in October. The two months combined fell by $1,099,590 compared to the same two months in 2007. Sales tax funds for...Published: Mar 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story