Goldsboro News-Argus | News: August 20, 2006 Archives

Judge Manning says schools still need more work

RALEIGH -- Judge Howard Manning Jr. made no decision Friday on shaking up or closing Goldsboro High School or any of the other 16 schools on his performance watch list. But that doesn't mean he is satisfied that Wayne County...

6,200 marijuana plants seized in northern Wayne

After walking along narrow trails through hundreds of feet of brush and trees Friday, Wayne County Sheriff's Office deputies and Goldsboro police officers found an open clearing near the intersection of Airport and Lancaster roads. Surrounding them were more than...

County tax notices to be mailed this week

Wayne County residents can expect to see a reminder in the mail later this week from the county tax department. Property taxes are due Sept. 1, but residents can pay their bills without interest before Jan. 5, tax administrator David...

Free dental clinic Friday, Saturday at St. Andrew's Church

A Goldsboro dentist who wants to give back to the community has helped bring a free dental clinic to town this week. Dr. Rick Stovall learned firsthand about the "Open Door Dental Clinic" last year when he and members of...

City Council to hold six public hearings Monday night

Goldsboro City Council members will have plenty to talk about Monday, as their agenda includes more than 20 items. Presentations, request and petitions of citizens, items requiring individual action and six public hearings make up the docket for their final...

Junior volunteers honored at hospital

Thirty-four junior volunteers at Wayne Memorial Hospital were honored recently for their work over the summer. The teens served 1,480 hours during the seven-week program, said Donna Archer of Volunteer Services. "Most juniors have two four-hour assignments per week," she...

Goldmasquers reunion to honor Britton's memory

The late Clifton Britton, a popular drama coach at Goldsboro High School in the 1940s, '50s and early '60s, will be the subject of a tribute later this year at Wayne Community College and officials are asking former students to...

Public Record

Investigations The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating these reports: *Investigators are waiting for a man to turn himself in for questioning about a shooting that occurred Saturday morning. Two men who were driving the victim to the hospital flagged...

Courts records

Wayne County District Court These cases were heard in Wayne County District Court: *William Hildebrandt, 36, Fedlon Trail, driving while license revoked, 120 days suspended, 18 months probation, $100 court costs. *Sheneika Hill, 20, N.C. 258 South, Snow Hill, operating...