Friday, August 31, 2007
Neuse river
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Water levels along the Neuse River flood canal near MarMac are currently below the dam level. Under "normal" conditions, water runs over the dam, but high temperatures combined with little rainfall is translating into "severe drought," city...Published: Aug 31, 2007 2:10 PM Full Story
Home invasion ends in man's death
DUDLEY -- Three armed intruders stormed into a family's home on Old Mount Olive Highway during a home invasion this morning, but one of the robbers never made it out alive. A man, his girlfriend and their four children, ages,...Published: Aug 31, 2007 2:07 PM Full Story
County continues to push for projects
As Wayne County officials and the Board of Commissioners debate and examine financing options for the school system's facility needs, other building projects are moving along -- all in various stages of completion. And they're continuing despite the resignation of...Published: Aug 31, 2007 2:03 PM Full Story
Dry as a bone
Dotti Holt remains positive. The rain will come and her garden will grow, she said. But across town at Goldsboro's water plant, Public Utilities Director Karen Brashear is not so optimistic. And as one of the city's most knowledgeable sources...Published: Aug 31, 2007 1:59 PM Full Story
Governor calls for water conservation across parched N.C.
Gov. Mike Easley has directed state agencies in all 100 counties to stop non-essential water use. He also urged all state residents to cut back their own water use 20 percent. "Stream flows and groundwater levels are approaching their lowest...Published: Aug 31, 2007 1:56 PM Full Story
Voluntary water conservation measures
* Take five-minute showers instead of baths. * Do not let water run while shaving, brushing teeth, and rinsing dishes. * Keep a bottle of chilled water in the refrigerator for drinking, so as not to run the tap to...Published: Aug 31, 2007 1:53 PM Full Story
Residents ask commission about trash, school funding, annexation
DUDLEY -- Trash talk -- the more literal kind -- briefly took over a Wayne County Comissioners' community meeting at Southern Wayne High School Thursday. The commissioners saw their best turnout yet for one of their roving, data- and question-gathering...Published: Aug 31, 2007 1:50 PM Full Story
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Break-ins *Someone broke into a classroom trailer at Eastern Wayne Middle School, 3518 Central Heights Road, Wednesday and stole several Gatorade drinks, valued at $20, and broke the lock on a file cabinet. Damage was set at $175. *Someone broke...Published: Aug 31, 2007 1:48 PM Full Story
If you're traveling this weekend, be sure to pack patience
Short-distance travelers will likely fare better than long-distance flyers and drivers this Labor Day weekend, officials said. Dave Parsons, CEO and president of AAA Carolinas, expects 149,600 from North Carolina to fly over the holiday weekend, an increase of 2.5...Published: Aug 31, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Saying goodbye - SJAFB airmen head overseas
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Airman 1st Class Brett Merrell spends a few minutes with his wife, Rachel, and 1-year-old son Merlin shortly before more than 30 members of the 4th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron deployed to Southwest Asia Wednesday afternoon...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
State agency denies Club 55 alcohol permit
Club 55 will not be able to sell beer. The North Carolina Alco-holic Beverage Control Com-mission in Raleigh denied a beer application Wednesday submitted by Randy Mills, 49, of Mills Road. Mills, a Wayne County resident, is the owner of...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Victim's father speaks out on Dail case
It was 2:30 on a warm early autumn morning in 1987. A 12-year-old girl was alone in her bed, while her mother and brother slept just a few feet away. All of a sudden an unknown man slashed her screen...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
County scores in, down for SAT
The number of students taking the SAT test in 2007 increased across the county, state and nation, although the actual scores have gone down. The SAT -- Scholastic Aptitude Test -- measures the preparedness of students for college. Scores for...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Building, grounds director resigns
With several capital projects in the works, Monday was probably not the best time for longtime Wayne County building and grounds director Brandt Brown to resign, but county Manager Lee Smith said he was confident that he and the rest...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Most days, Pepsi, but Friday, dad delivers son
John Maddox spends each day delivering Pepsi products around Wayne County. But that doesn't mean he was prepared Friday when his son, Christian Elijah, decided he could not wait for the hospital. John delivered his new baby boy at home....Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Ministers, others gather to talk about violence
For some teens, 100 is not an age they are concerned with. They just want to make it to 25. And those gathered for the Stop the Funeral Initiative supporters' luncheon this week said drugs, violence and other problems must...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Lost payment checks shut down water for customers
The numbers weren't overwhelming, but for the families in the Fork Township Sanitary District who came home Wednesday to find their water cut off -- despite having paid their water bills -- it was a frustrating afternoon. "They didn't get...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Red Cross announces Bloodmobile schedule
Here is the September Bloodmobile schedule for the Wayne County chapter of the American Red Cross: Sept. 4: St. Stephen's Epis-copal church from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11: Red Cross chapter, 600 N. George St., from 2 to 6:30...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
Thefts Stacy Aldine Thigpen Jr. reported someone stole a weedeater, edger and lawn sweeper and lawn sweeper, all valued at $810, from a trailer parked in the 1900 block of O'Berry Road, Dudley. Vandalism A Goldsboro woman reported someone painted...Published: Aug 30, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Dwayne Dail story
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Dwayne Allen Dail hugs his attorney Chris Mumma Tuesday at the Wayne County Courthouse in Goldsboro after his conviction was set aside by Wayne County Superior Court Judge Jack Hooks Jr. Dail, falsely jailed for 18 years...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Dail has always said he was not guilty
Dwayne Allen Dail always said he was innocent. He always said he was not the man who raped a 12-year-old girl in September 1987. And his family believed him. They knew the man they loved could not be guilty of...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Ex-prosecutor says he had no choice but to proceed in case
Former Wayne County assistant district attorney Don Strickland knows the role he played in Dwayne Allen Dail's rape conviction 18 years ago. He knows that he is at least in part responsible for the years Dail lost in prison. And...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
A search for evidence long-though-destroyed cleared Dail
Dwayne Allen Dail is a free man -- in part because of the Goldsboro Police Department. Several weeks ago, Chris Mumma of the Innocence Project contacted the police department for some help for her client. She wanted to know if...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Vickory got the call that the DNA did not match Dail's
Wayne County District Attorney Branny Vickory has helped make sure one man will not spend his life in jail for a crime he did not commit. Now he has to find the man who raped a 12-year-old girl nearly 20...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
SJAFB airmen deploy today
Pamela Berg is going to miss "feeling like a woman" for the next few months. There is no place for makeup or civilian clothing in the desert, the 20-year-old said. "I'll miss the freedom to be a woman," the airman...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Suspect drug offender caught after foot chase A man, who fled Wayne County sheriff's deputies on foot, was arrested Monday. Coleco Taylor Best, 24, of Arrington Bridge Road, was wanted by the state on charges of possession with intent to...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wayne Commissioners' town hall meeting not well attended
Disappointed by another low turnout Tuesday evening, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners pledged to keep trying. Holding the second of six town hall style meetings, this time at Goldsboro High School, county officials once again made up the vast...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
RHS's Best takes home top teacher district title
Cathy Best, a business education teacher at Rosewood High School, could hardly believe it when she was named "Teacher of the Year" for her school and then the finalist for the high school level. "I kept saying, 'Why are they...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Residents gather to share their views on trash, traffic
Neighbors around Elm Street gathered Tuesday night to tell officials a few things -- not liking garbage on Goldsboro's city streets among them -- as another city-sponsored neighborhood meeting was held. "Everywhere you go there is trash," said Hilde Holloman...Published: Aug 29, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Dwayne Dail declared innocent
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Dwayne Allen Dail exults at the news of his release after 18 years in prison. At left is Chris Mumma, Dail’s attorney. For more information see Innocent - After 18 years in jail. For additional pictures please...Published: Aug 28, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Innocent - After 18 years in jail
No more shackles, no more bars, no more waiting. Dwayne Allen Dail is a free man. This morning, more than 18 years after the Goldsboro native was incarcerated for life after being convicted of first-degree burglary, first-degree sex offense,...Published: Aug 28, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
County gathers election workers
The job of the precinct judges is to run each polling place. Without them, there would be no elections. And so, Wayne County Board of Elections Director Gary Sims said, with four, maybe five, elections scheduled for the next two...Published: Aug 28, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
WCPS first-day numbers are down slightly
The return to school Monday went smoothly, Wayne County Public Schools officials said, with overall numbers down slightly from the same time last year. First-day enrollment for the 33 schools showed a head count of 18,098 students, as compared with...Published: Aug 28, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Their first day with a whole new uniform
Sharon Bell has worked in Wayne County Public Schools as a teacher for years, but on the first day of school this year, she was struck by a subtle change. It was noticeable as soon as students began arriving on...Published: Aug 28, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Assaults *Jennifer Turner reported two men started an argument at M&M Bar in Goldsboro with Kenneth Farr, 21, of Emmaus Church Road, Mount Olive, and Nathaniel Britt, 20, of Kinsley Street, LaGrange at about 9:19 p.m. Saturday. The men were...Published: Aug 28, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wayne County Public Schools lunch menu
WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Lunch Menu for the week of September 3-7: Monday -- Holiday Tuesday -- Breakfast: apple muffin; Lunch: stuffed crust cheese pizza, tuna salad w/crackers, green beans, field peas, applesauce, pear Wednesday -- Breakfast: honey bun; Lunch:...Published: Aug 28, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Released after 18 years in prison
A man is expected to be released from prison today after spending 18 years for a crime he did not commit.
Dwayne Allen Dail, 39, of Goldsboro, was convicted March 30, 1989 of first-degree burglary, first-degree sex offense, first-degree rape and taking indecent liberties with a minor, all stemming from allegations that he raped a 12-year-old girl in 1987. Published: Aug 28, 2007 10:25 AM Full Story
Monday, August 27, 2007
Train derailment
News-Argus/Bobby Williams A southbound CSX freight train headed to a mill in Warsaw lost 22 of its grain cars in a derailment Sunday around 2:30 p.m. just north of Hinnant Road between Goldsboro and Pikeville. For more information see...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Freight train derails; 22 cars slip off track
PIKEVILLE -- A freight train carrying animal feed derailed at about 3 p.m. Sunday near a cotton field off U.S. 117 North and Hicks Road. The CSX train was bound for Warsaw in Duplin County to make a delivery when...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
School bells ring
Six-year-old Sarah Boyette had a spring in her step as she walked down the hall at Rosewood Elementary School early this morning. Decked out in her blue Skechers, a brown T-shirt and skirt, her hair was pulled back into a...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Group stumps for more business in politics
The number of businessmen and women in the ranks of the North Carolina General Assembly might be declining, but Wayne County Chamber of Commerce President Steve Hicks isn't too worried. He is confident that Wayne County and its business interests...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Mount Olive sets sights on downtown improvement plan
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive is trying to bring more life into its downtown and surrounding areas with the help of the Small Town Development Committee. The committee and town officials met last week to discuss the next steps in...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wayne will name 2007's top teacher
Three finalists for 2007-08 Teacher of the Year for Wayne County Public Schools have been announced, with the countywide winner to be named on Tuesday night during a banquet at Goldsboro Country Club. Individual candidates for the 32 schools in...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Thefts *Nicholas Jack reported someone broke into Domino's Pizza on Martin Road, stole a safe worth $1,000 and caused $500 in damage to a door. *Coreen Hagan reported someone stole air-conditioning units valued at a total of $15,000 from six...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Clarification
A story in the Aug. 8 edition about the shooting death of Jadie Demon Taylor indicated that Julius Reid, 23, of LaGrange Road, was a witness to the shooting. Reid did not witness the incident and simply gave Taylor a...Published: Aug 27, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Special session possible to talk roads
With legislators home from Raleigh only three weeks, the legislative rumor mill has already begun speculating whether Gov. Mike Easley will call the General Assembly back this fall for a special session to focus on transportation issues. "I've just...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:11 AM Full Story
Days of Caring links Wayne County volunteers to charities
Local charitable groups have made their "to-do" lists, and volunteers are now needed to make those wishes come true during the 2007 Days of Caring. Days of Caring is a county-wide effort to help local nonprofit agencies, sponsored by United...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:10 AM Full Story
Being there for families while airmen overseas
Cindy Hartsfield has been there. She, too, was once a single parent. "It was hard -- especially with a 6-month-old," she said. "He wasn't sleeping through the night, even though you would expect him to." But her dual-role as mother...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:08 AM Full Story
Cherry hospital extends doctor's inquiry
The decision on whether an acting medical director at Cherry Hospital will keep his job despite an 18-year-old felony conviction will wait a few more weeks, state officials say. An investigatory leave concerning Dr. Robert C. Owens, 53, of Hardingwood...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:07 AM Full Story
Local club raising money to fight sickle cell
Jewel Frazier remembers her friend Dolly Fields' daughter, a young 20-something who lost her life to sickle cell anemia years ago. That's part of the reason she and others gathered Saturday for the Goldsboro Epicurean Civic Club's annual Sickle Cell...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:06 AM Full Story
Kriquette Davis to be featured in Redbook
Kriquette Davis, associate director of the Family Y, has parlayed a tragedy into a means for encouraging others -- and now she is going to be featured in a national magazine. When friend Karen Crawford died at the hands of...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:05 AM Full Story
Butcher shop manager charged with drugs
The manager of Country Butcher Shop in Wayne County and an employee were arrested this week on drug charges by agents of the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation and Lenoir County Sheriff's Office. David Earl Daw Jr., the manager of...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:03 AM Full Story
Norwayne alumni to hold 35th reunion
Norwayne Alumni & Friends will hold its 35th reunion Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Activities will begin with a social at 7 p.m. Friday at the alumni Community Center at 106 E. Branch Street in Fremont. On Saturday,...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:01 AM Full Story
Storm chaser to speak at MOC
From staff reports MOUNT OLIVE -- A renowned storm chaser will speak at Mount Olive College next month on strategies needed to create disaster resilient communities. Dr. Eddy Weiss, an emergency management expert, will speak Sept. 4 at 7 p.m....Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
Clarification
A story in Friday’s edition about former state Highway Patrol officer Darien Smith indicated he had been expected to sign a guilty plea to a DWI charge in Wayne County court before the case was dismissed. The type of...Published: Aug 26, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
Friday, August 24, 2007
High speed chase ends in arrest
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Sherwood Daly examines a Suzuki motorcycle after the operator led police on a high-speed chase Thursday. For more information see Motorcyclist, 19, leads officers on 11-mile chase....Published: Aug 24, 2007 2:17 PM Full Story
Motorcyclist, 19, leads officers on 11-mile chase
A Goldsboro teen who led several law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase through Wayne County at about 1:15 p.m. Thursday now faces a laundry list of traffic charges. Grant Williams, 19, was traveling on a blue and white motorcycle...Published: Aug 24, 2007 2:14 PM Full Story
DWI case against trooper dismissed
The case of a former state trooper charged with DWI in September was dismissed this week because the investigating trooper failed to properly serve him with a warrant. Darien Neal Smith, 32, of Goldsboro, was charged with driving under the...Published: Aug 24, 2007 2:10 PM Full Story
Alliance seeks help to secure grant funds
Members of the Stoney Creek Park Alliance are trying to get money they will need to push the project forward. And to accomplish that, they have brought in an expert. Bob Masters, president of Carolina Opportunities Inc. in Snow Hill,...Published: Aug 24, 2007 2:05 PM Full Story
Wayne Commissioners talk about taxes, schools
Despite less than a dozen people showing up at Rosewood High School Thursday evening, Wayne County officials were reasonably pleased with the results of their first town hall meeting. "A lot of good can come out of these types of...Published: Aug 24, 2007 2:01 PM Full Story
Fremont will sell 44 guns found in evidence locker
FREMONT -- Fremont police Chief Ronald Rawlings is going to have a few guns for sale after discovering an evidence locker full of old weapons -- and a change in state law that allows him to run a sale. Rawlings...Published: Aug 24, 2007 1:54 PM Full Story
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Suspect arrested Goldsboro police arrested a teen who allegedly broke into a home at 607 N. Pineview Ave and stole nearly $300 in property. All of the property has since been recovered. Derman Murchison, 16, of Aycock Street, was charged...Published: Aug 24, 2007 1:50 PM Full Story
Voting for Caseys starts today
Voting begins today for the Oreo & Milk Jingle Contest in which area residents Daniel and Samantha Casey are finalists. The father-daughter bluegrass duo are among 10 finalists in the nationwide contest. The top five will get to travel to...Published: Aug 24, 2007 1:47 PM Full Story
Correction
A story in Thursday's edition indicated Mike Herring is the director of the Lenoir County ABC board. Herring is director of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission....Published: Aug 24, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Back to School
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Selena Worell, left, a math teacher at Eastern Wayne High School, consults with Erika Pridgen, right, about a school class schedule while Erika's mother, Felicia, and her brother Rashaun look on during open house on Wednesday night....Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Hispanic nightclub gets beer license, then loses it
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Club 55 El Abuelo near Seven Springs had a beer permit for just two days. But the permit, which allows the sale of beer on and off premises, was revoked by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission....Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Teen charged after stabbing father
A Goldsboro teen who led several Wayne County sheriff's deputies on a chase through a residential neighborhood after he allegedly stabbed his father during an argument earlier this morning is now in custody. Matthew Hayden, 18, of Clover Ridge Drive,...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Students, parents visit schools during open house Wednesday
A steady stream of parents and students walked through the halls of middle and high schools around the county Wednesday night, as Wayne County Public Schools held open house in preparation for the start of school on Monday. The wood...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Duplin to put sales tax on ballot
Come May, Duplin County residents will have the opportunity to decide for themselves whether or not they want to pay an extra quarter cent in sales tax. Wayne County commissioners are waiting to see if they want to seek...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Pitzer promoted by state
Cherry Research Farm fixture, supervisor Eddie Pitzer is moving on. But despite 30 years of service, he's not retiring. As of Tuesday, he is the new director of the Research Farm Division of the state Department of Agriculture and...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Beekeepers suffering through rough summer
Most beekeepers replace their queens every few years, but not Chris Rarick of Goldsboro. "You learn as you go," says Rarick, who has started grafting into some of his hives new queen bee babies from an artificially inseminated queen. He...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Pickup driver killed in Kenly accident
A Kenly man died Wednesday after his pickup ran into a log truck parked on a town street. Cpl. G.W. Strong of the Kenly Police Department said Dallas Purvis Jr., who lived just outside of Kenly, was headed west on...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek council discusses lakes, traffic
The Walnut Creek Village Council met Wednesday night to discuss improvements to the village. Among those were issues with Lake Wackena and Spring Lake, lift stations, recreation areas and traffic. Village Administrator Lou Cook told the council that the lake...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
Charges The Wayne County Sheriff's Department filed these charges: *Sentrell Mancole Coley, 24, Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, communicating threats, injury to personal property, no bond. *Scott Alexander Cochrane, 22, Lake Hurst Drive, Dudley, failure to appear, $500 bond. *Donald William Lygogorski,...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Gen. Karl Eikenberry interview -- NATO version 2.0
No longer commanding U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Goldsboro native Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry's new mission is as a NATO officer, serving as deputy chairman of NATO's Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium. His job, he explained, is to help the...Published: Aug 23, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Hometown general visits
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, deputy chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium, spends some time reminiscing with high school classmate Harold Brashear during a guest appearance at the Goldsboro Rotary Club Tuesday...Published: Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Preliminary school progress reports out
Only five of the 32 Wayne County Public Schools made adequate yearly progress for 2006-07 and while the report is considered preliminary, it's sending officials scrambling to make provisions before the start of school. The state's Department of Public Instruction...Published: Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Highway Patrol looking for crash witnesses
Officials of the Wayne County Highway Patrol are asking for the public's help to answer questions left in the wake of Sunday's motorcycle crash that killed a Dudley man. Nick Ryan Melvin, 24, of Hollybrook Lane, was traveling south on...Published: Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Gen. Karl Eikenberry takes on a new mission
From the battlefields of Afghanistan to the battlefields of Waterloo, Goldsboro native Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry has experienced a fairly dramatic change of scenery during the last year as he's moved from the front of the War on Terror to...Published: Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Drought, storms might have put out lights today
Equipment failure put more than 1,000 power customers in the dark about 9:30 this morning along Berkeley Boulevard and parts of Central Heights Road and from Cashwell Drive and Spence Avenue to Royall Avenue. Progress Energy Operations Manager Keith Westbrook...Published: Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Lois Gibbs decries Duplin county landfill efforts
KENANSVILLE -- More than 200 Duplin County residents concerned about the possibility of building a landfill in northern Duplin County listened last Thursday night as a nationally known environmentalist described how the Love Canal disaster in New York 30 years...Published: Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Wanted Goldsboro-Wayne Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in locating a convicted sex offender who has violated his probation. Jamie Lafayette Stevens, 42, was convicted of indecent liberties with a minor in March. Under the terms of his...Published: Aug 22, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Fire on Workman Street
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Goldsboro firefighters responded to a house fire at 210 Workman St., early this morning. Goldsboro Engine 3 was the first to arrive, dropping a five-inch supply line from the corner of George Street to the home. For...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Early morning fire sends man to hospital for smoke
A fire caused about $24,000 in damage to a home at 210 Workman St. early today and sent a man to the hospital for smoke inhalation. City firefighters responded to the emergency call about 7 a.m. and found the fire...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Mental Health Reform - Linking patients to treatment
Despite all the changes in North Carolina's mental health system, one fact has remained constant -- most patients in Wayne County still go to Eastpointe's James Street doorway in search of help. Only it's not quite the same. No longer...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Mental Health Reform - Jones: System will continue to improve services
Mental health reform has been a hard and controversial process -- a fairly indisputable fact, Eastpointe Director Ken Jones admitted. But he also said he believes the mental health system is improving. "I know the reform process hasn't been easy,...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Eight homes in city's sights
Members of the Goldsboro City Council approved condemnation of eight houses at their meeting Monday night, held two public hearings on rezoning and honored a general at their meeting Monday. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, former commander of United Nations forces...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Duplin Commissioners discuss funding, teachers
On the day when teachers, teacher assistants, principals, assistant principals and superintendents all got together to celebrate the quickly approaching new school year, the Duplin County Commissioners were once again discussing issues of school funding. This time, they not only...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Opening day numbers at WCC
Wayne Community College had a successful opening day Monday, officials said, with enrollment numbers ahead of last year's first-day count. Headcount for the main campus totaled 3,221, according to the admissions office. The Fall II session on the base has...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
Thefts *William Joseph Peter reported someone stole a trailer, two riding lawnmower and other yard tools, all valued at $20,260. *Antonio Jesus Cruz reported someone broke into his home in the 500 block of Durham Lake Road, Dudley, and stole...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wayne Regional Fair catalogues in the mail
The catalogue for the 2007 Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair has been mailed to sponsoring members, directors and previous exhibitors. The fair will be held Sept. 27-Oct. 6 at the county fairgrounds near the intersection of U.S. 117 south and U.S....Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wayne County Public Schools lunch menus for the week of August 27-31
Monday -- Breakfast: blueberry muffin; Lunch: pepperoni pizza, baked corn dog, steamed broccoli, corn on the cob, applesauce, orange Tuesday -- Breakfast: apple turnover; Lunch: taco w/ cheese, salsa and spanish rice, chicken salad w/crackers, baked potato rounds, pinto beans,...Published: Aug 21, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Monday, August 20, 2007
Colleges welcome back students
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Freshman Nicole Dubons, right, gets a helping hand from Mount Olive College students Jamie Moye and Joy Layendecher while moving her belongings in at Hart Dorm Sunday afternoon. New freshmen moved into dormitories at the college on...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials calling for addresses on houses
Delbert Edwards, Wayne County's communications supervisor, has a problem. But it's not just his problem. It's a problem for every firefighter, paramedic, law enforcement officer and first responder in the county. Responding to about 50 calls for emergency services every...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Mental Health Reform - Patients turn to ER for aid
The face of mental illness can be seen throughout Wayne County -- in churches, in schools and at work. But it's perhaps most recognizable on the streets, at the hospital and in the cells of the county jail. Those places,...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Mental Health Reform - Beds are not always available for inmates
When mental health patients aren't getting the treatment they need, whether it be therapy or medication, they more often than not end up in crisis. And whether that lack of treatment was because they were unwilling to help themselves, or...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Man, 24, killed in accident Sunday
DUDLEY -- The brother of a Goldsboro police officer was killed Sunday in a motorcycle accident not far from the Wayne County Fairgrounds on U.S. 117 South Bypass and U.S. 13 South. Nick Melvin, 24, of Dudley, was traveling south...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Mount Olive will plant trees near sewer plant
MOUNT OLIVE -- Town officials are planning to plant sycamore trees on more than 150 acres of land surrounding the town's new sewer plant. They say the trees will not only help absorb the groundwater, but will improve air quality....Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
BB&T will build new branch at site
PIKEVILLE -- Winston-Salem's BB&T bank chain has plans to permanently locate on land it currently occupies in a double-wide trailer, a bank representative said. The bank will retain all of its current employees, who will move into the new branch...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Public record
Armed robbery suspects sought Goldsboro police are investigating two armed robberies that happened over the weekend. The first was reported 9:35 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot in the 1700 block of East Holly Street. Cronston Leroy Best, 36, of...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
City Council meets tonight
Goldsboro City Council members are expected to discuss the possible condemnations of nine dilapidated houses at Monday night's meeting. Building inspectors are expected to recommend condemnation and demolition of properties located at 700 Crawford St., 1014 N. John St., 413...Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Correction
The date for sixth-grade orientation at Spring Creek High School was incorrectly listed in Sunday's paper. Students and parents will meet on Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. in the gym....Published: Aug 20, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Wrestling with mental health reform: A whole new world
Some people say North Carolina's mental health system is broken and that the old methods worked better. Others say the reforms set in motion in 2001 just need more time to work -- that after all, it wasn't until July...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:09 AM Full Story
County will eye shelter contract
Beginning with their briefing session at 8 a.m. and formal meeting at 9 a.m., the Wayne County Board of Commissioners will be faced with a decision on the future of county's new animal shelter Tuesday. The building, which is planned...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:09 AM Full Story
Residents can share their views
Looking to further open the lines of communication with county residents, the Wayne County Commissioners will begin holding a series of six town hall-style meetings on Thursday. "It's something the board wants to do. We've got a lot of things...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:09 AM Full Story
Schools prepare to open doors to families
Students of all ages are readying for the return to classes this week, from attending open houses in Wayne County Public Schools, to area colleges opening their doors for the fall semester. Wayne Community College officials said Friday that preliminary...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:09 AM Full Story
Still fighting for each other ...
Kris Kraft Brewer once broke her leg fending off bullies for her brother on a schoolyard playground in Groveville, N.J. An easy decision for a sister who loved her brother. So, it wasn't hard for Karl Kraft to decide what...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:08 AM Full Story
Butterfield discusses war, health care, future
When he agreed to meet with Goldsboro city officials, U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-District 1, might not have been expecting Mayor Al King to react so passionately to his usual speech on the war in Iraq. On the other hand,...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:08 AM Full Story
Health Department targets obesity, HIV tests
Wayne County Health Department staff are keeping pace with the needs of the community, Health Director James Roosen told its governing board Wednesday. Roosen discussed several projects and advancements being made. He also gave an update on recent response to...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:08 AM Full Story
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Wanted Christopher Dale Mooring is wanted by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on two felony counts of breaking and entering and larceny and possession of stolen goods. He also is wanted for failing to appear in court in Carteret County....Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:08 AM Full Story
New shelter program helps create families
Curious George cowered when spoken to and shivered silently as Jodi Head bathed him. She took him straight to the veterinarian for shots -- still shivering, still scared. But when the terrier-mix opened his eyes the next morning, he had...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:08 AM Full Story
Dant to be promoted to colonel
Goldsboro native Lt. Col. Daniel "Danny" Dant was recently selected two years "below the zone" for promotion to colonel by the United States Air Force. Dant currently leads the 4th Space Con-trol Squad-ron at Hollo-man Air Force Base, N.M. The...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:08 AM Full Story
Cherry Farm festival to be held September 15
The state Center for Environmental Farming Systems at Cherry Hospital will hold its 2nd Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the CEFS Small Farm west of Goldsboro. More than 1,000 people interested...Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:07 AM Full Story
Caseys finalists in cookie jingle contest
The father-daughter musical team of Daniel and Samantha Casey have been chosen by Nabisco to be among the 10 finalists for the Oreo & Milk Jingle Contest. Voting for the winner starts on Aug 24 and runs through Sept 4....Published: Aug 19, 2007 10:07 AM Full Story
Friday, August 17, 2007
Goldsboro rail station announced
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Goldsboro Mayor Al King speaks during a press conference annoucing the return of a passenger rail station to Goldsboro. The N.C. Department of Transportation has purchased Union Station and is partnering with the city to restore the...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
The trains are coming back to Goldsboro
Al King remembers walking along the tracks in Mount Olive more than 50 years ago -- hopping, occasionally, on a train bound for the Wayne County seat. "Getting to Goldsboro, man, it was an excursion," he said. "Our family, we...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
County animal shelter bids in
Bids for the new Wayne County animal shelter are in, and already the lowest is about $200,000 over budget. However, the county has also received about $500,000 in private donations to help offset that cost -- an amount that County...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Teachers head to their own 'first day'
The board room of Wayne County Public Schools' administrative offices was packed with new teachers Thursday morning, receiving last-minute readiness training before entering their classrooms next week. Debbie Durham, human resources lead teacher, is responsible for the new educators, who...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
City officials ask congressman for help with getting project funding
The Goldsboro City Council met with 1st District Congressman G.K. Butterfield Thursday morning to talk about the possibility of federal funding for some city projects. Mayor Al King and City Manager Joe Huffman said before the meeting they hoped Butterfield...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Republican party picks new leader
With a busy election season less than six months away, the Wayne County Republican Party underwent a change in leadership this week after chairman Billy Strickland resigned as he prepares to move to Vance County to accept the city attorney...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Water shut off
Water service will be interrupted on Monday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. until noon for the residents on Elton Drive. The shutdown is necessary for the replacement of a fire hydrant. In the event of rain, the work will be...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Information sought on deceased woman The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is requesting the assistance of anyone having known Mrs. Leislotte Severt of 221 Brookwood Drive Goldsboro or any of her relatives. Mrs. Severt passed away at her home on Sunday,...Published: Aug 17, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Keeping cool and learning
News-Argus/Bobby Williams A threesome of swimmers examine mussels they collected from the bottom of the Neuse River at Seven Springs while they were trying to keep cool Tuesday. From left are Maygan Carter, 8, Sara Carter, 9 and Jessica...Published: Aug 16, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Planning board says 'yes' to name changes, honors Bowden
Holding its first meeting since nine-year member Arthur Bowden died earlier this month, the Wayne County Planning Board held a moment of silence before getting down to business Tuesday night. "(Bowden) was a fine, outstanding man. He contributed a...Published: Aug 16, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
AAR Corp. earns $3M contract
AAR Cargo Systems announced this week that it has received a $3 million federal contract to provide 25 cargo handling systems for the U.S. Army's Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The contract, which is among a number of projects being...Published: Aug 16, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
New parks/rec director wants to hear ideas
New Recreation and Parks Director Sonya Shaw was anxious about leaving Chapel Hill and coming to Goldsboro, but that anticipation was nothing compared to the trials she went through before earning the job. While pregnant with her now 8-month-old son,...Published: Aug 16, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Duplin Schools develop sricter standards for student behavior
With the start of school less than two weeks away, the Duplin County Board of Education adopted a series of new policies at their meeting last week -- all focused on student behavior. "We're just wanting to make sure...Published: Aug 16, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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School fire Someone broke into Dillard Middle School, 1101 Devereaux St., on the southside of the main building sometime between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday and set fire to a book. Drug charge Agents of the Goldsboro-Wayne County...Published: Aug 16, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Taking Command of Refueling Wing
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Col. Fritz Linsenmeyer, new commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, talks about the importance of reservists. For more information see A new Tiger leads 916th....Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Toy recall widens
Parents concerned their children might have gotten hold of one of the toys on a nationwide recall list can find help right here at home. But the first step, local childcare providers say, is to destroy any potentially dangerous toy....Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials hunt for suspect in murder
Wayne County law enforcement officials are still searching for a man who is suspected of pulling the trigger in Monday's fatal shooting on Waynewoods Drive near the Saulston community. Orbelin Pacheco Mejia, 30, of Pikeville, fled the scene on foot...Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Tree limb cleanup slower than city expected
With every load of branches and debris city crews haul to the compost facility, another seems to surface. Goldsboro is still recovering from Friday's storm that left many residents without power and hundreds of yards in shambles, but Public Works...Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
A new Tiger leads 916th
Fritz Linsenmeyer had no intention of becoming a pilot -- not as a young boy watching his father work on airplanes, not as a college man told to visit a Navy recruiter. The colonel said he would have been satisfied...Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
United Way kicks off with Taste of hope
The sun was bright, and tents were packed. Lines wrapped around corners for tiny bites of the best food in town. It looked like a carnival, but the Taste of Wayne County had something else to offer -- a chance...Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Mount Olive approves new restrictions on business signs
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Planning Board approved a proposed ordinance Tuesday that would puts new limits on business signs in town if eventually passed by town commissioners. The ordinance would prohibit off-premises signs within the town limits or...Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
'Night Out' called a success
A record 2,000 people turned out for the 24th annual National Night Out event held 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7 at Herman Park, Goldsboro police Cpl. Teresa Cox said. The event featured food, games and entertainment from a variety...Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Gunshot damages Felicia Jones of West Oak Street reported she heard gunshots after midnight and later found $500 worth of gun-caused damage to her Mitsubishi Galant. Neighbors Shonta Edwards and Shontelle Poole also reported damages to their apartments caused by...Published: Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Police investigate shooting, car accident
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Ray Brogden, left, photographs a car involved in an accident, while Detective Sgt. Robert Chunn and Trooper Adam Fowler also investigate the scene where Junior Guerra, 26, of Princeton was murdered...Published: Aug 14, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Man shot to death on road
One man is dead and another man is on the run after a verbal dispute turned deadly at about 12:30 p.m. Monday on Waynewoods Drive in the Saulston community. Junior Guerra, 26, of Princeton, was allegedly shot and killed by...Published: Aug 14, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Smith says he didn't miss any key votes
Looking back at the 2007 legislative session, one member of the Wayne County delegation earned the dubious distinction of being one of the General Assembly's most absent members. Sen. Fred Smith, R-Johnston, missed nearly a quarter of the votes he...Published: Aug 14, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Free AIDS-HIV testing to be available in county September 14
The number of people living with HIV or AIDS in North Carolina is on the rise, but many of those who have the disease likely are unaware that they have it. State health officials say an average of 1,700 new...Published: Aug 14, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Can you carry tune? Then, Crime Stoppers wants you ... to sing
If you think you've got talent, don't miss the auditions for the Goldsboro-Wayne Crime Stoppers second annual Wayne's Most Talented singing competition. Goldsboro-Wayne Crime Stoppers will hold auditions for the competition on Aug. 25 at Wayne Community College's Moffatt Auditorium....Published: Aug 14, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
How far would you go for barbecue?
Would you fly 900-some miles to get a taste of eastern Carolina barbecue? For Heather Schuch, the answer is yes -- but only if it's Scott's Barbecue. The O'Fallon, Mo., resident is pregnant with her second child. The craving struck...Published: Aug 14, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Shooting Goldsboro police are looking for the suspect who shot a teenager at the Exxon gas station, 518 E. Elm St., at about 3:35 p.m. Sunday. Timothy D. Cobb, 17, of Brazil Street, told police that he was shot in...Published: Aug 14, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Monday, August 13, 2007
After the storm - Goldsboro gets busy on cleanup
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Goldsboro Street Department maintenance crews work to clear tree debris from Beech Street this morning. Crewmen were working until 1:30 a.m. on Saturday clearing area roadways after severe storms hit the area on Friday, and will be...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Plenty of limbs waiting for city crews to chip
A tree sprawled across Jefferson Avenue kept Goldsboro crews busy this morning as city officials, residents and staff members continued efforts to clean up what Friday night's storm left behind. Reminders of the event can still be seen on or...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Days Inn ruled total loss by city
There will likely no longer be a Days Inn on Wayne Memorial Drive. Chief Building Inspector Ed Cianfarra said the building is simply not feasible for repair, that he will recommend condemnation and demolition of the structure to members of...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
College's program will have busy year
The Arts and Humanities program at Wayne Community College is already having its busiest year, says one of its proponents, and school isn't even back in session. Jack Kannan is director of the Foundation at the college, which oversees the...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Ex-chief continues to deny gas thefts
MOUNT OLIVE - Town officials say they have a videotape substantiating claims the town's former police chief misused the town's credit card. Emmett Ballree, who resigned his post in July, continues to deny the charges that he did anything wrong...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Heart, not heat, killed 47-year-old
A heart disorder -- and not the heat -- is what officials say caused the death of a Wayne County man who died in his yard Wednesday afternoon. Barry Hal Scott, 47, was found dead outside of a home in...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Service without any fanfare
WALNUT CREEK -- Lou Cook is a man of many sequels. He is patriotic and serene, a veteran who hesitates to talk about his service. He is a grandfather and a bass fisherman whose sense of community has put him...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Residents: Some Pikeville mail is now getting lost in translation
Glenda Parks just wanted her makeup. But like many Pikeville residents asked to use a street address for a delivery, she didn't get the cosmetics package she ordered online. "We had ordered it and paid for it," the lifelong Pikeville...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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School robbed Someone broke into Grantham Middle School and stole two laptop computers, a glucose monitor, food from the cafeteria's freezer and other items. The total estimated value of the items was set at $3,040....Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
50th law enforcement class at WCC graduates
Wayne Community College graduated its nine cadets of its 50th Basic Law Enforcement Training class recently. Certificates were conferred on Daniel Broughton, Jackie Davis Jr., Joshua Stine, Anthony Tilghman and Ellis White II, all of Goldsboro; James Bell of Mount...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Duke Endowment donates $100,000 to food program
RALEIGH -- The Duke Endowment awarded $100,000 to The North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church to enhance the mission of rural churches in the N.C. Conference through the "Stop Hunger Now" volunteer food packaging program "Operation Sharehouse." Specifically,...Published: Aug 13, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Days Inn among hardest hit
Four people were taken to the hospital Friday after a windstorm leveled the roof at Days Inn on Wayne Memorial Drive, forcing an estimated 70 to 100 people to scramble from the 35-year-old structure. A line of storms accompanied by...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:01 AM Full Story
Families displaced after storm hit
Gerald Wesley of Rocky Mount has worked hard over the past year to put a roof over his family's head. After getting hurt and losing his job, he and wife, Tangie, made their way to Goldsboro with their four young...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:01 AM Full Story
Progress Energy crews worked to get power back on
Progress Energy and city crews worked through the night Friday to clear roads and assess damages caused by a storm that cracked giant trees, bent signs and took roof materials off several local businesses. Days Inn on Wayne Memorial Drive...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:01 AM Full Story
Mayor says city 'got lucky'
At first, Al King thought it was just another storm. But when his power went out Friday evening, something just "felt wrong." So Goldsboro's mayor got in his car. "I started driving and everything looked fine and then I see...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
King Commission meets in Goldsboro
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission convened in Goldsboro Friday in the board room at Wayne Community College. Dr. Thomas Walker of Rocky Mount, chairman, said the group has been traveling around the state holding meetings where commission members...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
Monday last day to get tickets to Taste of Wayne
The aromas of area restaurant favorites and specialites will start to fill the air before the Taste of Wayne County begins on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. With everything from pickles to pizza and Coca-Cola to chicken salad,...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
Basketball program offers alternative to gangs
Basketball will be used as an outreach to young people in the community, says the organizer of a program starting later this month. "Midnight Basketball" will officially be launched as an alternative to gangs and other wayward activities, said Daryl...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
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Stabbing Javonnie Donta Langston, 32, of North Carolina Street, said four or five men jumped him while he was walking in the 100 block of Rockfeller Court Saturday afternoon. One of the suspects stabbed him, but he could not give...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
County commissioners to discuss land for Grantham school Sept. 4
The decision to not place consideration of the Wayne County Board of Education's purchase option of a 46-acre tract for a new Grantham Middle School on the county commissioners' agenda Tuesday, was not made out of a desire to...Published: Aug 12, 2007 2:00 AM Full Story
Friday, August 10, 2007
'Whimsical Whirligigs' at the Arts Council of Wayne County
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Gail Barnes and her 2-year-old grandson, Brian Barnes, look at one of the whirligigs by folk artist Vollis Simpson. Twenty-five of Simpson’s works and paintings by local children went on display Thursday at the Arts Council of...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Butterball will move its offices to Garner
The announcement that Butterball, the nation's largest turkey producer, will relocate its corporate headquarters from Mount Olive to Garner in spring 2008 came as no surprise Thursday morning when the news was made public. "I think we all knew they...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect arrested in Tuesday shooting
One man is behind bars for his alleged involvement in a shooting on Creech Street early Tuesday that claimed the life of Goldsboro man. Joseph Irwin Knight, 24, of East Walnut Street, faces one count of murder in the shooting...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
County health officials are taking aim at summer's tick, mosquito dangers
Local health officials want residents to know that with warmer weather comes more reason to watch out for ticks, mosquitos and the diseases they bring. Encephalitis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever are prevalent in this state, said David Hesselmeyer, bioterrorism...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Storms cause concern across some N.C. areas
Heavy storms raked portions of Wayne County Thursday evening, knocking down some trees and causing scattered power outages. County emergency officials said there was no severe damage, but that lightning struck a grocery store in Mount Olive and high winds...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Building gift prompts town hall debate
There's disagreement in Pikeville over a town resident's gift -- the old BB&T building on Main Street. Mold and location are the two main concerns, town officials say. Town Mayor Herbert Siegel said this week that the donated building could...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Nominations sought for volunteer awards
Nominations are being taken for the 2007 North Carolina Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service. Forms are available at Volunteer Wayne/RSVP office at Wayne Community College or by calling Barbara Stiles at 735-5151, ext. 702. The deadline for returning the forms...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Chamber seminar
A lunch-and learn-seminar, "Creating a Marketing Plan," will be sponsored Tuesday from noon until 1 p.m. by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. It will be held in the board room at the chamber offices at 308 N. William St....Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
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Thefts reported *James Joel Allen reported someone broke into his home in the 300 block of Winsor Drive and stole a computer, DVD player, 35 mm camera, all valued at $1,250. *Wanda Lynch Foster reported someone broke into her home...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Peace College offering teacher education course
RALEIGH -- Peace College is accepting applications for a new evening teacher education program designed to help area working adults earn licensure to teach. The program is designed to be convenient for working professionals -- including teaching assistants and other...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
'Fill the Boot' drive for MDA starts today
The City of Goldsboro Fire Department will be conducting its first "Fill The Boot" drive of the year to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association today, Saturday and Sunday at Wal-Mart on Spence Avenue. The campaign raises money to help MDA...Published: Aug 10, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Counties not sure what state Medicaid cut will mean
It's been only a week since the General Assembly finally approved a permanent Medicaid relief plan, but county officials across the state are still trying to figure out exactly how the decision will affect their revenue streams. The savings...Published: Aug 9, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Heat might have been cause of Rosewood area death
Scorching 101-degree temperatures that hounded residents on Wednesday are the suspected culprit in a Wayne County man's death. Barry Hal Scott, 47, was found dead outside of a home in the 200 block of Westbrook Avenue where he lived with...Published: Aug 9, 2007 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials crunch facilities numbers
Now that the Wayne County Board of Education has given official approval to the priority listing of its long-term facilities plan, it's up to the county Board of Commissioners to begin figuring out how to fund the nine-project, $120...Published: Aug 9, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story
County residents try to stay safe from heat
From staff reports With temperatures soaring above 100 degrees this week, the American Red Cross is warning people to take precautions during the heat of the day. Extreme temperatures can pose serious health risks. "Children and seniors are particularly at...Published: Aug 9, 2007 1:45 PM Full Story