Goldsboro News-Argus | News: April 10, 2006 Archives

New stars added to local Walk of Fame

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Two more stars added to college Walk of Fame

Two men who made early impressions on the Goldsboro landscape and went on to do the same in other parts of the world returned to Wayne County over the weekend to be memorialized on the Walk of Fame at Wayne...

Emergency workers to gather business information 'just in case'

If a disaster strikes a Wayne County business, the Office of Emergency Services is ready to handle it -- and it also has a new disaster response trailer, just in case. Blair Tyndall, the emergency medical services manager, said his...

LaRoque, Starling fight for GOP nod

Two familiar faces will square off beginning this week in the Republican primary race for the District 10 seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Rep. Stephen LaRoque and Willie Ray Starling will face each other again in the...

Coates family offers tours of home to benefit Red Cross

Robert and Dorothy Coates wanted to do something to help the Wayne County chapter of the American Red Cross. So they are opening the doors to their historic home for a public tour with proceeds going to the chapter. The...

Musician Aycock to be honored as N.C. 'Icon'

Jimmy Aycock of Fremont will be the first artist honored in November Entertainment's "Carolina Icons" program. A long-time musician, composer and teacher, Aycock will be featured in a live concert and documentary. The idea to produce such a show was...

Public records

Third defendant gets 4-5 years The third defendant charged with robbing several restaurant delivery men has been sentenced to about four to five years in prison. Gilbert McNeil III, 20, of Olivia Lane pleaded guilty last week to two counts...

Holiday trash collection schedules announced

The city of Goldsboro and Wayne County offices will be closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. City trash collection normally scheduled for Friday will take place on Wednesday, city officials said. In the county, Waste Industries will collect trash...

MOC graduation May 6

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College will graduate about 350 students at its 52nd spring commencement on Saturday, May 6. Graduation exercises are scheduled for 2 p.m. in the George and Annie Dail Kornegay Arena. The commencement speaker will be...