Charges filed against teen driver in fatal wreck

The N.C. State Highway Patrol has charged 16-year-old Devin Ryan James, of Dudley, with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in a Monday night wreck near Mount Olive that killed another teenager. Both James and another 16-year-old were sent to the...

Published: Jan 31, 2017 5:21 PM Full Story

Dudley man arrested for possession of marijuana, handgun

A Dudley man was arrested for possession of a stolen handgun and 14 grams of marijuana Monday, according to a report from the Goldsboro Police Department. Rakim Karim Johnson, 22, of 111 Forest View Drive, Dudley, was arrested Monday around...

Published: Jan 31, 2017 1:01 PM Full Story

Board of education holds work session

The Wayne County Board of Education held a work session Monday where members discussed various policies and went over a new program for keeping up with school improvement plans. The public meeting, which began at 10 a.m. and ran...

Published: Jan 31, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story

Base exercise enters second day

Thirteen airmen with 4th Fighter Wing simulated a chemical attack under the supervision of the Commander's Inspection Program during a mock-deployment Monday afternoon at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The two-day Operational Readiness Exercise began with Staff Sgt. Darrell Bowers...

Published: Jan 31, 2017 8:56 AM Full Story

Police: Man shot in big toe 'doing fine'

A man shot in the big toe Monday night is recovering, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said today. Tyonne Mckinnon, 19, of 411 Summerlin Drive was shot at his house. He was taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital, Maj. Tom Effler...

Published: Jan 31, 2017 8:49 AM Full Story

Mount Olive teen killed in wreck Monday

A single-car wreck near Mount Olive late Monday night killed one teen and injured two others. The wreck took place at about 8:45 p.m. and shut down the southbound lane of U.S. 117 at Country Club Road for hours. Right-rear passenger Matthew Hunter...

Published: Jan 31, 2017 8:32 AM Full Story