Thursday, January 31, 2008
Marking history
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber David Bennett tells the story of his service to his country as a supply coordinator during the Vietnam War near the time of the Tet Offensive. For more information see Marking history: A battlefield story....Published: Jan 31, 2008 2:12 PM Full Story
Officials start planning Union Station's future
As work continues on the old Union Station in downtown Goldsboro, officials from the city and the state Department of Transportation are all trying to figure out how best to use the revitalized facility once it is fully renovated. Helping...Published: Jan 31, 2008 2:09 PM Full Story
Marking history: A battlefield story
Today might well have marked the 40th anniversary of David Bennett's death. Life could have taken an unfortunate turn for the Grantham native that day in Vietnam. Historians remember Jan. 31, 1968, as the beginning of the Tet Offensive --...Published: Jan 31, 2008 2:06 PM Full Story
Five more arrested in 'Smurf' drug raid
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office upped its arrest total from seven to 12 in "Operation Pop-A-Smurf", which targets people supplying methamphetamine cooks. Five people were arrested for making buys of pseudoephedrine, an over-the-counter cold medication used in illegal meth manufacture....Published: Jan 31, 2008 2:02 PM Full Story
Owners hunting for new grocer
Wayne County might or might not be one step closer to a new grocery store, a local developer says. The Office Depot going up at Memorial Commons is on schedule, and developer Connell Radcliff of 1st Carolina Properties expects the...Published: Jan 31, 2008 1:59 PM Full Story
City police on hunt for Wal-Mart fire starter
Goldsboro police are seeking the public's help in locating a Goldsboro 17-year-old and anyone else suspected of taking part in a Jan. 15 diversion fire at a local Wal-Mart. Goldsboro Investigator Doug Bethea obtained a felony-level warrant Wednesday for burning...Published: Jan 31, 2008 1:56 PM Full Story
New Paramount director ready to see stage light up at theater
Sherry Archibald wants Wayne County residents to feel welcome once the curtains open at the new Paramount Theatre this February. "People may think that you have to be elite to come to the theater," Mrs. Archibald said. "You don't. But...Published: Jan 31, 2008 1:52 PM Full Story
Leadership conference at Mount Olive College
Mount Olive College has been chosen to host the 12th annual Leadership Enrichment Achievement Development conference next month, which brings together campus leaders from across the state. The one-day event, sponsored by the N.C. College Personnel Association,will take place on...Published: Jan 31, 2008 1:49 PM Full Story
Habitat groundbreaking Saturday
Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro Wayne County will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 1302 Stephens Street Saturday at 10 a.m. The house is sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Church members, led by Dr. S.J. Schaberg, have raised a little...Published: Jan 31, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Traffic stop nets knock-offs
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Wayne County Sheriff’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team officers Deputy Randy Thompson, left, Detective Matt Miller, center, and Sgt. Mike Cox, right, examine some counterfeit clothing and shoes Tuesday. The items, which are estimated to have a street...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:47 PM Full Story
Major general comes home
As a young boy, William Holland had no aspirations of climbing the ranks of the United States Air Force. The Nahunta native never sneaked down by the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base tarmac to get a look at aircraft taking...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:47 PM Full Story
Investigators capture $15,000 in counterfeit clothing in stop
Illegally tinted windows led the Wayne County Sheriff's Office to a stash of more than $15,000 worth of counterfeit clothes after a traffic stop, authorities said. Counterfeit clothes are simply garments that use company logos and trademarks to make forgeries...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:47 PM Full Story
Leaders looking to future of region
KINSTON -- Despite the acknowledgment of multiple challenges in the years ahead, officials from the 13 counties in central eastern North Carolina, including Wayne, seemed optimistic about the future Tuesday. Meeting at the N.C. Global TransPark in Kinston, the group...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Best files to defend his commission seat
With issues such as schools, transportation and economic development still on the table, Wayne County Commissioner Jack Best has decided to run for a second term in office. Originally appointed in 2003 after Commissioner Ken Gerard resigned, Best first ran...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Annexation group will appeal decision
The legal tug-of-war over annexation is not over between the city of Goldsboro and residents living along Salem Church and Buck Swamp roads. Good Neighbors United, a group representing the 1,200 homes affected by the annexation, plans to make a...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Hackney pledges focus on schools
With the 2008 May primaries growing closer, state House Speaker Joe Hackney visited Wayne County Tuesday night to give his fellow Democrats a few words of encouragement and to promise to continue the legislature's work on education. "We're all Democrats,"...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Man convicted in 1987 killing paroled
A 72-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder is out on parole approved by the N.C. Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, according to a news release. It was the second time since July 2006 that Bill Vester Coker had come up...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
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Thefts reported *Bryan Jackson of Harper House Road told Goldsboro police that his red 1998 Ford Mustang, worth an estimated $1,500, was stolen from a parking lot in the 1000 block of Sunburst Drive on Monday afternoon, police said. *Titus...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Mental Health Association speaker to talk on bullying
The Mental Health Association of Wayne County will host its annual dinner meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the SJAFB Officers Club. The guest speaker will be William Lassiter, manager of the Center for the Prevention of...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Hagler joins Tuscarora staff
Scott Hagler has joined the staff at the Tuscarora Council, Boy Scouts of America, as the organization's field director. Hagler has been involved with Scouting for more than 32 years, starting as a young boy in Cub Scouts. He has...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Habitat open house Thursday
MOUNT OLIVE -- Jacquette McNair is moving into her own home built by herself and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro Wayne County. She and her family will dedicate the house and receive the keys at 4 p.m. Thursday...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
February 15 deadline for ECU teaching program at WCC
Applications for the fall East Carolina University bachelor's degree teacher education programs at Wayne Community College are due by Feb. 15. The ECU Wachovia Partnership East South Central Consortium elementary education, middle grades language arts/science education and special education degree...Published: Jan 30, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Meet the author
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Tim Tyson, author of “Blood Done Sign My Name,” signs books in the Moffat Auditorium Monday night after a lecture at Wayne Community College. For more information see Homegrown perspective....Published: Jan 29, 2008 2:12 PM Full Story
916th breaks ground
Fritz Linsenmeyer is not used to being interrupted -- particularly in the middle of a speech aimed at community leaders and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base leadership. But the colonel and 916th Air Refueling Wing commander let it slide Monday...Published: Jan 29, 2008 2:09 PM Full Story
Homegrown perspective
Historian Timothy Tyson told a crowd of 400 people at Wayne Community College Monday that he is still waiting for the Civil Rights Movement to bring about full integration. The author of the 2008 Wayne County Reads selection "Blood Done...Published: Jan 29, 2008 2:06 PM Full Story
Planning board OKs new lofts' subdivision
The Goldsboro Planning Commission approved a subdivision plan Monday night that will allow the Borden Mills Loft Condominiums project to continue. The property, which is located on the corner of Royall Avenue and William Street, was formerly used by the...Published: Jan 29, 2008 2:03 PM Full Story
EWMS student caught with pot
An Eastern Wayne Middle School student had eight small bags of marijuana in his locker and sold the drug to at least three other students earlier this month, authorities said. The Goldsboro Police Department did not file a report on...Published: Jan 29, 2008 1:59 PM Full Story
Second suspect is charged in deadly breaking, entering
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office says the last arrest was made Monday in an August home invasion that left one accused armed robber dead. Leonard Deshea Middleton, 24, Indian Springs Road, Mount Olive, is charged with two counts of first-degree...Published: Jan 29, 2008 1:56 PM Full Story
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Break-in charge Goldsboro police investigators have charged a man in connection with two break-ins at a Park Avenue home. Police said Toby Steven Blankenship, 29, of East Beech Street faces two counts each of breaking and entering, larceny after breaking...Published: Jan 29, 2008 1:52 PM Full Story
They were right there for Capitol Hill speech
Approximately five minutes before the 9 p.m. start of President George W. Bush's seventh and final State of the Union address Monday night, Fox News' Brit Hume told viewers that the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives were filling...Published: Jan 29, 2008 1:49 PM Full Story
NCSU professor to deliver Martin lecture
MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. C. M. "Mike" Williams will be the guest lecturer at Mount Olive College's 16th Annual Lorelle F. Martin Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Raper Hall. The theme for the lecture is "The...Published: Jan 29, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Monday, January 28, 2008
Cemetery stories
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Mallory Peacock, left, and her father, John, pictured near the grave marker of Eliza Dyer, a black nurse/caregiver buried in a white family’s plot at Willow Dale Cemetery. Ms. Peacock, a senior at Charles B. Aycock High...Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
On the trail of his family's hero
For nearly a year Cary Turner has told the story of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Hargrove -- of how he was left behind on the small Cambodian island of Koh Tang in 1975 and of the years it took...Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
New type of director sought for Wayne County building, grounds
Knowing they would be faced with multiple county capital projects over the next several years, Wayne County officials didn't want to simply plug in a replacement after Brandt Brown vacated the building and grounds director position in August. So, explained...Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Keck adds his name to commission candidates
After losing to Commissioner Atlas Price by less than 300 votes in 2004, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Harold "Hal" Keck has decided to run again for the Wayne County Commissioner At-Large seat. "During my first try I ran...Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Gathering memories
As a child, Mallory Peacock's father, John, used to take her to Willow Dale Cemetery and tell her about some of the people buried there. She heard the stories about a former North Carolina governor, a young soldier killed on...Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Town sells pews for community building
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Town officials are selling the pews in the church serving as the Seven Springs Town Hall to pave the way for a community building. The current Town Hall is located in the former Seven Springs Baptist Church,...Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Beamon joins MOC staff
MOUNT OLIVE -- Heather Beaman of Mount Olive has joined Mount Olive College as an admissions representative. A graduate of the college's evening program, she credits Mount Olive will transforming her life, as she was able to obtain her degree...Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Wayne and Duplin farmers honored by soybean group
Randy McCullen and Reginald Strickland of Mount Olive were elected to serve as directors of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association. Current directors Jeff Parks of Goldsboro and Craig West of Fremont were re-elected to terms on the 30-member board....Published: Jan 28, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Man gets 95 years for assaults on women
Marsha Williams testified "she didn't think she mattered" -- which is why she didn't call police when Rodney Levon Williams beat her to the ground, kicked her in the ribs and tried to strangle her. A Wayne County jury...Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:01 AM Full Story
Mount Olive police seize heroin
MOUNT OLIVE - A traffic stop early Thursday morning resulted in an unexpected arrest, as the driver of a 2000 Dodge truck was found to be under the influence of alcohol and in possession of roughly 62 grams of "suspected"...Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:01 AM Full Story
Author to visit Wayne on Monday
Wayne Community College student Shelia Grimes is sure she would not be reading "Blood Done Sign My Name" if she hadn't returned to school at age 65. It's hard to stop reading the book, which is required reading in one...Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:01 AM Full Story
MOC students lead drive to send supplies to troops
MOUNT OLIVE -- A younger Jessica Whitley had little understanding of the war on terrorism playing out in the Middle East. Now 20, the Mount Olive College student had just reached high school by the time the invasion of...Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Annual interfaith breakfast held
More than 100 people from around the city, county and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base gathered Friday morning for breakfast -- and to talk about faith's role in their community's future. Goldsboro Community Affairs Commission and Wayne County sponsored the...Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Two from Wayne named to leadership roles in emergency service
James B. Brewer of Goldsboro has accepted a captain's commission with the North Carolina Emergency Reserves. CPT Brewer will serve as the new Operations Officer for the NCER 38th RGT. He was officially sworn in at the January drill in...Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Land use forum Tuesday
From staff reports MOUNT OLIVE -- Town officials want to know what residents and business owners want to see when it comes to land use in their community. Mount Olive will have a land use forum Tuesday at 6 p.m....Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Duplin gets high marks on audit
After listening to the 2006-07 audit report and hearing County Manager Mike Aldridge's "state of the county" presentation this past week, most of the Duplin County commissioners were inclined to agree with his assessment that things are "stable." "It's...Published: Jan 27, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Friday, January 25, 2008
Mobile home raided by SBI as suspected meth lab
News-Argus/Bobby Williams Several vehicles, along with children's toys, sit outside a mobile home at 313 Windsor Drive in the Hickory Hill subdivision off N.C. 111 South, where the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Drug Squad, along with SBI agents, made...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Seven will face charges in meth lab arrests
Wayne County's underground web of alleged methamphetamine buyers and sellers grew thinner this week as authorities shut down a clandestine lab and charged five people. Investigation in a six-month campaign dubbed "Operation Pop-A-Smurf" also continues. Charges against as many as...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Deputies looking for clues about fire
State investigators encircled the rural home of a turn-of-the-century governor on Thursday afternoon, a small wooden building not far from the high school named after him. A fire Thursday morning did an undetermined amount of damage to birthplace of Charles...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Neighbors speak out against beer sales license for Club 55
A decision in Thursday's ABC permit hearing for Club 55 El Abuelo is likely to be at least a month away, so for now, the Lenoir County nightspot will continue to operate without beer sales. That could change, however, after...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne Community College reports higher spring numbers
Enrollment for the spring semester at Wayne Community College is up slightly, with efforts being made to shore up the figures, officials say. Dr. Kay Albertson, president, told the board of trustees Tuesday night that the college is "positioning ourselves...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
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Armed robbery Charles Allen Casteen, 36, of Pine Ridge Road, Clinton, was charged by Warsaw police with armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, larceny, possession of stolen property, fleeing to elude arrest, possession of cocaine and several traffic violations. The charges...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Wayne residents warned of scams
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is urging residents to be aware of three potential scams that have been happening around the county. The first one chooses its victim from sales ads that are placed on the Internet or any type...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Book fundraiser
The WCC chapter of Kappa Delta Pi will hold a pancake breakfast Saturday from 7-9:30 a.m. at Andy's on Wayne Memorial Drive to raise money to buy books for students. Tickets are $5. Meals will be delivered if 10 tickets...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
AgriCultural tourism conference
KENANSVILLE -- The N.C. Cooperative Extension will hold its Southeast District AgriCultural Tourism Annual Conference on Friday, Feb. 1 in the Duplin County Cooperative Extension building across from James Sprunt Community College. Registration begins at 8:30. The conference will ened...Published: Jan 25, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Charles B. Aycock Birthplace fire
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber Wayne County Sherrif Arson Investigator Shawn Harris inspects the remains of a fire of unknown origin that North Carolina Historic Sites officials say started early this morning on the back porch of the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace...Published: Jan 24, 2008 2:29 PM Full Story
Aycock Birthplace fire ruled 'suspicious'
Authorities suspect arson in an early Thursday morning fire that severely damaged the main building at the birthplace of Gov. Charles B. Aycock, the Sheriff's Office said. Wayne County Sheriff's Office Capt. Tom Effler said that unknown suspects attempted to...Published: Jan 24, 2008 2:23 PM Full Story
Dail will get $368,493
The N.C. Industrial Commission confirmed Wednesday that they approved compensation for exonerated former inmate Dwayne Dail. Dail was cleared in August when DNA evidence showed he could not have been the man who raped a Goldsboro 12-year-old in 1987, after...Published: Jan 24, 2008 2:17 PM Full Story
Walnut Creek cuts its water use
Residents of Walnut Creek are doing their part to help with the statewide water conservation effort. During the last three months of 2007, Village Administrator Lou Cook said he had every gallon of water that went through their system tracked...Published: Jan 24, 2008 2:10 PM Full Story
Businesses want water regulation done fairly
RALEIGH -- For many of the nearly 100 residents attending Wednesday's state Environmental Review Commission meeting, the discussion about future water allocation featured a handful of recurring themes -- stop blaming outdoor landscaping industries, educate everyone about conservation, provide incentives...Published: Jan 24, 2008 2:03 PM Full Story
Abstinence banquet set for middle of February
Local youths will be treated to a spaghetti supper and entertainment while learning about the benefits of abstinence during the 11th Annual Rose Banquet. The banquet is sponsored by the Wayne Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and will be Feb....Published: Jan 24, 2008 1:57 PM Full Story
Foster parents being sought in eastern N.C.
Boys and Girls Homes of NC, a non-profit organization, works to promote awareness of the devastating effects of child abuse and neglect in southeastern North Carolina. The organization is dedicated to locating need foster and adoptive parents that are dedicated...Published: Jan 24, 2008 1:51 PM Full Story
Bartlett honored by state soybean farmers
Kenneth Bartlett of LaGrange, a soybean producer from Wayne County, has been awarded the meritorious service award by the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association. The award is the association's most prestigious recognition for outstanding commitment and contributions to the Association...Published: Jan 24, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Police dogs go airborne
News-Argus/Bobby Williams John Denny, left, co-pilot of the Wayne County Air-Watch unit, keeps a close eye on the landing zone during a training exercise with the K-9 unit. Meanwhile, Canine Officer Ryan Sasser and his partner “Cory,” prepare to...Published: Jan 23, 2008 2:29 PM Full Story
Canines to the rescue
As helicopter blades spun above the open cockpit of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office chopper, dog handlers inside were thinking about more than their training. They were thinking about how to get out of the frigid air caused by the...Published: Jan 23, 2008 2:23 PM Full Story
Escaping prisoner shot to death
A man convicted of second-degree murder in Stokes County in 2001 was shot and killed after scaling two fences at a Johnston County correctional facility, a spokesman said. N.C. Department of Correction spokesman Mike Stater said Adelino V. Najera, 33,...Published: Jan 23, 2008 2:17 PM Full Story
Two school board members will seek new terms
Two school board members have announced they will seek new four-year terms. Chairwoman Thelma Smith recently took over the reins of leadership, following in the footsteps of Shirley Sims, who broke the racial and gender barrier last year by becoming...Published: Jan 23, 2008 2:11 PM Full Story
Duplin rethinking tax vote
With less than five months to go before the May 6 primaries, the Duplin County Board of Commissioners is considering pulling the quarter-cent sales tax referendum off the ballot -- unless it can sit down and come to an agreement...Published: Jan 23, 2008 2:05 PM Full Story
Mentors needed for children with parents in prison
Dr. Wilson Goode knows what it's like to have a parent who goes to prison. He was a teenager when that happened to him. But he also knows what it's like to have a mentor who believes in you. That...Published: Jan 23, 2008 1:59 PM Full Story
Book describes Quaker influence in Wayne
A former Goldsboro pastor has written a book about 43 Quaker ministers who pastored without pay, several who at one time lived or worked in Wayne County. Billy Britt, interim superintendent of the N.C. Yearly Meeting of Friends, returns to...Published: Jan 23, 2008 1:53 PM Full Story
Public record
Investigations The Goldsboro Police Department reported these investigations: *Officials with Toyota of Goldsboro on N. Oak Forest Road reported the theft of a 2007 Dodge Caravan valued at $19,000. *Patrick Chen of U.S. 70 West reported a break-in to a...Published: Jan 23, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Borden Lofts
Submitted photo This is an artist's rendering of the Borden Mill Loft Condominiums design. For more information see Borden Lofts steps closer to start date....Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Rate cut good news for businesses, area experts say
Dramatic rate cuts in key interest rates by the Federal Reserve today boosted the spirits of Goldsboro businesses, which said the moves should convince consumers to take advantage of the lower rates to buy homes, vehicles and other items. The...Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
SJAFB gets F-15E trainers
The Air Force's push to cut spending has come home to Wayne County, materializing in a state-of-the-art training facility for air crews at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base that will reduce the number of dollars spent on F-15E Strike Eagle...Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Borden Lofts steps closer to start date
The developers behind the Borden Mill Loft Condomini-ums say they need only 15-20 more people to show interest in purchasing lofts before an anticipated spring construction start. When Robby Baker, part-owner of the Borden Lofts company, announced the project in...Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
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Copper thefts Thieves have been busy stealing copper piping around the city. Two businesses and a homeowner reported thefts of copper in the past few days. *Batesville Casket Company at 711 told police that someone did $400 damage to the...Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Regional pecan growers workshop to be held February 9
On Saturday, Feb. 9, the North Carolina Pecan Growers Association will hold its 14th annual Educational Workshop in the Wayne County Extension Center. Following the indoor session, attendees will meet at the orchard of Gary Bevell south of Goldsboro to...Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Nominees are sought for business women's honor
The Wayne-Duplin Business and Professional Women's Club is issuing an invitation to nominate individuals to participate in the club's Young Careerist competition. This honor is given to a woman for her personal and professional achievements. To be eligible, the nominee...Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
MOC Literary Festival February 20-21
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College will hold its 7th Annual Literary Festival next month, featuring a New York Times' best-selling author. Carole Boston Weatherford, who has written 30 books of poetry, non-fiction and children's literature, received the Ragan-Rubin Award...Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
MOC Church Night game February 9
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive College will hold its 25th Annual Church Night Basketball Game on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Mount Olive College Trojans will compete against Lees McRae College. The women's teams are scheduled to play at 5 p.m....Published: Jan 22, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Monday, January 21, 2008
Airmen back from Afghanistan
Bobby Williams Family and friends cheer as news reaches them Sunday that their loved ones' plane had arrived late Saturday at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. For more information see Heroes' welcome....Published: Jan 21, 2008 2:16 PM Full Story
Leaders gather to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Chilly temperatures didn't stop nearly 600 people from gathering at the Goldsboro Raleigh District Assembly Monday morning to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast started out with a tribute to King. City...Published: Jan 21, 2008 2:11 PM Full Story
NCDOT rejects request for signs for city
After spending the last few months looking at the number and location of signs directing travelers toward Goldsboro and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, state Department of Transportation officials have decided -- at least for now -- that there are...Published: Jan 21, 2008 2:07 PM Full Story
Heroes' welcome
Saturday night was Christmas, New Year's and Thanksgiving rolled into one for more than 300 airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and their families. The largest contingent of airmen from the base in nearly two years returned from duty...Published: Jan 21, 2008 2:02 PM Full Story
Bell announces he will run to keep his commission seat
John Bell, who is in his second term on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, has announced he plans to run for re-election during the May primary. Bell, a Democrat, was first elected in 2000 to represent District 3, which...Published: Jan 21, 2008 1:57 PM Full Story
Radford takes job as SWHS principal
Veteran administrator Eddie Radford has been named principal at Southern Wayne High School, officials announced. Radford takes over for Tim Harrell, principal since 2006, who accepted a position as assistant principal at Princeton High School. His departure was reported last...Published: Jan 21, 2008 1:54 PM Full Story
High school open houses
Wayne County public high schools will host several open house events for parents and students, ushering in the second semester of the school year. The open houses are scheduled for Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. at Spring Creek, Charles B. Aycock...Published: Jan 21, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 20, 2008
No Jackpot Winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 20-23-25-27-28 Powerball: 2 (twenty, twenty-three, twenty-five, twenty-seven, twenty-eight; Powerball two) Power Play: 5 Players matching all...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:37 PM Full Story
Annexation
The final chapter in a battle over annexation of property along Salem Church and Buck Swamp roads by the city of Goldsboro was likely written by an appeals court judge, who ruled that a decision in the city's favor should...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:31 PM Full Story
Snow problem?
Parts of Wayne County were receiving a dusting of snow late Saturday and forecasters were calling for enough of the white stuff to hit the ground after midnight to leave a white landscape upon sunrise today. The National Weather Service...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:31 PM Full Story
Juvenile charged in fire at Wal-Mart
Goldsboro police say a 14-year-old who set fire to a Wal-Mart lingerie rack as a diversion to steal is in custody. The North Spence Avenue retailer also reported far more damage than originally thought -- a total of $300,000 in...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:31 PM Full Story
Teens get caught in pawn shop after theft
Three Mount Olive and Grantham teenagers accused of a break-in made things easy on a Wayne County Sheriff's Office detective, authorities say. How? By trying to sell off their ill-gotten goods at a local business while Detective Rick Farfour stood...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:31 PM Full Story
County fair brings home state convention honors
Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair Manager Milton Ingram came home from the North Carolina and South Carolina Convention of Agricultural Fairs in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with his arms full of awards. The most prestigious honor the Wayne County event received was...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:31 PM Full Story
Bud Gray announces he's running for re-election
Roland "Bud" Gray, this year's chairman of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, announced Friday that he has decided to run for a second term in office. His reasoning, he explained, is simple. He wants to see some of the...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:30 PM Full Story
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Fire department broken into DUDLEY -- Fire Chief Chester Foss of the Dudley Volunteer Fire Department reported that the fire station was broken into on Thursday night and $2,500 in cash was stolen. A book of 500 checks was also...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:30 PM Full Story
Wayne County Public Library announces Black History Month writing competition
The Wayne County Public Library will host its first Black History Month Creative Writing Contest for fourth- through sixth-graders and for seventh- through tenth-graders. Participants can express themselves in any creatively written form, whether it be poetry, essay, prose, rap/rhyme...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:30 PM Full Story
Volunteer Center
Volunteer Wayne offers opportunities to serve Wayne County for all ages. This service is provided by Volunteer Wayne and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at Wayne Community College. Contact Joy Pearce at 735-5151 ext. 336 or at www.volunteersolutions.org/uwwc/volunteer...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:30 PM Full Story
United Church Ministries honors volunteers for 2007 efforts
The annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet was held recently at Salem United Methodist Church, hosted by the Men of Salem and the Salem United Methodist Women. Entertaiment was provided by singers Jesse and Pat Kissinger. During a brief business session, Terry...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:30 PM Full Story
Scouts race for Derby glory
Ten-year-old Cash Benton took out all of his homemade Pinewood Derby cars for another look Friday night while he got ready for the big race Saturday. The Cub Scout has built a car each year for the past four years,...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:30 PM Full Story
WCC honors list announced
Wayne Community College has honored 244 students for outstanding academic achievement in the fall 2007 semester, announcing its president's and dean's lists. To make the president's list, students must be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours and earn a...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:29 PM Full Story
MOC plans "Winter Glitz" February 16
MOUNT OLIVE -- An evening of entertainment and dining is being planned by the Mount Olive College Alumni Association as a fundraiser for student scholarships. Planned for Saturday evening, Feb. 16, "Winter Glitz -- An Evening in Central Park" will...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:29 PM Full Story
MOC graduates fron Wayne County
MOUNT OLIVE -- The 54th graduation ceremony at Mount Olive College produced 374 graduating seniors. Of those, 121 were from the Mount Olive campus, 34 were from the Goldsboro location, 61 were from the New Bern location, 70 were from...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:29 PM Full Story
Leadership class learns about local education
Members of the 2007-08 Leadership Wayne County (LWC) class spent a day in December learning about education in Wayne County by hearing from local education leaders and visiting the public schools, Wayne Community College, Mount Olive College, and the Wayne...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:29 PM Full Story
Humane Society to hold telethon on Saturday 26
Just a little more than a third of the way to its fundraising goal, the Wayne County Humane Society is hoping that for most people, Saturday night will be a quiet one because its members have already made plans. Eager...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:29 PM Full Story
City reports handicapped parking violations fixed
Nearly 900 handicapped parking violations at area businesses have been corrected, officials said this week. The Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities found many of the violations while doing its survery of handicapped parking in the city in early 2007,...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:29 PM Full Story
Duplin County Tourism Authority strategic plan
Hoping to give a direction to the interest and energy created after the Duplin County Tourism Development Authority was formed late last summer, the agency released its new three-year strategic plan this week. Topping its list of goals is the...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:29 PM Full Story
DGDC Board of Directors discusses plans for 2008
The Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. Board of Directors met Wednesday to discuss projects and events the organization is planning in 2008. Construction on the three Self-Help homes on South John Street began Jan. 4. Now, if residents drive by, they...Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:28 PM Full Story
Waste Industries holiday schedule
Waste Industries will be operating on a one-day delay schedule Monday through Thursday for the Town of Mount Olive. The subscription residential or county customers serviced by Waste Industries will observe the same schedule....Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:28 PM Full Story
City sets holiday sanitation schedule
The City of Goldsboro will observe Martin Luther King Holiday on Monday, Jan. 21. All sanitation services scheduled for Monday will be serviced on Wednesday....Published: Jan 20, 2008 12:28 PM Full Story
Friday, January 18, 2008
System will help control signals
The Goldsboro City Council approved a $1.6 million budget amendment Thursday night to design and build a city-wide computerized traffic signal system. The entire project is estimated to cost $4.5 million, but only $3.5 million will be available through bond...Published: Jan 18, 2008 2:17 PM Full Story
Suspect will face charges for meth
A Seven Springs man faces charges of trafficking in methamphetamine, investigators with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office reported. Andres Reyes Flores, 49, Stanley Chapel Church Road, Mount Olive, was placed in the Wayne County Jail under $2 million bond, Maj....Published: Jan 18, 2008 2:11 PM Full Story
Evans announces run for third commission term
The self-proclaimed mayor of Dudley, J.D. Evans, has decided to run for a third term as the District 2 representative on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. But first, he must secure the Democratic nomination in the May primary. He...Published: Jan 18, 2008 2:05 PM Full Story
North Drive teacher has second play published
A reading teacher at North Drive Elementary School has had his second children's script published. Gregory Brown's play "The Great Rhyme Travel Machine" will be part of Playbooks Inc.'s "Readers Theater" series and will be used to help boost literacy...Published: Jan 18, 2008 1:59 PM Full Story
Grants intended to improve quality of rural life in region
AgCarolina Financial awarded $30,950 in grants to 12 organizations through their corporate-giving program, the Fund for Rural North Carolina. Among the recipients of the grants were the Foundation of Wayne Community College and the Wayne NC Cooperative Extension Service, for...Published: Jan 18, 2008 1:53 PM Full Story
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Water tanks, buildings vandalized Goldsboro police said Tractor Supply Co. on Cashwell Drive suffered about $5,000 in spray paint damages to water storage tanks at the business on Wednesday evening, Goldsboro police said. Also damaged with spray point was Hasty...Published: Jan 18, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 17, 2008
County considers fee for false alarms
With sirens blaring and blue lights flashing, Wayne County Sheriff's Office deputies responded 449 times in the past three months to alarm calls. The problem was that those 449 trips turned out to be false alarms. The number is of...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:47 PM Full Story
Fifth will answer charges in cases
A Kevin Drive man accused of multiple break-ins is among those indicted by the Wayne County Grand Jury this month. Scott Alexander Cochrane, 22, Outlaw Road, Dudley, was indicted on seven counts larceny, eight counts possess stolen goods, possess stolen...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:47 PM Full Story
Duplin schools to make new plan
KENANSVILLE -- No formal votes were taken, but the Duplin County Board of Education seemed to agree Tuesday night on the need to at least re-evaluate its facility plans. The board's current plan, which was originally adopted in 2005 and...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:47 PM Full Story
New construction manager will continue Habitat's mission
Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro Wayne County has hired a new construction manager. Former Michigan contractor and long-time house building volunteer Matt Howell started work last week, Habitat Vice President Jackie Gunn said. He has been involved in not only...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Accreditation leader to speak at MOC
A national leader of accreditation in the U.S. will deliver the convocation address at Mount Olive College next week. On Jan. 22, Dr. Belle Wheelan, president of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, will...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Parental training offered
Training for parents of children with challenging behaviors will start next month, through a grant being obtained by Partnership for Children of Wayne County. Don Magoon, partnership director, said the pilot study will run for 14 weeks, using a nationally...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro photographer recognized
ATLANTA -- The Shepherd Center, one of the nation's leading rehabilitation hospitals, located in Atlanta, has announced that a photographer from Goldsboro has been selected as a finalist in their nationally advertised photography contest. Dr. Rhonda Peters' entry entitled "Aspire"...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
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Wal-Mart fire Lee Carpenter of Wal-Mart on North Spence Avenue reported Wednesday night that at least three unknown suspects set a fire in the women's lingerie section, Goldsboro police said. An estimated $20,000 of Wal-Mart property was destroyed in the...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Jazz documentary series at library
The Wayne County Public Library is preparing to play host to a new documentary film viewing and discussion series, "Looking At: Jazz, America's Art Form," which will begin Feb. 2. The program will continue each Saturday afternoon through March 8...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Fremont approves subdivision
FREMONT -- Fremont town officials said rumors had been flying about a new mobile home park, but the town board approved a citizens' request to subdivide her grandmother's property that could only allow four homes. After a little explanation --...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Eastpointe receives $388,400 grant
Eastpointe, the local mental health agency covering Wayne, Duplin, Lenoir and Sampson counties, has received a $388,400 grant that it will be using to help support residents who are homeless, disabled or simply in need of support services. The grant,...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Duplin Agribusiness Council meeting
KENANSVILLE -- The annual membership meeting of the Duplin County Agribusiness Council will be held Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Duplin County Agriculture Service Center across from James Sprunt Community College. The guest speaker for the annual meeting...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Blackbeard lecture Saturday
Legend depicts Blackbeard the pirate as one of the most notorious and horrifying rogues to sail the seven seas. But was he truly a murderous villain, or a hero trapped in the annals of historic change? Why was he able...Published: Jan 17, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
SJAFB's commander at annual speaker's forum
News-Argus/Greg Sousa Col. Steve Kwast, commander of the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, speaks during this year’s annual speaker’s forum co-sponsored by the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. and Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. For more...Published: Jan 16, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Sales tax hike will be on May ballot
Faced with a myriad of county projects looming on the horizon, and with the state General Assembly allowing it the opportunity as part of last year's Medicaid relief package, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to place...Published: Jan 16, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Workers killed in site accident
Two Wayne County men died Tuesday afternoon when a 3,000-pound metal sheet fell from a crane and crushed them at a construction site in Manteo, an official says. Tim Bissette, 41, of Pikeville and Rene Perez, 33, of Seven Springs,...Published: Jan 16, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
AT&T gets $100,000 incentive for center
Despite the protests of several people in the audience, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners proceeded Tuesday morning to unanimously approve $100,000 in incentives for AT&T, which announced in December that it would be opening a broadband technical support call...Published: Jan 16, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Commander's call: Build for the future
Steve Kwast would tell you that service means little if "home" is not something worth fighting for. In fact, part of what keeps the Air Force colonel going is knowing there are "tightly knit" communities like Goldsboro and Wayne County...Published: Jan 16, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Seniors qualify as semifinalists for Morehead-Cain scholarships
Three Wayne County Public Schools' high school seniors are semifinalists for one of the most prestigious college scholarships in the nation. Vying for Morehead-Cain Scholarships to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are Emilee Quinn of Charles...Published: Jan 16, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
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Lenoir sheriff explains message Lenoir County Sheriff W.E. "Billy" Smith said a new phone system is responsible for an answering machine message received when calling a non-emergency line at the Sheriff's Office. On Saturday, some N.C. 55 residents near the...Published: Jan 16, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Dudley industry closing
News-Argus/Mitch Loeber The slump in the housing market is being blamed for causing the closure of the GAF Materials plant. The plant manufactures shingles and has been in operation for nearly a decade. For more information see GAF closes...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
GAF closes Goldsboro plant
GAF Materials Corp. announced Monday that it plans to shut down operations at its Goldsboro roofing materials plant on Jan. 31, ending the employment of 108 workers. Also affected by the company's trimming will be a similar mid-sized plant in...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Club 55 still looking for beer permit
SEVEN SPRINGS -- A decision in August to disallow a beer sales license to a Hispanic-themed nightclub hears a legal challenge on Jan. 24, officials say. An administrative law judge is scheduled that day to hear Club 55 El Abuelo's...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
City Council will have full plate Thursday
The Goldsboro City Council will have a full schedule Thursday night as members plan to go over an agenda that includes a variety of issues, from a city-wide computerized signal system to condemnation of dilapidated dwellings . The meeting was...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Rock 'n' roll on loan at county's library
Normally, the Wayne County Public Library is a quiet place. No loud music. No singing. You might even get shushed if you speak loudly across the table to a friend. But Friday night was a little out of the ordinary...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Mount Olive to launch new web site
MOUNT OLIVE -- Charles Brown is looking forward to the day when Mount Olive's Web site is up-to-date and "more professional." After all, if you were to click on the current site, "you would probably find minutes from town board...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Duplin girl reached third round of 'Idol'
When Blair Mozingo tunes into "American Idol" tonight, she will have a more personal understanding than most viewers do of what it takes to participate in the popular TV singing competition. This past summer, Blair made it to the third...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
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Thefts reported *Candace Hatch of Billy Francis Drive reported property worth $850 stolen from her unlocked vehicle while parked at home, Goldsboro police said. *Timothy Williams of Chevy Cadillac of Goldsboro on U.S. 70 reported that four rims and tires...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Linker named new clerk for town of Seven Springs
SEVEN SPRINGS -- The town of Seven Springs has hired Karen Linker as its new town clerk. Former clerk Lisa Cash resigned to accept an offer she could not refuse at JC Penny, where she has been working part-time. Last...Published: Jan 15, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Monday, January 14, 2008
Goldsboro not considering water use limits ... yet
Hearing Raleigh city officials talk about increasing water and sewer rates by 50 percent might have Goldsboro residents wondering if they will see a rate increase sometime soon. City Manager Joe Huffman says, "No." "Right now, we are not...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:51 PM Full Story
What if there were water use restrictions?
Some of the suggestions Raleigh officials have proposed to prolong the city's water availability include decreasing use to 25 gallons per person per day. That reduction is a far cry from what most people use on a daily basis which...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:44 PM Full Story
Height rules set around Wayne airports
Given the opportunity to take a step toward ensuring both public safety and the future viability of the county's three airports, the Wayne County Planning Board has voted to recommend the adoption of new height restrictions. Affected would be the...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:36 PM Full Story
Numbers are up at Wayne Community College for spring
Enrollment is up at Wayne Community College for the spring semester, which began Jan. 7, officials announced Friday. The numbers are up 186 students from the same time last year, with 3,121 students registered for classes. A portion of the...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:28 PM Full Story
Wayne Commission will look at sales tax hike plan
A potential quarter-cent sales tax referendum will be on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners' agenda Tuesday morning as members look for ways to raise revenues for the myriad of capital projects they have coming up in the next few...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:22 PM Full Story
Blood donors can earn chance at basketballs
Wayne County's blood donors have an extra incentive for rolling up their sleeves and giving the gift of life during January and February. The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding its third annual ACC Blood Donor...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:15 PM Full Story
Tsunami seminar Wednesday
KURE BEACH -- The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher will host a presentation on tsunami planning Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the aquarium auditorium. Tom Matheson of the National Weather Service will discuss New Hanover County's preparations toward certification...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:08 PM Full Story
MLK parade January 21 in LaGrange
LaGRANGE -- The LaGrange Youth Council of the NAACP will hold its 3rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Parade Celebration Monday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. For more information, call Carolyn Ellis at (252) 566-9260, Robin Dunn at...Published: Jan 14, 2008 2:02 PM Full Story
Kornegays establish endowment at MOC
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive businessman George Kornegay figured out the perfect "gift that keeps on giving" for his wife this Christmas. He established an endowed scholarship in her name at Mount Olive College. Barbara Kornegay, named vice president for...Published: Jan 14, 2008 1:55 PM Full Story
Down East Woman of the Year nominations
The Greater Greenville Chapter of NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) is seeking nominations for the DownEast Triangle Outstanding Woman in Construction Award. The deadline to submit nominations is March 3. Nomination submissions are being requested from the DownEast...Published: Jan 14, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Alliance sets stage for more growth
By almost any measure, 2007 was a successful year for the Wayne County Development Alliance as it oversaw the announcements of more than 1,000 new jobs over the next five years. But with the board of directors approving an ambitious...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:30 AM Full Story
Griffin will try for second chance at District 11
Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ronnie Griffin has decided to again try his hand at state politics, announcing Friday his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the state House District 11 seat. He ran for the position two years...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:27 AM Full Story
Rest of dilapidated school buildings will be coming down, town decides
PIKEVILLE -- Two asbestos-containing school buildings won by the town through a close look at deeds a few years ago will be demolished. Just one vote -- from new and former Commissioner Vance Greeson -- stood in the way of...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:22 AM Full Story
Airmen collect supplies for needy families in Afghanistan
While war rages on in countries like Afghanistan, so does the prevalence of poverty among those who live there. Soldiers are deployed there to fight for peace. In stark contrast, residents wage their own battle for a better life for...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:18 AM Full Story
Kwast to speak at speaker's forum Tuesday
Throughout his year-plus as commander of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's 4th Fighter Wing, Steve Kwast has been charged with deployment of airmen, management of assets and setting an example for thousands of young Americans. Tuesday, the Air Force colonel...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:15 AM Full Story
College gets $100,000 pledge
MOUNTOLIVE -- The R.A. Bryan Foundation has pledged $100,000 to Mount Olive College to advance efforts to build a Fine Arts Village, prompting college officials to announce the amphitheater will be named in honor of the Bryan Foundation. The Fine...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:13 AM Full Story
Sheriff's Office departments now under one roof on U.S. 70
A new location on U.S. 70 serves to put cooperating Sheriff's Office agencies under one roof, Wayne County sheriff's officials say. Maj. George Raecher oversees the office's criminal investigators, the Agressive Criminal Enforcement Team, the drug squad and the supervisor...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:11 AM Full Story
Art exhibit will kick off '08 Wayne County Reads
The 2008 Wayne County Reads season begins Thursday with an art exhibit celebrating the county's racial and cultural diversity. The kick-off event, which will be held in the Arts Council of Wayne County, is free to the public and begins...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:09 AM Full Story
MOC announces speaker for Martin Luther King celebration on Thursday
Eddie Wayne Lawrence, the former executive director of the N.C. Human Relations Commission, will be the featured speaker at Wayne Community College's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday. He will speak at 1 p.m. in Moffatt Auditorium. The...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:07 AM Full Story
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Student caught with weapons A juvenile suspect was caught with four knives at a Rosewood High School basketball game on Wednesday evening, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said. Theft Shelton Mark Hinson of U.S. 113 South reported a 5,000-watt generator...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:05 AM Full Story
Jones to speak on military affairs
Third District Congressman Walter B. Jones will be addressing the Alliance of Retired Military at their regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in Moffatt Auditorium at Wayne Community College. All military retirees, veterans, and active duty members...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:04 AM Full Story
Commission wants help with sales tax referendum
KENANSVILLE -- With the May primaries less than four months away, the Duplin County Board of Commissioners is eager to begin the process of explaining why the county is putting a referendum on the ballot asking residents to make a...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:02 AM Full Story
Red Cross names new director of blood services
The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross has a new blood services director. Tammy M. Forrester, 42, replaced Samia Garner in December. Mrs. Garner took the newly created position of director of development for the chapter. As blood...Published: Jan 13, 2008 2:00 AM Full Story
Friday, January 11, 2008
Cornerstone Award
News-Argus/Dennis Hill Mayor Al King, right, congratulates downtown businessman David Weil on his receipt of the Cornerstone Award at Thursday's Wayne County Chamber of Commerce banquet. For more information see David Weil honored with 2008 Cornerstone Award....Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
David Weil honored with 2008 Cornerstone Award
Wayne County's most prestigious recognition -- the Cornerstone Award -- was given out Thursday to a man many thought might not even show up for the ceremony. They didn't know where else he would have been -- perhaps at the...Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Chamber Chairman Geoff Hulse wants businesses to help schools
Speaking at Thursday's Wayne County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet for the first time as this year's Board of Directors Chairman Geoff Hulse outlined a very clear goal for the business organization -- help fix the county's schools. "There is...Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:46 PM Full Story
Grant did not want a funeral
Johnny Grant, the Wayne County native who served as the honorary mayor of Hollywood, was all about the entertainment business and not about himself. Keeping in that vein, he didn't want any type of funeral service when he died. Grant,...Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
O'Berry gets hepatitis all-clear; reschedules celebration
Concern over possible cases of hepatitis at O'Berry Center has been lifted, with a community festival originally scheduled at Christmastime now being planned for next week. On Thursay, officials at O'Berry said completion of the testing revealed "that there was...Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
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Knife attack A Brazil Street man said he suffered minor injuries after a man he is acquainted with cut his arm with a knife while lying in bed, Goldsboro police say. Reford Bell reported the acquaintance was angry over a...Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
WCC gaming exposition Jan. 26
Wayne Community College will hold its third annual video gaming exposition this month on campus. Sponsored by the business student fraternity Phi Beta Lambda, the Carolina Games Summit will take place on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. until 9...Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
MOC gathering up supplies for airmen
Mount Olive College will collect items, create care packages, and send them to airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force who are stationed overseas. The college has joined with Capt. Ted Janicki of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at the base,...Published: Jan 11, 2008 1:45 PM Full Story
Thursday, January 10, 2008
SJAFB air show grounded for 2008
It started as an open house, an opportunity for Wayne County residents to take an up-close look at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base -- the facilities, airmen and aircraft housed there. But when air show "headliners" like the Navy Blue...Published: Jan 10, 2008 2:21 PM Full Story
Goodbye, Johnny: Goldsboro's star succumbs at age 84
LOS ANGELES -- As a young man, Wayne County native Johnny Grant sat in the Paramount Theater and watched Mickey Rooney on the screen. It was then that he decided to become a movie star. More than a half-century later,...Published: Jan 10, 2008 2:16 PM Full Story
Students caught selling ADD drug
Three Rosewood High School students face 14 drug distribution charges for selling an attention deficit disorder medication at school, authorities said. School Resource Officer Larry Mitchell found out Friday that a student went home ill on Dec. 2 after ingesting...Published: Jan 10, 2008 2:10 PM Full Story
No word yet on identity of body found near church
Authorities are still hoping to solve the mystery behind an unidentified skeleton found in November on the property of a Goldsboro city councilman. Detectives slogged through mud in waders as they logged bone fragments from a ditch behind Fellowship Baptist...Published: Jan 10, 2008 2:04 PM Full Story