Thursday, May 3, 2012
Work set to begin on road in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- The intersection of U.S. 117 and Main Street will be closed to traffic over the next few days as the state Department of Transportation begins a safety improvement project. The work was expected to begin today...Published: May 3, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story
Jury finds insufficient evidence to convict three in 2008 robbery, shooting
Two words rocked a Wayne County courtroom Wednesday afternoon -- leaving one group of loved ones distraught while another celebrated. The state had failed to meet its burden in its case against Joshua Davis, Quentin Kenon and Rashard Oliver....Published: May 3, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story
Best: Scale back station
Providing a $250,000 match for a proposed new GATEWAY transfer center would not pose a problem for the county, but the center needs to be an "office building" with parking and not a "Taj Mahal," Wayne County Commissioner Jack Best...Published: May 3, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story
Nurses will pay final tributes to comrades
"Mary Ann Berry, please report to duty," said retired nurse Flo Harrington. No response. "Mary Ann Berry, N.C. license number 12345, please report to duty," she said. Silence. After a third attempt netted the same results, Billy Tart, a nursing...Published: May 3, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story
Public record
B&Es and larcenies *Hosea Daniels of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, located at 601 W. Elm St., reported the theft of tools, valued at $1,000, and a tool box from the property that occurred between Tuesday and Wednesday. Copper tubing, valued...Published: May 3, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story
Man killed in shooting
A 21-year-old man was shot to death this morning outside of the Madison Meat Market, 622 N. Madison Ave. According to the Goldsboro Police Department, the victim, Khyrie Roberts, was shot while standing in the parking lot at the corner...Published: May 3, 2012 11:53 AM Full Story