Friday, August 31, 2018
WCPS employee facing felony charge
A Wayne County Public Schools employee is facing felony charges after police say he took cleaning supplies and other janitorial items from the storage warehouse on Brian Street in Goldsboro.Michael Wayne Hobbs, 50, of 121 South Winds Drive, Dudley, is...Published: Aug 31, 2018 5:05 PM Full Story
Three arrests in infant death
Three individuals were arrested in connection to the death of 7-month-old Jonathon Michael Kaceyn Clements. Wayne County Sheriff's Office began investigation with the SBI into the case in February.A statement from the Sheriff's Office indicates detectives working on the case...Published: Aug 31, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Hot, dry weather leaves bad effect on corn
William Earl Cruse props on the hood of a truck as the combine his son-in-law, Eric Brown, operates dumps a load of corn into the truck bed.Cruse, 67, has farmed all of his life and is worried that he will...Published: Aug 31, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
READ Wayne launching website
The READ Wayne initiative still has a target date of June 2019 for the Family Learning Center in the southern end of the county.In the meantime, organizers say efforts are focusing on developing a website and shoring up other programs...Published: Aug 31, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
CALM to address opioid epidemic
To raise awareness and decrease the stigma surrounding opioid abuse and accidental overdose, the Coalition for Addiction and Life Management will observe International Overdose Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to noon today on the steps of Goldsboro City Hall."Right now...Published: Aug 31, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Safe driving should be a priority over Labor Day
Labor Day is fast approaching, and that means one thing -- one last opportunity for a summer vacation before the weather starts turning cooler.According to AAA Carolinas, about 1.1 million North Carolinians will take to the road to travel more...Published: Aug 31, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Wayne Early Middle College High School students attend leadership camp
When Rebecca Eliassaint and Tai Love were accepted to attend the Cooperative Leadership Camp at White Lake for the second summer in a row, they immediately knew how they wanted their experience to go."When we went there (last year) and...Published: Aug 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Third suspect faces murder charge
A third suspect was arrested on murder charges Tuesday night in connection with the shooting death of a Seven Springs teenager.Terrence Corainte Smith, 23, of 3960 County Line Road, LaGrange, was arrested at 1716B Harrell St. without incident, according to...Published: Aug 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Battle of the Badges: Firefighters, police, EMS battle for bragging rights in blood drive competition
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive Fire Chief Gregg Wiggins was sure his firefighters would win the Battle of the Badges blood drive competition because "our blood must be better than law enforcement's," he said with a laugh.But Mount Olive Chief...Published: Aug 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
NC211 links residents to resources
Most are familiar with dialing 9-1-1 in an emergency or 4-1-1 for automated directory assistance.But United Way of North Carolina also sponsors another easy-to-remember three-digit number to access free and confidential information on resources within the community -- including housing,...Published: Aug 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
'Black Panther' actor keynote speaker at Norwayne homecoming
The Norwayne Alumni and Friends will celebrate its 46th annual homecoming week with several events starting Friday."This is something that has been going on for years in terms of homecoming weekend," said Larry Jones, alumni president."This is a big thing...Published: Aug 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Center Street art pieces selected
It's time again for downtown Goldsboro to get a change of scenery.Four new art pieces are slated to replace those installed in some of the roundabouts and medians on Center Street in downtown Goldsboro.Based on a recommendation from a public...Published: Aug 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Federal disaster funds released
Renee and Carlton Hinson of the Grantham community spent their first night in their new home Monday -- a home that replaces the one flooded by Hurricane Matthew in 2016.That wasn't the only good news of the day for the...Published: Aug 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Student donates $3,350 to schools
Brandon Lark Jr. presented $3,350 to Brogden Primary and Brogden Middle School for school supplies during Monday night's Wayne County Board of Education meeting.In June, Lark, who is a fourth-grader at Brogden Primary, said that he wanted to figure out...Published: Aug 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wayne Community College recognizes 2018 distinguished chairs
Two Wayne Community College faculty members were recently honored with the 2018 Distinguished Chair awards.Applied Animal Science instructor Jennifer Johnson and Applied Technologies Division Dean Dr. Ernie White each received a monetary award to use for travel and a keepsake...Published: Aug 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Bye bye birdie: Homing pigeon finds B&B in Grantham
A homing pigeon with Virginia roots made a recent stopover on a Grantham farm where resident Clark Bennett extended her some southern hospitality.Bennett recalled sitting out on his back porch on Aug. 10 when the gray and white bird set...Published: Aug 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Highway Patrol searches for hit-and-run driver
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run involving a pedestrian that occurred on Tuesday just after 6:30 p.m.Troopers have identified the victim as 38-year-old Jason Allen Morgan of 726 Paul St. of Rocky Mount. He was...Published: Aug 28, 2018 9:49 PM Full Story
Symposium focuses on PTSD
FREMONT -- Little-known fact: Former North Carolina Governor Charles B. Aycock's son, Lt. W.B. Aycock, committed suicide in 1938.A contributing factor was a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, before it was known by that name.Back then, the terminology was different....Published: Aug 28, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Touch-A-Truck deemed a success
The second annual Touch-A-Truck event sponsored by the Partnership for Children of Wayne County could be deemed a "huge success" any way you look at it, organizers say.With more than 90 different vehicles lined up around the Wayne Regional Agricultural...Published: Aug 28, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Ruby Tuesday closes
The Ruby Tuesday wait staff continued to take care of their customers Monday morning, even though they did not have a job.Instead of going from table to table to take orders, they went from vehicle to vehicle letting customers know...Published: Aug 28, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
'We become a family': Wayne County public schools open for first day of classes
Parents gathered in the entrance of Tommy's Road Elementary School starting as early as 7:30 a.m. Monday, anxiously waiting to drop their children off for the first day of school.With sparkling new backpacks, shoes that light up and fresh packs...Published: Aug 28, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, August 27, 2018
Hot rods, cool memories: Norwayne alumni host car show
FREMONT -- Isaac Ryals stood by a barricade at Norwayne Alumni Way on Saturday morning, directing traffic and those with a car in the third annual vehicle showcase.The pre-homecoming event also included food vendors, DJ Henry Wynn and added a...Published: Aug 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Public asks commissioners to support Southern Wayne High School improvements
Wayne County commissioners were at times cajoled and at other times scolded by southern Wayne County residents seeking support for a new gym and classrooms at Southern Wayne High School.One speaker during the public comments section of the board's Tuesday...Published: Aug 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
School bus safety tips for all
Students, parents and teachers are not the only ones who need to prepare for the start of the school year.As school buses will begin transporting students to and from schools, Kevin Harrison, section chief for Department of Public Instruction Transportation...Published: Aug 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Harris Street apartment fire displaces mother, son
Barbara Parks picks up the burnt photos of family members when they were younger -- and she cries. She will never get those, or the ceramic Christmas tree that had belonged to her mother, back again.A fire in the apartment...Published: Aug 26, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Elvis lives on in Wayne County
Dottie Morgan's 8-year-old grandson asked to spend the night with his grandma in her Wilmington home last Thursday. She told him he couldn't because she was driving to Goldsboro the next day to see Elvis."He replied, 'Grandma Dot, you do...Published: Aug 26, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Supporters rally for school changes
Teacher Tiffany Kilgore and other members of Red4EdNC in Wayne County Friday afternoon held a kickoff rally to push for policy changes for the education system.Kilgore said she had invited all of the local legislators to whom she directed her...Published: Aug 26, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive graduates 230
The University of Mount Olive held its 65th commencement exercises on Saturday in the George and Annie Dail Kornegay Arena on campus.It was the first ceremony for newly minted president David Poole, who conferred degrees on the 230 candidates receiving...Published: Aug 26, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Motorist robbed while stopped at intersection
Two suspects were arrested after police allege they robbed a motorist who was stopped at an intersection.Just before 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, a man was stopped at the intersection of N.C. 581 North and Claridge Nursery Road.A woman walked in...Published: Aug 26, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Jimmy Williams receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
MOUNT OLIVE -- Longtime Mount Olive resident Jimmy Williams has been awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine -- the highest honor the N.C. governor bestows upon a civilian.Signed by Gov. Roy Cooper, Williams' certificate was presented on Thursday...Published: Aug 26, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Junior leader applications sought
Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Junior Leadership Program.The program was a vision of the Leadership Wayne Class of 1998-1999. It started with the goal of exposing high school juniors to the many job...Published: Aug 26, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, August 24, 2018
Red4EdNC rally tonight in downtown Goldsboro
Mold, dead animals, animal droppings and peeling paint are just a few of the issues one teacher says are plaguing one North Carolina public school.Tiffany Kilgore, who could not legally disclose the public school or county she works for, said...Published: Aug 24, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Vandals ransack Pikeville fruit stand
The Country Fruit Stand in Pikeville was vandalized late Tuesday or early Wednesday but customers and supporters from across Wayne County have stepped up by offering help and financial contributions.Co-owner Mickey Phillips received a phone call at 7 a.m. Wednesday...Published: Aug 24, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Legislators zero in on agriculture
Wayne County's legislative delegation broke no new ground at Thursday morning's end-of-legislative session update breakfast, focusing instead on agriculture and the urban-rural divide.Sponsored by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, the event was held at Lane Tree Golf Club and...Published: Aug 24, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
'Stomp to the music'
Walking down Center Street Thursday evening, Faith Broadie, 6, approached the growing sounds of music with one goal in mind."We're gonna stomp to the music, mister," she yelled, determination in her voice.Hundreds of people did just that Thursday, as the...Published: Aug 24, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Welcome Back Dillard Tigers
Operation Unite Goldsboro will host its second annual welcome back greeting for Dillard Middle School students and staff Monday at 8 a.m.The Dillard Middle School rally, at 1101 Devereaux St., is open to the public, and event organizers are asking...Published: Aug 24, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, August 23, 2018
City awarded $1M hurricane recovery grant
The city of Goldsboro has been awarded nearly $1 million in Golden LEAF Foundation grant funds to bolster its Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.The $961,307 grant includes $708,000 earmarked for sanitary sewer rehabilitation and $253,307 for stormwater drainage rehabilitation."We said recovering...Published: Aug 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Case Farms $49 investment captures incentive grant
A $49 million expansion project at Case Farms in Dudley has been approved for a grant under Wayne County's industry incentive program.Wayne County commissioners approved the grant request following a Tuesday morning public hearing.Only tax money paid in by a...Published: Aug 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Excessive rain presents tobacco crop challenges
SEVEN SPRINGS -- The ground looks wet, but firm.It isn't.As soon as Wayne County Extension field crop agent Daryl Anderson steps onto the tobacco field, his boots are sucked into the mud. He has to struggle to pull his feet...Published: Aug 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Two face murder charges in shooting death
Two men were arrested and charged Wednesday with murder for the shooting death of 17-year-old Carl Patrick Henry Leroy Jr.Wayne County sheriff's deputies arrested 24-year-old Devon McCollum, of 210 W. Green St., in Snow Hill, and Videll Alexander Wright, 19,...Published: Aug 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Crime Stoppers gospel sing Friday
Wayne County Crime Stoppers will host its annual gospel sing to raise money in its efforts in fighting crime on Friday.The event will be at 7 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 204 E. Chestnut St., and includes performances...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Commissioners sign off on street assessment roll
For the first time in years, motorists driving through Canterbury Village and North Creek subdivisions won't have to worry about dodging huge potholes.However, it now falls to property owners in those two subdivisions to begin paying for the improvements at...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
City launches Historic Commission investigation
City of Goldsboro attorney Ron Lawrence will investigate the conduct of the Historic District Commission after its chairman publicly chastised a fellow member of the board.The Goldsboro City Council directed its attorney to conduct the investigation after Councilman Antonio Williams,...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Southbound U.S. 117 to close Thursday night
Southbound lanes of U.S. 117 South are scheduled to be closed overnight Thursday between its intersection with U.S. 117 Alternate and Country Club Road at Mount Olive.If the weather cooperates, the southbound lanes will be closed from 9 p.m. Thursday...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Silent Sam Confederate statue toppling sparks concern, discussion
CHAPEL HILL -- History cannot be erased.It can be left out of books, records and documents, but Sylvia Barnes, president of the Goldsboro-Wayne Branch of the NAACP, said that history itself cannot be erased.Statues, however, can be removed.After standing in...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
North Drive Elementary School open house
Second-grade teacher Monique Brown shows Lillie Russell, 7, her desk during open house at North Drive Elementary School Tuesday night. Also pictured are Lillie's parents, Jeron Russell and Shatiya Sims. Wayne County Public Schools will continue to offer school open...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Destined to address poverty, inspire change
When Jerry Baker helps children in need by giving them backpacks of school supplies, he is reminded of his childhood.He is reminded of how he would go around town receiving boxes of supplies and try to pay the electric bill...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
County donates ambulance to Wayne Community College
Wayne County Office of Emergency Services has donated a vehicle to Wayne Community College for use in its Emergency Medical Services Program.The 2002 ambulance will be used in stationary and driving training of emergency medical personnel, officials said.The vehicle was...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Homeschool fair connects parents, students
The Lord's Table Church converted part of its space into the second annual Wayne County Homeschool Fair Monday.In addition to speakers and vendors, there were opportunities for new and veteran parents to network and learn about resources to help create...Published: Aug 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
'Every animal needs a home'
Payton Lane loves animals.If she could have, she would have cleared the Wayne County Animal Adoption and Education Center all by herself.Dana Talton of Princeton would have done so, too.But as responsible pet owners, they settled on one kitten each...Published: Aug 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive freshmen move in, join Trojan Nation
MOUNT OLIVE -- There was a flurry of activity over the weekend at the University of Mount Olive as more than 265 new freshmen arrived on campus for move-in day.This year's freshman class is evenly distributed with 50 percent male...Published: Aug 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Three people charged with attempted murder
Three people were charged with attempted murder following a shooting that sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries Monday.Taylor Lawrence Davis, 30, 103 S. Aycock St., Fremont; Kimberly Rose Pate, 30, 305 Pate Farm Lane, Pikeville; and Jason...Published: Aug 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Council fails to remove historic board chair
The Goldsboro City Council declined to remove Historic District Commission Chairman Zach Lilly from the commission Monday after hearing a recording of Lilly chastising fellow commission member Ravonda Jacobs.Councilman Antonio Williams, whose residency Lilly challenged in June, brought the issue up...Published: Aug 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, August 20, 2018
Circle K, coffee and a cock-a-doodle-doo
About eight months ago, a plucky and -- at times -- cocky resident came home to roost at the Circle K on Wayne Memorial Drive.He was no spring chicken, mind you, but had been so outstanding in his field that...Published: Aug 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Back-to-school blessings
When LaToya Beatty received a phone call that her son would have the opportunity to go back to school shopping with the Mary Wooten Harvey Foundation, she was surprised.As a tall, young student preparing to enter his sophomore year of...Published: Aug 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Public hearing on street assessment Tuesday
Wayne County commissioners will hold two public hearings when they meet on Tuesday.The first hearing will begin at 9:15 a.m. on the preliminary assessment roll the board adopted on Aug. 7 for street assessments in the Canterbury Village and North...Published: Aug 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Back-to-school information session for parents
Students are not the only ones preparing to return to school this week.Parents will have the opportunity to learn about the various resources provided by Wayne County Public Schools and other organizations that can help ensure their child's success in...Published: Aug 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Friday, August 17, 2018
WCPS to hold open houses next week
Parents and children will be able to meet teachers, collect schedules and prepare for the upcoming school year during open houses next week at elementary, middle and high schools within the Wayne County Public Schools system.Twenty eight public schools, operating...Published: Aug 17, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Beavers: Don't share voter registration information
Dane Beavers, Wayne County's elections director, offers simple advice when it comes to people sharing their voter registration information with a stranger -- don't.While currently not an issue in Wayne County, State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement investigators are...Published: Aug 17, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Timeless treasures
Denise Stallings wants her customers to be taken back to the past every time they walk through the rustic screen door of her store.The reason is simple. She is selling vintage items -- chinaware from the 1930s, high-end milk glasses...Published: Aug 17, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Gas leak forces residents to evacuate
A natural gas leak forced 24 residents out of their homes in the 200 block of Quail Drive Thursday afternoon and closed the road for two hours while crews worked to clean up the spill.Goldsboro firefighters and police responded to...Published: Aug 17, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Mount Olive moves closer to new fire station
MOUNT OLIVE -- The first thing Fire Chief Greg Wiggins does when he enters the fire station is check for leaks."Over the map, over the door, the work bench, in the meeting room. It is almost like a sieve," he...Published: Aug 16, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
WCC Arts and Humanities Fall Schedule Announced
The fall season of the Foundation of Wayne Community College Arts and Humanities program has been announced, and it promises to be another eclectic representation of timely topics, says the program's director, Kay Cooke.Sometimes there is a theme woven through...Published: Aug 16, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Scott Stevens to retire Sept. 14
Goldsboro City Manager Scott Stevens will retire effective Sept. 14 and take a position working for James City County, Va., Stevens announced in a press release Wednesday evening.Stevens has been city manager for seven years, having started work in August...Published: Aug 16, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Tobacco Barn goes up in flames
Firefighters responded to a tobacco barn fire just before 3 p.m., Tuesday at Steve Wells Farms at 418 Rodell Barrow Road. Three different fire departments responded to the fire, which took place in one of four tobacco barns at the...Published: Aug 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Cooper tours Seven Springs disaster buyout sites
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Standing in the shade of a flood-ravaged building that was once home to a bank, Carolyn Griffin was determined to have her photo taken with Gov. Roy Cooper.Cooper posed with Griffin, who likes to tell people that...Published: Aug 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Kyle Horton pledges support to military families, expanding Medicare
Dr. Kyle Horton pledged to bolster veteran health care benefits as part of her platform for the U.S. House District 7 seat.Horton, a Democrat, is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. David Rouzer in the November general election.Horton held her 13th town...Published: Aug 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Cooper visits Rosewood Middle, pushes for school construction bond
Classrooms that can be only accessed through outdoor entryways, leaking roofs and paint chipping from the ceiling are just a few challenges school buildings built in the 1920s might face.For Rosewood Middle School, these infrastructure issues have rendered several classrooms...Published: Aug 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Country Club Road closing for paving
MOUNT OLIVE -- The portion of Country Club Road that runs from U.S. 117 to U.S. 117 Alternate will be closed today and Thursday for a paving project.The paving is part of the interchange project now underway at the site.The...Published: Aug 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Man flees during traffic stop
A Goldsboro man is under arrest after he attempted to flee during a traffic stop.The Regional Enforcement And Criminal Target Team was patrolling the area along Wayne Memorial Drive on Saturday, when they stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation.According...Published: Aug 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Man drives car into house during medical emergency
A man traveling on Slocumb Street lost control of his car while having a medical emergency Monday afternoon and hit a house.According to the Goldsboro Police Department, Ksean Shearod, 27, of Goldsboro, was driving north on Slocumb Street when he...Published: Aug 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Teen dies in car wreck
A vehicle crash led to the death of a teenager from LaGrange last week.Rylee Miller, 15, of LaGrange, was a passenger in a tow truck driven by 17-year-old.The crash happened on Friday just before noon when the driver ran off...Published: Aug 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Matthew victims may remain eligible for property tax adjustment
Ronda Hughes' home, like many in the riverside village of Seven Springs, was flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in October 2016.Unlike some of her neighbors, Hughes' family was able have the house quickly repaired and was able to...Published: Aug 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Opioids top list of 'emerging issues'
The growing opioid crisis is topping the list of "emerging issues" on the Wayne County Community Health Assessment.In the latest State of the County Health report, while some things like leading causes of death and the ongoing need for primary...Published: Aug 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Stuff the Bus setting new record, official says
The Stuff the Bus donation drive will accumulate an estimated value of $25,000 in school supplies and monetary donations by the end of the month, said Selena Bennett, Communities Supporting Schools executive director.Last year, Communities Supporting Schools acquired a record...Published: Aug 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, August 13, 2018
WCPS hiring school bus drivers
A school bus driver application and information fair will be offered by Wayne County Public Schools Friday.The event will be from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Wayne County Public Library on Ash Street.The district's transportation department will have staff...Published: Aug 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Seven Springs teen dies in shooting
The Wayne County Sheriff's office is investigating the shooting death of a Seven Springs 17-year-old Saturday.According to a press release from Sheriff's Office Major Richard Lewis, deputies responded to a shooting at 332 Sanderson Road, Seven Springs, just before 11...Published: Aug 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Boy Scouts adapting to changes
Even though the Tuscarora Council is one of the smallest Boy Scouts councils in the nation, it's also one of the most dynamic -- something council president Steve Moore attributes to the organization founder's mission."Baden Powell said when he founded...Published: Aug 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wayne County fair readies to open
DUDLEY -- With muggy temperatures hovering in the 90s, it might be difficult to think that one of the first signs of fall, the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair, is just nearly month away.The 70th annual fair will be held Sept....Published: Aug 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Gore calls for fight against environmental injustice
Al Gore, former vice president of the United States, called on North Carolinians to take action and fight environmental injustice during the start of his Ecological Justice Organizing Tour Sunday at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ.Gore, joined by his...Published: Aug 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sunday, August 12, 2018
WCC Scholarships Available
Scholarships are available for upcoming short-term training at Wayne Community College.The college's Workforce Continuing Education division has Project Skill-UP scholarships for courses to learn or upgrade job skills and acquire in-demand credentials in areas such as welding, heating, ventilation and...Published: Aug 12, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Wayne Library to host nature exhibit
The Wayne County Public Library, 1001 East Ash St., has been chosen to host a traveling exhibit from the State Library of North Carolina."Rich in the Rare" is the title of the exhibit that will open at the Goldsboro library...Published: Aug 12, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Goldsboro Masonic Lodge celebrates centennial
Goldsboro Masonic Lodge No. 634 A.F. & A.M. celebrated its centennial Thursday night.It wasn't the only milestone celebrated.Former state legislator and former Wayne County commissioner Efton Sager received his 60-year pin, and Charles Southerland was honored for his 62 years...Published: Aug 12, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Street Beats: Sounds of downtown
Florence Cutler and her husband, Edwin Cutler, decided to take an impromptu trip downtown to enjoy the weather and beat the heat with a bite of ice cream.After grabbing their cones, they stopped in the median of South Center Street...Published: Aug 12, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Haven of love
Jimmy and Jenny Millard created a blended family when they married: Jimmy brought two children and Jenny three biological children to their home.What makes the family unique, though, is that Jenny actually was a single mother of 21: her three...Published: Aug 12, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
'We are in remission'
Sarah Jernigan, the Southern Wayne High School student battling leukemia and on track for a bone marrow transplant before learning that the cancer had returned, received some encouraging news this past week.Her mother, Sandy Thornton, texted the News-Argus with the...Published: Aug 12, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, August 10, 2018
Rain, a bountiful blessing -- but it comes with some uneasiness for farmers
Alfred Parks wasn't too concerned that his tobacco field was still soggy from all of the recent rains -- his harvester has four-wheel drive.What concerns Parks, who has been farming for more than 50 of his 70 years, and other...Published: Aug 10, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Georgia Dees takes reins as interim Arts Council director
Georgia Dees accepted an invitation to join the board of the Arts Council of Wayne County and ended up becoming the interim director when Wendy Snow Walker left at the end of July.Dees started her new job Monday, and plans...Published: Aug 10, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Council approves sidewalk projects
The Goldsboro City Council approved a pair of sidewalk construction projects and denied a permit request for an internet sweepstakes parlor on Parkway Drive during its meeting Monday.The council discussed four potential sidewalk projects and decided the city could accomplish...Published: Aug 10, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Al Gore kicking off ecological tour
Former Vice President Al Gore, along with his daughter, Karenna Gore, and the Rev. William J. Barber II, will kick off a two-day tour in North Carolina on Sunday as part of the "Ecological Justice Organizing Tour."The tour will begin at...Published: Aug 10, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Wayne County stuffs the bus
Despite the heat and glaring sun, people from all over Wayne County stopped by the Goldsboro News-Argus with bags of school supplies in hand to stuff a school bus full of donations.Nearly every seat on the bus had a pink...Published: Aug 9, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Touch a Truck returns for second year
When the Partnership for Children of Wayne County set out to host a Touch a Truck event as a fundraiser in 2017, they had no idea it would spark the interest and support it did -- from every direction."It was...Published: Aug 9, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Street-paving assessment hearing set
Property owners in the Canterbury Village and North Creek subdivisions will be assessed more than $15,000 during a 10-year period to help pay for street improvements.Wayne County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a resolution declaring the cost and preliminary assessment roll...Published: Aug 9, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Buzz of the hive
Most people would be leery of approaching the hundreds of bees flying around the series of beehives near the old Cherry Hospital campus.James Dove isn't one of them.For him, the buzz of the hive is relaxing enough to lie down...Published: Aug 9, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Disaster relief inches closer
Renner Petty Sr. of Dudley had one wish for his 74th birthday Tuesday night -- resolution to the nearly two years of uncertainty that have passed since his Dudley home was flooded by Hurricane Matthew.Petty wasn't by himself in seeking...Published: Aug 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Man dies in tree-cutting incident
The removal of trees turned deadly for a Warsaw man on Tuesday.Emergency personnel responded to a call just after 11:30 a.m. of a man pinned while trimming trees.Jose Ruiz, 49, of 111 Short St. in Warsaw, was helping Freddie Gomez...Published: Aug 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
'It means a lot': Goldsboro High School welcomes back students for the start of a new year
On any normal day attending school, ZeMirah Harris said high school students are just there.They show up without any type of fanfare, congratulations or words of encouragement to learn and do their work.For Goldsboro High School, the first day of...Published: Aug 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Seven Springs, Grantham ready to go online
Seven Springs and Grantham residents will be able to sign up for wireless high-speed internet beginning in September.Gigabit speed will be available in downtown Goldsboro within one-half mile of a tower on building at 139 W. Walnut St. with speeds...Published: Aug 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Mount Olive comes out for National Night Out
MOUNT OLIVE -- Edna Pride didn't bring all of her great-grandchildren to Tuesday night's National Night Out in Mount Olive but all things considered that's probably understandable.She has 12 of them, after all.Price, along with four out of the 12,...Published: Aug 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Dancing Stars of Wayne County lineup begins
Dancing Stars of Wayne County is still searching for a few brave souls to participate in the eighth annual show in October.According to Lara Landers, director of marketing and events for Wayne Education Network, Dancing Stars of Wayne County will...Published: Aug 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Taking back the night
In an effort to raise community awareness, Goldsboro police hosted the 35th annual National Night Out event Tuesday night. The event is an annual opportunity for law enforcement to connect with the community.Goldsboro police officer Marissa Davis was thrilled to...Published: Aug 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Exploring Space Camp
When it comes to space travel, it is all about the food -- and not of the astronaut variety -- for 11-year-old Cameron Gall."Every meal, they had a different country," Cameron said of his week at Space Camp based at...Published: Aug 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Drug testing policy remains under review
More questions than answers surfaced Monday during a special called meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education regarding a random drug testing policy.The board, which first discussed the policy during its July 23 meeting, is considering a policy that...Published: Aug 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Council spars over bus shelters
The Goldsboro City Council was in general agreement about the need for more bus shelters throughout the city at its meeting Monday evening but differed sharply on the city's role in getting the shelters built.Councilman Bevan Foster brought up the...Published: Aug 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Backpack giveaway helps 500 children
Nearly 500 book bags were given away to school-aged children by the Mary Wooten Harvey Foundation during the annual Bring Back the Unity Family Day Saturday.The event, coordinated by the Mary Wooten Harvey Foundation and the Destiny Intellect Skills 4U,...Published: Aug 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, August 6, 2018
Library to host organ donor event
The Wayne County Public Library and Donate Life North Carolina will host an organ donor information session Tuesday that will feature several speakers who will share how their lives have been affected by donating or receiving an organ.Sandra Coley, a...Published: Aug 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Commissioners to discuss capital projects funding
Wayne County commissioners on Tuesday will once again take up the issue of capital projects funding for Wayne County Public Schools.Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunsmore will attend the board's Tuesday morning meeting to discuss project funding recommendations.The meeting will get...Published: Aug 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
He made a difference
A lot of people from different walks of life remember the difference John Richards has made at the helm of the Goldsboro Family YMCA for the past 21 years.And many continue to reflect on how he influenced their life for...Published: Aug 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
A party on the tracks
The gymnasium at the Goldsboro Family YMCA was transformed into a sea of trains and tracks Sunday as the Sipping and Switching Society of North Carolina held a train fest for replica train collectors.It was a time for collectors of...Published: Aug 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Hurricane property acquisition meeting set
An informational meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday for property owners whose property was flooded during Hurricane Matthew and who have been approved for the federal buyout program.It will be held in Hall C at the Maxwell Center,...Published: Aug 5, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Purple Heart heroes recognized for valiant service
Col. Donn Yates had planned an elaborate speech full of quotes in hopes of entertaining the crowd at Friday night's Purple Heart Banquet."But I actually threw it in the trash as I drove off base because I had a really,...Published: Aug 5, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Church sustains damage in grease fire
Goldsboro firefighters responded to a grease fire at a local church Friday.Just after 9 a.m., firefighters responded to the blaze at Pentecostal Holy Church, located at 600 E. Pine St. The fire began when two church members, Thomasina Lewis and...Published: Aug 5, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
'It's possible to have your dream house'
FREMONT -- David, Yumali and their son Alejandro Arrieta-Hernandez hammered the final nail into their new home on Norwayne School Road to celebrate the completion of their new Habitat for Humanity home.The family celebrated the end of a long building...Published: Aug 5, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Goldsboro High School Class of 1948
The Goldsboro High School Class of 1948 celebrated its 70-year reunion on June 30. Standing, from left, is John Kleinert, Earline Griffin Easo and Bob Hill; seated, from left, is Addie Pilkington Blackburn, Tootsie Crocker Adderholdt, Ann Houser Court, Lillian...Published: Aug 5, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Carver Alumni and Friends Association elects national board officers
The Carver Alumni and Friends Association Inc. has elected officers for its national board. Seated from left are Linda Pigford, treasurer; Carletha W. Langley, financial secretary; Amanda H. Johnson, parliamentarian; and Comatha B. Johnson, publicist. Standing from left are James...Published: Aug 5, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Community picnic in the works
Planning is underway for a community picnic in northern Wayne County on Aug. 18.In an effort to bring together area residents, churches and people from all walks of life, 14 different organizations, primarily churches, are organizing the event set that...Published: Aug 5, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, August 3, 2018
Justin Minshew sworn in as clerk of court
Justin Minshew was sworn in as Wayne County clerk of court this week with his mother by his side.Minshew succeeds his mother, Pam Minshew, who served as Wayne County's clerk of court for the past 12 years.While Minshew is officially...Published: Aug 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Email initiative launched to reach storm victims
A new email outreach effort from North Carolina Emergency Management is reaching homeowners who were impacted by Hurricane Matthew to encourage them to apply for housing recovery program assistance.Financial assistance is provided by HUD in the form of Community Development...Published: Aug 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Elections board adds Pikeville voting site
The Wayne County Board of Elections voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to add a one-stop early voting site for the Nov. 6 general election at Harmony Masonic Lodge, at 108 Railroad St. in Pikeville.Board member Bryan King, who was out of...Published: Aug 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
A historic voyage: USS Nautilus crew celebrates 60th anniversary of Operation Sunshine
They were the first to sail beneath the ice of the North Pole, and they did it aboard the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.They were the crew members of USS Nautilus -- a 320-foot ship named after the fictional submarine in...Published: Aug 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Roundtable offers citizens a voice
Concerned citizens, along with Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West and Goldsboro Fire Chief John Dixon, came together on Tuesday for a roundtable talk at Rebuilding Broken Places on William Street.The event -- the third of its kind since Operation Unite...Published: Aug 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Changing the narrative
Stomp your feet and clap your hands, because it is time to welcome back Goldsboro High School students in style.For the second year in a row, Goldsboro High School will host the Welcome Back Cougars event on Tuesday at 8...Published: Aug 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Fire threatens feed mill, residents and businesses evacuated
MOUNT OLIVE -- Firefighters from three counties responded to a fire and gas leak at a Duplin County feed mill along U.S. 117 Alternate Wednesday afternoon that resulted in residents and business owners being evacuated within a one-mile radius of...Published: Aug 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Heavy rains blamed for Mount Olive sewer spill
MOUNT OLIVE -- The heavy rains that resulted in an approximately 45,000-gallon sewer spill Monday night are expected through the remainder of the week.The spill occurred as a result of 3.75 inches of rain within a 12-hour period, town officials...Published: Aug 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Mount Olive area residents evacuated; multiple fire departments respond to alarm
MOUNT OLIVE -- Residents in an area just south of town have been evacuated as multiple fire departments, including ones from northern Wayne County, have responded to an alarm at a grain mill.The alarm is at Southeastern Grain Co., 770...Published: Aug 1, 2018 2:05 PM Full Story
New policy may subject athletes to drug testing
Athletes, cheerleaders and band members may all be subjected to random drug testing under a new policy being considered by the Wayne County Board of Education. The board's policy committee, which is made up of board members Christopher West,...Published: Aug 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Brantley wins Democratic nomination
Retired Chief District Court Judge David Brantley, 66, was overwhelming elected Tuesday night as the District 7 Democratic Party's state senate candidate. He will challenge Republican state Sen. Louis Pate of Mount Olive in the Nov. 6 general election....Published: Aug 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
18-year-old hopeful as she waits for double-lung transplant
Emily Peters was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 4 months old but to the untrained eye, was a typical kid growing up. She played basketball and soccer, was a cheerleader and rode bikes and "swam until my fingers turned...Published: Aug 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Stuff the Bus school supply drive nears
The annual Stuff the Bus, one of Wayne County's largest school supply drives, will take place in one week on Aug. 8. A yellow school bus will be in the Goldsboro News-Argus parking lot, at 310 N. Berkeley Blvd.,...Published: Aug 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Hulse appointed to serve as Wayne Community College trustee
Gov. Roy Cooper appointed attorney B. Geoffrey Hulse to serve as a member of the Wayne Community College board of trustees. Hulse started in July, following his installation to the board. During his first meeting on July 24, he...Published: Aug 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Downtown art choices
A collection of 10 art sculptures has been selected as possible additions to the downtown landscape, and city leaders are seeking public input on the process before the final four selections are made. Each year, the Goldsboro officials select...Published: Aug 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story