Wednesday, April 30, 2014
More storms on the way
Wayne County and much of the central part of the state remain under the threat of severe weather today, with heavy rains, strong winds, hail and tornadoes possible later in the day. Also, the area is under a flash...Published: Apr 30, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Special Olympics honors athletes, teacher
[email protected] Special Olympics Wayne County recently held its annual spring track and field games, during which the athletes of the year and Teacher of the Year awards were also announced. The two-day event was held at Eastern Wayne High School,...Published: Apr 30, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Five want District 3 seat on school board
[email protected] Five people have asked the Wayne County Board of Education to consider appointing them to fill the unexpired term of the late Thelma Smith who served as the board's District 3 member for 17 years prior to her death...Published: Apr 30, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
GATEWAY director resigns; board asks her to stay
[email protected] The GATEWAY Transit director's resignation is on hold at the request of the GATEWAY Board while discussions continue about keeping her in the job. At a meeting April 17 Lynn Lamberth said she planned to resign her post to...Published: Apr 30, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tornadoes reported 50 miles from Wayne County
The closest report sighting of a possible tornado was just over 50 miles away in Sampson County, with a second one about the same distance away but in Edgecombe County, said Ryan Ellis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service...Published: Apr 30, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Will dangerous weather hit Wayne County?
Rain and thunderstorms, some possibly severe, are expected across the area today. However the better chance of severe weather that could produce possible hail and tornadoes, will be Wednesday, according the National Weather Service in Raleigh. "I think the primary...Published: Apr 29, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Man shot, refuses to speak to police
A Goldsboro man refused to cooperate with Goldsboro police after being shot in the leg while walking in the 900 block of South Slocumb Street Monday. The incident took place just after 11 p.m. Michael Raekwon Lacey Jr., 29,...Published: Apr 29, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Holocaust survivor tells story at Seymour Johnson AFB
Alfred Schnog was too young to remember the Nazi Party's rise to power. He can hardly recall the days before newspapers turned against his people -- when beaches and other public places were closed off to those who shared...Published: Apr 29, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Legislative breakfast scheduled for Friday
Wayne County residents will have a chance to listen to and question their legislative representatives at a Chamber of Commerce event Friday. The "Eggs and Issue" breakfast, sponsored by The News-Argus, will be held at the Lane Tree Golf...Published: Apr 29, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Volunteers head to hard-hit region
Local Red Cross volunteer Roberto Mendoza saw the destruction left by Friday's tornado right here at home. In Washington, N.C., he met a man whose mobile home was torn in half. "This part on this side was still standing,"...Published: Apr 29, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Morris recognized by University of Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. Thomas R. Morris, a retired Goldsboro optometrist, has been recognized by the University of Mount Olive for his "generosity, encouraging spirit and Christian heritage." During a program held at the university, which included a litany...Published: Apr 29, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, April 28, 2014
Storms on the way
Large hail, damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes could be spawned from a series of showers and thunderstorms that will sweep across Wayne County and the central part of the state Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night. The latest threat...Published: Apr 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Operation Link sends packages to troops
A group of Americorps volunteers is working with Wayne County youth to send smiles to troops deployed overseas. Operation Link mentors, together with students from the Mayor's Youth Council, put together care packages at City Hall last week to...Published: Apr 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Armed robber hits city market
The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating an armed robbery of the D&C Mini Mart, 1007 E. Elm St., that took place at just after 8:30 p.m. Sunday. According to the report, a black man with braids entered the store,...Published: Apr 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Teen holds up 17-year-old on city road
A Goldsboro teen is in the Wayne County Jail today after he allegedly robbed another teen. Derejay Williams Speede, 17, 129 Mill Creek Court, is charged with armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to a Goldsboro police report....Published: Apr 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Inmates begin cleaning up roads
Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce says it is time to clean up Wayne County. Wayne County Jail inmates, along with residents sentenced to perform community service hours, will soon be rotating to areas throughout the county picking up trash...Published: Apr 28, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Wayne Memorial Drive project delayed until summer
A Department of Transportation project to ease congestion on Wayne Memorial Drive by installing a median along the busiest part of the thoroughfare has been confirmed for July, DOT officials said. The median would eliminate most left turns in...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Keen resigns post
Wayne County District 4 Commissioner Steve Keen resigned his seat Friday to begin work Monday as the new director of Gov. Pat McCrory's Eastern Office. "Steve Keen's business acumen, as well as his many contributions to the common good...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
All the colors
Tears clouded Barbara Lingle's eyes frequently, sometimes making it difficult for the 33-year-old to see where she was running during this year's Cures for the Colors. But she kept on going and finished the 26.2 miles she set out...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
County says 'no' to lease
Wayne County commissioners Friday morning delivered what amounted to an ultimatum to the county Board of Education -- accept the method the commissioners wants to use to finance and to build two new schools, or be prepared to shoulder...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Uzzell named to VantageSouth post
Lemmie Uzzell has been named Commercial Relationship Banker by VantageSouth Bank. Uzzell, who served as market president for BB&T in northern Wayne County, has established strong partnerships in the agribusiness community over the years and he brings that experience and...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Southern Bank receives Silver Award from Small Business Administration
For the second year in a row, Southern Bank won the N.C. Silver Award presented by the Small Business Administration for being the largest volume lender in a small community. "We're honored to get an award. It shows the...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Salvation Army sets date for purse, shoe sale
Ladies, get your shopping shoes on because once again this year the Salvation Army is having its jewelry, purse, shoe and bake sale. It will be held May 3 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Salvation Army...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Dill-ightful afternoon
MOUNT OLIVE -- Katie and Carli were on the lookout for a giant smiling pickle Saturday afternoon. They had seen the standard size and had even eaten some, but there was one pickle they hoped to shake hands with....Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
County, city will join in prayer May 1 at Y
Wayne County residents will gather as one to pray for everyone from their children to their countrymen to their world leaders during this year's National Day of Prayer. The event will be held Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m....Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Hospital: Lockdown accidental
In case of emergency, lift, then push. Wayne Memorial Hospital administrators say no lockdown took place at their facility Saturday, calling the incident an accidental activation and, essentially, a non-event. "There were apparently a bunch of mistakes. We have...Published: Apr 27, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Friday, April 25, 2014
Survivors all
Roy Mason received his diagnosis just two months ago -- prostate cancer. He will undergo three dozen radiation treatments. So far, he has had five. "I'm feeling all right," he said Thursday night. "I'm just wrung out. I don't...Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ride offer ends with robbery
A Dudley man who offered to give a woman a ride instead found himself the victim of a kidnapping and armed robbery Thursday, according to a Goldsboro police report. Harry Thomas Oates, 46, of 372 Emmaus Church Road, told...Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Final checks being made for pickle festival
The streets of Mount Olive will be filled with thousands of people Saturday as the North Carolina Pickle Festival returns for its 28th year. The all-day event will have an abundance of special events in store for the whole...Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ballots cast on first day of early voting
Nearly 200 people voted in Wayne County on Thursday during the first day of one-stop early voting for the May 6 primary. Of the 197 votes cast, 177 were at the Board of Elections Office at 209 S. William...Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Man dies in one-car wreck
A single-vehicle accident on Tear Shirt Road in Duplin County Thursday claimed the life of a Mount Olive man, the N.C. State Highway Patrol said. The accident took place just before 9:30 p.m. Jimmy Dean Williamson, 50, 184 Jim...Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Military spouse among those taking citizenship oath Saturday
Mei Parker left her home in Malaysia at 21, when she married her military husband. They initially lived in California before settling in Fayetteville. After 25 years in the U.S., she has been in this country longer than her homeland....Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Youth compete for livestock honors
DUDLEY -- If Hank had known that winning Grand Champion Beef Calf of the Wayne County Junior Livestock Show and Sale would get him a blue ribbon, he might not have given his handler such a hard time in...Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Leadercast set to return to University of Mount Olive on May 9
Leadercast, an all-day leader development broadcast, will return to Mount Olive this year May 9. Featuring speeches from international leaders, the actual conference is held in Atlanta, Ga., and then broadcast to hundreds of different sites through the nation....Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont STEP program drawing businesses' attention
FREMONT -- The Fremont Small Town Economic Prosperity team is gaining attention from area businesses for the work it is trying to do to improve Fremont. At its meeting Tuesday night, new local business owner, Shelia May, owner of A...Published: Apr 25, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Commissioner resigns
Republican Wayne County Commissioner Steve Keen gives up his post to work with Gov. Pat McCrory's staff....Published: Apr 25, 2014 12:13 PM Full Story
Thursday, April 24, 2014
County sets meeting to eye school funding
Wayne County commissioners have called a special session for 10 a.m. Friday "to discuss and act upon" the construction and financing method for new Grantham and Spring Creek middle schools. School board Chairman John Grantham said this morning his...Published: Apr 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Loss of tax money would hurt city coffers
The North Carolina General Assembly is tossing around a proposal to limit the municipal privilege tax to $100 per business, a move that could cost the city of Goldsboro $430,000 in 2015. The draft proposal for the bill, approved by...Published: Apr 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Cornhole competitors
Arthur Herring, right, throws a beanbag while Bob Whitaker gets ready for his turn Wednesday morning at Herman Park Center. Both of them, along with other members of the Fifty Plus Group, meet twice a month to play cornhole...Published: Apr 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Lawmen arrest another meth 'dealer'
PIKEVILLE -- The Goldsboro/Wayne County Interagency Drug Task Force and SBI raided another methamphetamine manufacturing operation Tuesday, this time in Pikeville. Marc Alan Kearney, 41, of 135 Kent Lane, is charged with seven counts of possession and distribution of...Published: Apr 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Local youths showing off livestock today
DUDLEY -- Moxy wasn't exactly cooperating during his practice runs -- and there wasn't a whole lot his 12-year-old handler could do about it. "You can manhandle a goat, but you can't manhandle a cow," John Avery Sasser said....Published: Apr 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Battle against heroin lands another in jail
The Goldsboro/Wayne County Interagency Drug Task Force is continuing its crackdown on heroin distribution in and around Wayne County. As a result of a search warrant executed on a residence in Goldsboro Wednesday, the task force has made an...Published: Apr 24, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Blackbeard's 'loot'
Artifacts from Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge will be on display at the Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace in Fremont through May 24. Visitors will see cannonballs, platters, a gun flint and other objects that were recovered from the wreck...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Junior Livestock Show
The Junior Livestock Show weigh-in will begin today at 3 p.m. at the Wayne County Agricultural Fairgrounds with the show to follow on Thursday. The show is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday with the goat show followed...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
One-stop voting begins Thursday
One-stop early voting for the May 6 primary starts Thursday at the Wayne County Board of Elections office, 209 S. William St., and at First Congregational Church, 215 Sleepy Creek Road, Dudley. It will continue on Friday, then all...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro police officer assaulted by suspect
A Goldsboro police officer assaulted in the 900 block of South Slocumb Street during the apprehension of a suspect Tuesday night suffered only scrapes and bruises. Jonathan Junior Oneal, 24, of 808 Heather Ann Lane, is charged with resisting,...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Police: No new leads in shooting
Goldsboro police have no new leads in the shooting of a 51-year-old woman at The Reserve at Bradbury Place Saturday afternoon. The suspect remains unidentified. Lori Ruth Pate is recovering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen after a...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Democrats gather
For a while Tuesday night, Goldsboro's $18.9 million recreation bond referendum threatened to turn a forum to showcase Democratic candidates into a debate on the bond's merits. Questions about the bond, and a brief exchange between District 5 state...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
SJAFB airmen defuse 'threat'
A suspicious package making "an alarm sound" in the parking lot of the Rite Aid at 100 S. Berkeley Blvd. prompted an evacuation of the surrounding area Tuesday evening. Bomb disposal experts from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base dismantled...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Two Wayne students will attend Governor's School
Two Wayne County Public Schools students have accepted invitations to attend the 2014 Governor's School of North Carolina session this summer. Governor's School is the oldest statewide summer residential program for academically and intellectually gifted high school students in...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
University of Mount Olive seeks fine arts series
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive is looking for interested supporters of the arts who want to see more fine arts events in southern Wayne County. Mary Kerstetter, volunteer chair of the newly created Fine Arts Circle,...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Tuesday, April 15, Stanley Bowers reported that an unknown black male approached him in the parking lot of J.C. Penney. After asking Mr. Bowers for a cigarette, the unknown male snatched an envelope of money from his shirt...Published: Apr 23, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
'Unpopular,' but needed
Traffic congestion on Wayne Memorial Drive is leading local and state transportation agencies to install a median along the busiest part of the thoroughfare and eliminate most left turns in that section of the street. The project is intended...Published: Apr 22, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Prom season patrols begin
The N.C. State Highway Patrol announced that it will be conducting an operation this week aimed at reducing the number of traffic accidents and deaths involving teenagers during prom season. "Operation: Drive to Live" will commence at 6 a.m....Published: Apr 22, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Promising outlook
Three dogs look through the window of a house on Chestnut Street in Mount Olive. Warm weather has returned to Wayne County, and the forecast for this weekend's N.C. Pickle Festival has organizers excited....Published: Apr 22, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Lawmen arrest woman for meth
A Newton Grove woman is charged with seven counts of possession and distribution of a methamphetamine precursor, according to a press release issued today by the Goldsboro/Wayne County Interagency Drug Task Force. Wanda Larue Long, 31, 3974 Alex Benton...Published: Apr 22, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Council talks health care
A light agenda at the City Council meeting Monday night left the Goldsboro City Council free to discuss, at length, a possible change to the city's health insurance coverage. The city benefits committee recommended that the city move over...Published: Apr 22, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne Memorial Hospital honors its outstanding volunteers of 2013
Outstanding volunteers at Wayne Memorial Hospital were recognized during ceremonies Wednesday at Lane Tree Golf Club. The annual luncheon to honor volunteers for service hours centered around the theme, "Volunteers Make a World of Difference," said Donna Archer, director...Published: Apr 22, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Video store fire shuts down traffic
A fire at an adult video store Monday started in the attic, Goldsboro Fire Department Capt. Carlton Parks said. The cause was electrical. Firefighters and Wayne County EMS responded to Southside Video at 1505 U.S. 117 S., Monday just...Published: Apr 22, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, April 21, 2014
Woman forced to file taxes
A Goldsboro woman told police she did not initially report a gunman forcing his way into her home and making her file his taxes at gunpoint, until the man returned a week later for corrections to be made, according...Published: Apr 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Partnership getting ready for annual boil
The 10th annual Lobster and Shrimp Fest, sponsored by the Wayne County Partnership for Children, will be May 2 from 2 to 6 p.m. "The reason we started doing something like this is because with us receiving state funds,...Published: Apr 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Two face charged in meth arrests
The Goldsboro/Wayne County Interagency Drug Task Force has charged two people with manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine after responding to a call regarding property damage at a home in Dudley on Thursday. Michael Britt Holmes, 23, and Kristen Rene...Published: Apr 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
'American Idol Live!' tour announces summer dates
The American Idol Live! Tour has been announced, with one summer date planned in North Carolina. Majesty Rose, the popular Goldsboro contestant who made it into the Top 10 for Season 13, will be part of the 41-city tour...Published: Apr 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Parking options announced for Pickle Festival
MOUNT OLIVE -- Vehicles will not be allowed in the downtown area of Mount Olive on Saturday as the community celebrates a full day of events during the 28th annual North Carolina Pickle Festival. Downtown streets will be lined...Published: Apr 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
New city construction now back on schedule
Warmer, drier weather has spurred construction in Goldsboro after a tough winter of ice and snow held up work. At the Holiday Inn Express, under construction on Sunburst Drive since July, work on the exterior of the building is...Published: Apr 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Author to speak on parks at Wayne Community College
The renowned author of "National Parks: The American Experience," Alfred "Al" Runte, will visit Goldsboro for a lecture on national parks scheduled at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday, April 24, starting at 7 p.m. "I'll be talking about the national...Published: Apr 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Volunteers honored by WCPS
An 18-year-old aspiring teacher was named the Terry Eugene Pilkington Volunteer of the Year Award recipient for Wayne County Public Schools on Wednesday afternoon. Zach West, who graduated from Wayne Early/Middle College High School last May and is preparing to...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
Getting their goats (ready)
George, Daphne and Elvis are getting ready for the show. They've gotten their hair washed, cut, and whitened and their nails done. Now, they just need to stop bobbing their heads when they walk. You know? Goat problems. Meanwhile,...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
Hospital locked down after woman shot in city
Wayne Memorial Hospital went into emergency lockdown for about 10 minutes Saturday after Wayne County EMS transported a woman with a gunshot wound to the emergency room following a shooting at an apartment complex Saturday. The suspect remains at...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
Police, city man face off at home
Goldsboro police are releasing few details after officers engaged in a standoff with an armed man who barricaded himself inside his home on North Jefferson Street and threatened to harm himself Saturday. The subject's name has not been released....Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
Pikeville names new police chief
PIKEVILLE -- The town of Pikeville has a new police chief. The Pikeville Town Board agreed this week to hire Joseph Sadler, a former state Highway Patrol trooper and currently a Wayne County Sheriff's deputy, for the job. Sadler,...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
Yes to parks?
With a $18.9 million Parks and Recreation bond vote looming May 6, city officials are working hard to spread information voters need to make an informed decision. If approved, the proceeds from the sale of the bonds would pay...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
One-stop voting begins Thursday
One-stop voting for the May 6 primary starts Thursday at the Wayne County Board of Elections office, 209 S. William St., and at First Congregational Church, 215 Sleepy Creek Road, Dudley. The dates are April 24-25, 28-30 and May...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
Col. Leavitt gets next assignment
Two weeks after the Air Force named the next 4th Fighter Wing commander, the woman currently charged with leading Seymour Johnson Air Force Base was notified about her next assignment. Col. Jeannie Leavitt will, after a June change of...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
City Council meets Monday
The Goldsboro City Council will hold two public hearings at its meeting Monday night. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at historic City Hall. The first hearing is held each year as...Published: Apr 19, 2014 10:31 PM Full Story
Friday, April 18, 2014
West: Wood should check math
The Wayne County Board of Education Thursday night acknowledged, but declined to follow, a recommendation from Wayne County commissioners that it approve the use of the design/bid/build method to construct two new schools. Not only did the school board...Published: Apr 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Raid nets weapons, money, heroin
The Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Squad seized money, guns and drugs as it broke up a heroin operation based out of Pikeville Thursday, according to a press release issued by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Stacey Renard Pittman, 43, and...Published: Apr 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Bunny money
Tammy Greene, in front of a crowd of 150 excited children, outlined the objective of "The Bunny Egg Express." Out of the hundreds of eggs spread across the Herman Park Center lawn, three were golden. "That's your goal, your...Published: Apr 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Offices closed for Easter
Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Fremont, Pikeville and many state offices are closed today in observance of Good Friday, but banks, the Postal Service and federal government offices do not observe the holiday. All Wayne County offices, including the landfill and...Published: Apr 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Six girls to compete in Miss Blue Revue
The Zeta Chi Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority will sponsor the Miss Blue Revue Pageant and the Junior Miss Blue Revue Pageant on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. Admission is free. Six contestants will compete....Published: Apr 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Used computers collected Saturday
The Optimist Club of Goldsboro will be at Sam's Club Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to raise funds and collect used computers and peripheral equipment for its Optimist Computers4Kids program. Over the last two school years, this...Published: Apr 18, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Col. Leavitt gets new assignment
The Air Force has just announced 4th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Jeannie Leavitt's next assignment. The colonel will be the principal military assistant to the secretary of defense....Published: Apr 18, 2014 11:30 AM Full Story
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Dozens of Goldsboro city employees volunteer for trash cleanup
Goldsboro city employees walked the roads this morning picking up trash along some of the city's most-littered routes. About 60 employees spread out around Goldsboro this morning to spend a couple hours working 20 stretches of roadway identified as...Published: Apr 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Three WCPS employees have new duties
Three employees with Wayne County Public Schools will absorb duties held by Assistant Superintendent for Accountability/Student Services Dr. Craig McFadden, who retired earlier this month. McFadden, whose responsibilities encompassed everything related to district testing, also handled the exceptional children...Published: Apr 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Lawmen seize guns and marijuana
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Wayne County Sheriff's Office Warrants Division noticed drugs and weapons in the home of a Mount Olive man they were serving a warrant to Tuesday, prompting a call for additional lawmen and a subsequent arrest....Published: Apr 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne County commissioners discuss new jail
Wayne County commissioners devoted half of their eight-hour meeting Tuesday to listening to and quizzing companies vying for the job of renovating the former Wayne Correctional Center for use as a county jail. Commissioners were anxious to find out...Published: Apr 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro considering options on health care coverage for city employees
The city of Goldsboro is weighing its options on whether to continue to fund its own health insurance next year or pay a company to provide the city with insurance. Currently, Cigna provides administration services for the city's self-insured...Published: Apr 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Arrest made in kidnapping
An arrest has been made in a kidnapping that took place April 10 -- an incident that saw a man taken from a residence on Ivey Lane in Pikeville and later located in Fremont. Jerry Mason, 39, of N.C. Highway...Published: Apr 17, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Opinions differ on schools
Wayne County Attorney Borden Parker and Interim County Manager George Wood Tuesday evaded direct responses when asked whether Wayne County commissioners' decision on how to build and fund two new schools is binding on the county Board of Education....Published: Apr 16, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
They sang their songs
Students from across Wayne County came together Tuesday evening at Goldsboro High School to share, in many voices, what they have learned this year. Hundreds of people turned out for The All-County Choral Festival....Published: Apr 16, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Fremont officials: Town finances improved
FREMONT -- The town of Fremont's General Fund showed a positive cash balance in March marking the first time since the beginning of the fiscal year in July 2013 that the fund has had money. Fremont Interim Town Administrator...Published: Apr 16, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
'Tar Heel Traveler' Mason speaks at annual Belk Lecture
The Rotary Club of Goldsboro hosted Scott Mason, known for his "Tar Heel Traveler" segment on WRAL, as the speaker for the annual Belk Lecture held Tuesday afternoon. Mason is a broadcast journalist with 30 years of experience writing and...Published: Apr 16, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Dudley man faces heroin charges
KENANSVILLE -- A Dudley man is facing numerous drug charges after he was stopped for a traffic violation in Duplin County. Monterius Smith, 28, 107 Willow Road, Dudley, was charged by Duplin County sheriff's deputies with three counts of...Published: Apr 16, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Friday, April 4, at 9:15 a.m., Reginald Donnell Price Jr., 23, reported that while standing in the parking lot of the Savemore Gas Station, 1903 E. Ash St., at approximately 3:30 a.m. he heard several gunshots, then realized he...Published: Apr 16, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Arrest made in kidnapping
An arrest has been made in a kidnapping that took place April 10 -- an incident that saw a man taken from a residence on Ivey Lane in Pikeville and later located in Fremont. Jerry Mason, 39, of N.C. Highway...Published: Apr 16, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Second robbery suspect evading police
Goldsboro police continue to search for the second man identified as a suspect in Monday's armed robbery of the McDonald's at 1501 U.S. Highway 70. Joseph Simms, 25, 151 Wharton Drive, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said. Police...Published: Apr 15, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ex-Raleigh planner talks development
A former Raleigh city planner spoke at a public presentation at Goldsboro City Hall on Monday about the importance of leveraging land to maximize economic development and tax revenues. City officials, including City Councilman Michael Headen, attended the presentation in...Published: Apr 15, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock senior gets academy appointment
Charles B. Aycock High School senior Cady Jane Sheeks has received an appointment to attend the United States Naval Academy in the fall. She said she became interested in the military option because of her own family, which includes an...Published: Apr 15, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
School board argues over how to replace recently deceased member
It took four votes, all split, before the Wayne County Board of Education Monday night could decide on how to go about naming a replacement to fill the unexpired term of the late Thelma Smith. But before they did, tempers...Published: Apr 15, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, April 14, 2014
County to eye school building plans
"Absolutely ludicrous" is how Interim Wayne County Manager George Wood is describing architect Robbie Ferris' original proposal to build two new middle schools. Not only is the capital lease method outlined in the contract the "worst option" to use...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
Celebrating military children
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base held a celebration Saturday to observe the Month of the Military Child. The event featured inflatable rides, games, arts and crafts, face painting, free food and a petting zoo....Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
C.B. Aycock senior earns scholarships
PIKEVILLE -- A Charles B. Aycock High School senior has been awarded two prestigious scholarships, the Morehead-Cain and the Park Scholarship, offering full rides to UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University, respectively. Myra Waheed actually applied to six colleges,...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
Alleged fast-food robber caught
One man is in custody and police are searching for two others following the armed robbery of the McDonald's at 1501 U.S. Highway 70 W. just after 1 a.m. today. A store manager was struck in the head with...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
EWHS Key Club nets honors at convention
Since being chartered in 1996, the Key Club at Eastern Wayne High School has become one of the most active organizations on campus, its adviser, Vince Beasley, says. A social studies teacher at the school, Beasley helped launch the...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
Wayne Memorial Hospital wins Spirit of N.C. Award
The Spirit of North Carolina Awards for Campaign Excellence is sponsored annually by the United Way of North Carolina. These awards provide statewide recognition for employers who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and support to their community through local United...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
Replicas of Columbus' ships on display
MOREHEAD CITY -- On Friday, April 25, the "Pinta" and the "Nina," replicas of Columbus' ships, will be open for visitors in Morehead City. The ships will be docked at the Sanitary Fish Restaurant, 501 Evans St., until their departure...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:47 PM Full Story
Top Realtor
Jeri Lynn Coker, left, accepts the Realtor of the Year Award from Bruce Gates, last year's winner, at the 48th annual Goldsboro-Wayne County Association of Realtors Luncheon held at the Goldsboro Country Club. She is a broker at Berkshire...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Officers set their sights on speeders
Slow down. That is the message Goldsboro police are sending to drivers with Operation: Safe Speeds, an initiative designed to catch speeders and to reduce collisions along the city's most congested arteries. Officials have not said when the increased...Published: Apr 14, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Sunday, April 13, 2014
The apples of their teachers' eyes
Mohammed Manees Al-Harizi was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor when he was 4 years old. An operation helped but affected his motor skills. Since moving to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia, he has become a thriving kindergartner at Meadow...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Daddy's home
He had only been away from home for six months, but as Luis Gonzalez approached downtown Goldsboro, his nerves got the best of him -- and questions he never would have posed before his deployment began running through his head....Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
County still has $500,000 in school funding
Wayne County commissioners say they would look favorably upon a proposal to use a more-than-$500,000 surplus of school funds to make supplemental appropriations to the Wayne County Board of Education. But they also questioned whether or not they would...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Man, 31, charged in assault on child
A Goldsboro man is in the Wayne County Jail today on charges of sexual assault against a minor. Investigators charged Benjamin Franklin Stone, 31, 1305 E. Mulberry St., with statutory sex offense of a child by an adult Friday....Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Shooting suspect surrenders
Malik Ward, the 17-year-old Goldsboro man police say shot three people outside the Beestown Grocery at 905 S. Slocumb St. Wednesday afternoon, turned himself in to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Friday. Investigators say security camera footage from the...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Alleged bank robber caught at mall
A suspected bank robber was caught by police minutes after allegedly robbing the New Century Bank on North Spence Avenue on Friday. Aaron Allen, 23, is being held under a $250,000 secured bond in the Wayne County Jail. According to...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Arrest made in drug case
A Goldsboro man is in custody on drug charges after an investigation involving local law enforcement and investigators from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office's Aggressive Crime Enforcement Team and the U.S. Air Force Office...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Samantha Casey is awarded Gen. Hugh Shelton Scholarship
Samantha Casey of Selma has been awarded the prestigious National Gen. Hugh Shelton Leadership Scholarship at N.C. State University for 2014-2018. The General Hugh Shelton National Leadership Scholarship is awarded each year to an incoming freshman at NC State University,...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Barbecue for a good cause
With a warm, sunny day and the promise of a tasty meal, Boys & Girls Club of Wayne County officials were optimistic about meeting their fundraising goal at the fifth annual Pig in the Park at Waynesborough Park. Many...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Mount Olive board accepts loan from Eastern Region Trust Fund
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Town Board accepted a $100,000 loan to the town from the county's Eastern Region Trust Fund for the airport rehabilitation project at its meeting Monday night. The state Department of Transportation's Division of...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Guardian ad litem volunteers honored
Some saw an ad on television, others were recruited, but all spend their personal time making sure that children have a voice. During the Guardian ad Litem (Latin for "guardian during a lawsuit") volunteer appreciation luncheon held this past...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Groups, individuals honored for their service to community
Governor's Volunteer Service Awards were handed out to six Wayne County recipients last week during ceremonies at the WAGES office on Royall Avenue. Sponsored by the Wayne County Association of Volunteer Administration, Faye Stone, deputy executive director of the...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Four WCC students earn scholarships from State Employees Credit Union
Four Wayne Community College students have been awarded State Employees Credit Union, or SECU, Continuing Education Scholarships for the spring 2014 semester. Anthony Barnes, Tonya Callon, Savannah Hickman and Danita Kelley each received $750 for registration fees, books, certification fees...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Library baseball series to begin Wednesday
The Wayne County Public Library is sponsoring a series of lectures and programs on baseball, with the first in the series coming Wednesday evening at 7 when Author Brett Friedlander will discuss his book "Chasing Moonlight: The True Story...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Disability Awareness Walk May 7
The 18th Annual Hal Plonk Disability Awareness Walk, sponsored by the Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disability, will held Wednesday, May 7, starting with registration at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 202 E. Chestnut St. at 9:30 a.m. The...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
City step closer to $200,000 trail grant
The Goldsboro City Council has officially passed the first hurdle to receiving a third Recreational Trails Program grant for $200,000. Goldsboro Parks and Recreation Director Scott Barnard presented the council with the news Monday night during its work session. The...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Hospital recognizes those who give time
Volunteers play an important role to an organization, but when it is a mental health care facility, they truly are its "champions," said Luckey Welsh Jr., CEO at Cherry Hospital. "Mental illness is something that as you well know...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Beavers named valedictorian at NCSU
James J. Beavers of Seven Springs has been named a valedictorian at North Carolina State University. Beavers will graduate from the school in May with a perfect 4.0 average in computer science after just three years. He was named to...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
County students to show off choral skills in Tuesday concert
Approximately 300 choral students from Wayne County Public Schools will join their voices and musical talents on Tuesday evening for the district's 2014 All County Choral Festival at 6:30 p.m. at Goldsboro High School. The event is free and...Published: Apr 13, 2014 1:50 AM Full Story
Friday, April 11, 2014
Un-bear-ably cute
Although both Amarii, 5, and Ki'Mirah Williams, 3, were squeezing their teddy bears throughout the afternoon, the highlight of their experience at Thursday's Teddy Bear Picnic was the dancing bear mascot and the music. When they were asked their...Published: Apr 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Holding court
University of Mount Olive students Ellie Barnes, Sean Mitchell, Montell Solomen and Kelsey Cirrlto compete in a round of beach volleyball Thursday afternoon on campus. The warmer weather brought out shorts and bare feet....Published: Apr 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Daughtery talks fire taxes
Wayne County commissioners need to do a better job of justifying fire district tax rates to taxpayers instead of being merely a rubber stamp, Commissioner Joe Daughtery said this week. "My concern is this, we approve these budgets that...Published: Apr 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Shooting suspect sought by GPD
Goldsboro police are still looking for the man believed to be responsible for the mid-afternoon shooting outside Beestown Grocery store on Slocumb Street that sent three people to the hospital Wednesday. Malik Ward, 17, is to be considered armed...Published: Apr 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Holland speaks at BSA event
Terry Holland, the director of athletics emeritus for East Carolina University, visited Goldsboro last month as the featured speaker at the Tuscarora Council Boy Scouts of America Friends of Scouting fundraising banquet. Holland spoke on the beginnings of his basketball...Published: Apr 11, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Six hurt in four-car crash
A four-car accident on Royall Avenue just west of its intersection with Wayne Memorial Drive sent six people to Wayne Memorial Hospital at about 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Goldsboro police say LaToya Danyel Davis, 28, 1100 N. Jefferson Ave.,...Published: Apr 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Three shot in city
Goldsboro police have identified a suspect in a shooting outside Beestown Grocery on Slocumb Street just after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Three people were wounded, one in the face. Malik Ward, 17, 306 Wilmington Ave., is wanted on three counts...Published: Apr 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Acme sells its Fremont property
FREMONT -- Acme United Corp. has sold its shuttered Fremont plant building for $850,000 to Gunma, Japan-based Kaya Products Corp. Kaya makes stainless steel pipes and metal products used for automotive antennas, broadcast equipment and other products. Kaya hasn't...Published: Apr 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Teacher job fair Saturday at Goldsboro High School
Wayne County Public Schools will hold its annual Teacher Job Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gymnasium at Goldsboro High School. Prospective teachers can visit and learn about the programs and job opportunities at...Published: Apr 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Barbecue 'pitmasters' featured at Pig in the Park
Two local barbecue master cooks have teamed up and will appear on the popular reality TV show BBQ Pitmasters. Carl H. Lewis Jr. and John Kearney will make their television debut on May 10 at 9 a.m. as part of...Published: Apr 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Legislators to county commissioners: Lottery funds will be in short supply
State Rep. Jimmy Dixon's advice to Wayne County commissioners on what they should do about the county's share of state lottery revenues is simple -- "Get it all as quick as you can." Dixon's message is a reaffirmation of...Published: Apr 10, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Board eyes change
Wayne County's new county manager, who could be in office by mid-August, can expect to earn between $46,408 and $66,408 less than what former manager Lee Smith was being paid when he resigned in February. The county manager's salary was...Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Home on the jet planes
Several 4th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagles, and the airmen who command them, returned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Tuesday from a several-month deployment to an undisclosed location overseas....Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Local Girl Scouts provide baskets for local residents
Easter came early this year for residents of Emeritus at the Pines. Members of Girl Scout Troop 95 -- some dressed as little bunnies -- hopped around the assisted living facility delivering baskets full of Easter goodies recently. A...Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
No more ATM fees: County courthouse taking credit cards
After years of having to direct citizens to the nearest bank or ATM, the Office of the Wayne County Clerk of Courts began accepting credit cards at its payment windows April 1. Just be sure to bring a government-issued...Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Setting tobacco
Brandon Strickland and Staten Rogers, both farm technicians for Michael and Tracy Price brothers farming in Southern Wayne County, start setting their first tobacco plants of the 2014 season Monday afternoon on the Dortch Price Farm....Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Miss Wayne Early Middle College High School pageant Thursday
Five contestants will compete Thursday for the 2014 Miss Wayne Early Middle College High School title. The scholarship pageant will take place at 7 p.m. in Moffatt Auditorium at Wayne Community College. Alexis Mitchell is the daughter of Todd and...Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On Monday, April 7, at approximately 10 p.m., Kenneth Preston Sutton, 35, reported two unknown black males entered his residence located at 1903-B E. Holly St., pointed a weapon at him and stole cash and a cell phone. On the...Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Child abuse prevention highlighted
The city of Goldsboro officially opened Child Abuse Prevention Month with a proclamation decrying child abuse and highlighting the importance of children everywhere. The proclamation was read as part of a larger ceremony Tuesday featuring the Dillard Middle School choir,...Published: Apr 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Pikeville to put alcohol on ballot this November
PIKEVILLE -- Voters in Pikeville will again get a chance to cast ballots for or against the sale of beer and wine inside the town limits, as the Pikeville Town Board unanimously approved putting the issue on the November...Published: Apr 8, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
The jets are back
To those Wayne County residents accustomed to seeing F-15Es coming in for landing, the sight of a group of Strike Eagles making its way toward Seymour Johnson Air Force Base this morning might have seemed routine. They had no way...Published: Apr 8, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
City Council eyes where to put plane
The Goldsboro City Council is moving forward with placing the city's F-86 Sabre fighter jet on a single stand once it is refurbished. The jet, on loan to the city from the U.S. Air Force since 1970, has been...Published: Apr 8, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Chalk art
Ethan Tremlett, 8, along with his sister, Isabella Tremlett, 10, uses chalk to paint on the street during Sunday in the Park at Herman Park on Sunday. Unlike last year, when Sunday in the Park was a monthly event,...Published: Apr 8, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Man shot in leg while walking in city
A Goldsboro man shot twice in the leg while walking in the 1100 block of Lemon Street just after 11:30 p.m. Monday told Goldsboro police he did not know who shot him. Dana Andrew Humphrey, 23, 601 S. Oleander...Published: Apr 8, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Mount Olive chamber to host Leadercast
MOUNT OLIVE -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Laura Bush will headline the 2014 Leadercast, scheduled for Friday, May 9, and to be broadcast live in the Southern Bank Auditorium at the University of Mount Olive. The event will be...Published: Apr 8, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Ex-city officer indicted on sex charge
A former Goldsboro police captain is free on a $500,000 unsecured bond after he was arrested and charged Monday with statutory sexual offenses against a minor. Chad E. Calloway, 43, 205 Graces Farm Road, is charged with two counts...Published: Apr 8, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Monday, April 7, 2014
Checking on Mount Olive library
MOUNT OLIVE -- Since November, Mount Olive residents have listened in anticipation as the sound of hammers and drills rang out from the interior of the old Belk building at Chestnut and Main. And Steele Memorial head librarian Melanie...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
Officials eye prison
The old two-story story brick building at the shuttered Wayne Correctional Center survived Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Whether it survives Wayne County's dream of turning it into a jail remains to be seen. And if it does, it could...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
Mount Olive officer clipped at checkpoint
MOUNT OLIVE -- A Mount Olive police officer narrowly escaped injury recently when the driver of a pickup truck suddenly accelerated as the officer was preparing to arrest him at a traffic checkpoint. The officer's name was not disclosed...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
Man shot in back on Ash Street
A Dudley man was shot in the back early Friday morning in the Save More parking lot located at 1903 E. Ash St. Reginald Donnell Price Jr., 23, of 103 Barnwell Road, Dudley, reported that he was shot in...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
County to begin retreat, talk goals
Wayne County commissioners are expected to spend all day Tuesday talking about the county budget, their search for a new county manager, and state legislative issues during a planning retreat at Walnut Creek Country Club. The retreat, which will...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
Driver hurt in bus crash
SEVEN SPRINGS -- A Wayne County Public Schools bus driver was charged with failure to yield after a two-vehicle accident early this morning in the area of the intersection of N.C. 55 and Drummersville Road near Seven Springs. Ken...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
WCC students inducted into honor society
Wayne Community College's Upsilon Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, has inducted 41 students into its membership in its spring 2014 ceremony. Phi Theta Kappa members represent the top 10 percent of students...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
UMO student art show April 17
MOUNT OLIVE -- The opening reception for the annual spring Student Art Show is Thursday, April 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Teresa Pelt Grubbs Fine Arts Gallery and Laughinghouse Hall Student Gallery. The show will be...Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
Forum on 'prison complex' held
The second forum on the "Prison Industrial Complex" put last week by the African-American Caucus of the state Democratic Party drew a much larger crowd than the first forum held in February. Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce and Maj....Published: Apr 7, 2014 2:08 PM Full Story
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Home ... at last
Hundreds of members of the 4th Fighter Wing returned Saturday from a deployment to an unspecified location....Published: Apr 5, 2014 11:08 PM Full Story
Thousands attend Daffodil Festival
FREMONT -- Fremont United Methodist Church's preschoolers' performance might have been more about cuteness than proficiency. At 4 years old, singing is a sort of controlled yelling and dancing looks more like random muscle contractions. But make no mistake, the...Published: Apr 5, 2014 11:08 PM Full Story
Wayne County Democrats gather
The pending November showdown between U.S. Senator Kay Hagan and her eventual GOP challenger, while important, is overshadowing another vital election, Wayne County Democratic Party Chairman Gene Britt told the party faithful Saturday. "There is one primary going on that...Published: Apr 5, 2014 11:08 PM Full Story
Pig in the Park set for Saturday
The fifth annual Pig in the Park festival will take place Saturday to flaunt the area's best barbecue and a wide array of activities. Goldsboro Milling Co. and Sam's Club put on the festival each year in partnership with Goldsboro...Published: Apr 5, 2014 10:39 PM Full Story
Goldsboro man charged with sex offense with child
A Goldsboro man was arrested Friday afternoon after being charged with a sexual offense with a child. Willie Futrelle, 25, was arrested at Irish Inn, 1104 Sunburst Drive, at around 2:40 p.m. Friday afternoon on one count of sexual...Published: Apr 5, 2014 10:39 PM Full Story
Hero comes home
Charlie understands. He was touched by a unique bond -- one typically reserved for those who have fallen under attack alongside a comrade. He was marked with a sense of loyalty -- a commitment so powerful that it drives him...Published: Apr 5, 2014 10:39 PM Full Story
Club's ABC permits threatened
In response to a shooting that took place inside a Goldsboro night club March 29, the state Alcohol Beverage Control Commission on Friday issued an official notice to the registered alcohol permit holders for Sid's Showgirls at 1931 N....Published: Apr 5, 2014 10:39 PM Full Story
More bats found at Northeast Elementary
Two more bats found above a classroom at Northeast Elementary School were caught and released Thursday afternoon, and efforts continue to ensure the school is rid of the problem, district officials said Friday. Earlier in the week, conflicting stories...Published: Apr 5, 2014 10:39 PM Full Story
16-year-old killed in crash on U.S. 70
A 16-year-old was killed after midnight on Friday between Goldsboro and LaGrange while he was walking in the westbound lane of U.S. 70. James Edward Johnson, 16, of 234 Byrd Yancey Bass Road, Clinton, was struck at approximately 12:24 a.m....Published: Apr 5, 2014 10:39 PM Full Story
Friday, April 4, 2014
Majesty comes home
"I never did anything like this before but I fell in love with her," Ms. Hill said. "My kids called me anti-social before this but I was social when I had three phones calling in votes. I tried to look...Published: Apr 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Kiwanis train is back
Saturday's opening day for the Goldsboro Kiwanis Club's miniature train will be held in conjunction with the international Kiwanis One Day project promoting a day of community service. "All Aboard: Connecting Kids and Community" will be held Saturday from...Published: Apr 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Most food stamp cases resolved
North Carolina "kind of, sort of, almost got it done" in its attempt to meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Monday deadline to clear its backlog of food stamp applications or face the possible loss of $80 million in...Published: Apr 4, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, April 3, 2014
City refinancing buildings
The city of Goldsboro will refinance loans on the Paramount Theatre and City Hall annex in order to borrow $4 million needed as a local match for a U.S. Department of Transportation grant. The city has applied for a $16.5...Published: Apr 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
One-man volleyball team motivates Rosewood High School
A "one-man volleyball team" who travels the country using the gimmick as part of his anti-bullying message for students is participating in assemblies at several area schools and a free event for the public on Friday night. Bob Holmes...Published: Apr 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Spring has sprung
Spring is in the air at Tommy's Road Elementary School as, clockwise from top, studnets Joshue Davila, Evan Abondanza, Troy Jernigan, Aubrey Varney, Juzion McIntyre, Makenzie Batton and Jesse Fitzsimmons play on the jungle gym at the school's playground...Published: Apr 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Deputies seize drugs, pistol
Wayne County Sheriff's Office deputies took more than $31,000 in marijuana off the streets and arrested two in separate operations Tuesday. A pistol also was recovered. Regent Yvon Joseph Joubert, 25, of Durham, is charged with possession with intent to...Published: Apr 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Three charged with meth after traffic stop
Patrol deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office charged three people with possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop conducted Wednesday after 5 p.m. in the area of Arrington Bridge Road. Deputies arrested Clark Nathan Sharp, 44, and April...Published: Apr 3, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Case closed
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Arnold Jones this morning sentenced the three men whose testimony helped the state convict Leonard Eugene Joyner for his role in the Sept. 9, 2012, first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping of 16-year-old Kennedy McLaurin...Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Merger faces new scrutiny
East Wayne Fire Chief Linwood Earl Sauls Tuesday said he was "surprised" and "disappointed" that the proposed administrative merger of his department and the New Hope Fire Department had been delayed after last-minute opposition surfaced, even though the issue...Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Longtime doctor decides to retire after 65 years
MOUNT OLIVE -- It would be impossible to determine how many people Dr. Robert Shackelford has treated in his 65 years as a doctor. But this coming Sunday, patients and the community in general will have the opportunity to...Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Air Force names new 4th Fighter Wing commander
An F-15E pilot who learned how to command the Strike Eagle during his first of two stints at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is returning to the Goldsboro installation to lead the 4th Fighter Wing. And while no official...Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Soup Kitchen's Benton honored at annual meeting
Doricia Benton received a special award at the annual meeting of the Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro for her years of service to the group. Mrs. Benton volunteered 10 years with the Soup Kitchen under former director Barbara Berkeley...Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Test dates are set for WorkKeys
The WorkKeys tests for Career Readiness Certification, the CRC, will be offered six times this month in Wayne County. The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success, WORKS, program will provide testing sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on April...Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
District: Bats are under control
PIKEVILLE -- A report of a colony of bats infesting the gymnasium at Northeast Elementary School is not true, Wayne County Public Schools officials say. Officials said a handful of bats were able to enter the building through an...Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the Week
On March 27, 2014 at 7 a.m. a break-in was reported by the Dairy Queen located at 1803-A Wayne Memorial Drive. Video surveillance reflects a suspect breaking the drive-thru window and entering the business. Employees reported less than $200 stolen....Published: Apr 2, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Driver arrested after skipping checkpoint
A Mount Olive man who attempted to avoid a DWI checkpoint Monday now faces weapons and drug charges after K-9 officers with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office tracked him down. Daniel Ray Boseman, 30, ran from his vehicle after...Published: Apr 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Welcome home set for singer at YMCA
The public is invited to a welcome home reception for Goldsboro's top 10 "American Idol" contestant, Majesty Rose, at the Goldsboro Family YMCA Preschool Thursday. Majesty will be available at the reception, set for noon to 2 p.m. at...Published: Apr 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Kim Best statement
"I am relieved with the guilty verdict and speechless at the same time. I thank God, first and foremost, and I thank Det. Dwayne Bevell ... and Assistant District Attorney Matt Delbridge for his strong and diligent pursuit for justice...Published: Apr 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Life in prison
Kennedy McLaurin's mother, Kim Best, was not moved to tears when she heard the verdict inside a Wayne County courtroom late Monday morning. She didn't crack a smile or hug the relative sitting closest to her. Senior Resident Superior...Published: Apr 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
City finances part of Dail settlement
The city of Goldsboro will retroactively finance $1.7 million of $2.7 million it paid to a man who spent an extra 12 years in prison for a rape he did not commit due to the Police Department's negligence. Dwayne...Published: Apr 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Traffic stop results in felony cocaine charge
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office announced charges of felony possession of cocaine against Trina Louise Smith, 43, of 200 Marlette Drive, following a traffic stop Monday. Deputies pulled Ms. Smith over due to a motor vehicle violation at the...Published: Apr 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story
Tea party planned Sunday for all pickle 'princesses'
Tea parties don't necessarily need pickles, but the N.C. Pickle Festival needs a Pickle Me Pink Tea Party. That's what pickle festival chairwoman Julie Beck decided four years ago, and this weekend, 20 to 30 little girls and their...Published: Apr 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story