Sunday, October 18, 2015
Super heroes unite for a good cause
Opie, a 3-year-old Labrador retriever dressed as Batman, sniffs the hand of Blake Sutton, 4, a super hero himself, as they meet for the first time. Canines galore gathered at Waynesborough Park Saturday for Pumpkins and Paws, a benefit...Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Murder suspect caught in city
Two men were arrested early Saturday in connection with the murder of 32-year-old Abdullah Ali Whitaker of Goldsboro. Goldsboro police, with the assistance of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, apprehended Corey Devon Sutton Jr., 17, at 416 Charles St....Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
NCHP targets violations in school zones
Operation Stop Arm, an annual and sometimes bi-annual, state Highway Patrol interdiction program that targets speeders in school zones, will commence this week. The statewide campaign will run Monday through Friday, according to a NCHP press release. Here in...Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Schools chief: It's all hands on deck
When Dr. Michael Dunsmore took the helm as superintendent of Wayne County Public Schools, he made it very clear there was no time to waste. He said at the outset his goal was student success-driven, and as the new...Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Art a la downtown
Downtown Goldsboro received several new additions Friday morning, as four new art pieces were each placed along Center Street. Three of the art pieces -- "Natural Embrace," "Dreamsicle" and "Flight" -- were all selected by the city's Public Art...Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Dance fever
A birdman, a Michael Jackson impersonator and two flappers walk out onto a stage. No, that isn't the lead-in to a poorly constructed joke. It's just a sampling of the performances in the Dancing Stars of Wayne County fundraiser that...Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Public hearing set on hotel tax
Wayne County commissioners appear poised to enact a 1 percent countywide hotel occupancy tax when they meet Tuesday morning. But state law requires that commissioners first hold a public hearing -- a hearing scheduled for 9:15 a.m. Tuesday in...Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story
Residents will weigh in on zoning requests during meeting
Five public hearings are expected to unfold at -- and potentially draw a crowd to -- Monday evening's Goldsboro City Council meeting. The first hearing will deal with a zoning request by Robert Earl Grant to zone a vacant...Published: Oct 18, 2015 1:50 AM Full Story