Winners say 'no' to prize of city house

It was more than a year ago that the Goldsboro City Council voted to donate one of the city's historic homes to the This Old House Save This House Sweepstakes and still no one has claimed the 111-year-old Queen...

Published: Jul 20, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Fire hits Goldsboro restaurant

A fire behind Texas Steakhouse and Saloon on Spence Avenue Thursday afternoon caused restaurant guests and employees to be evacuated as responders from Goldsboro Fire Department contained the flames and investigated its cause. Assistant Chief James Farfour was on...

Published: Jul 20, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Community gets a garden

When Jamela Grant lost her job recently, one thought swirled in her head -- how would she feed her family? "I'm a single mother. I've got eight children," she said, the youngest born just a few weeks ago. Panic...

Published: Jul 20, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Body found on road outside Faison

Mowing crews found the body of a man Thursday in a ditch near Faison with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest, law enforcement personnel said. The workers found the body on Brewer Road. Investigators, the medical examiner and...

Published: Jul 20, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story

Public record

Larceny A 12-gauge Winchester shotgun was stolen from the residence of Glena Parks on Beale Street Wednesday. Parks told police that someone removed a window mounted air conditioner and entered his home through the window. The only item reported...

Published: Jul 20, 2012 1:46 PM Full Story