Newstag:www.newsargus.com,2008-06-25:/news//12013-05-21T17:46:03ZLocal news and more for Goldsboro and Wayne County, NCMovable Type Open Source 4.12Will storm reach here?tag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6572612013-05-21T17:46:03Z2013-05-21T17:46:03ZThe strong low pressure system and slow-moving cold front that is spawning the destructive weather in the Midwest is forecast to significantly weaken as it sweeps east over the next few days. The system is expected to move into North...City Council: $20K to move Stoney Creek facilitiestag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6572602013-05-21T17:46:03Z2013-05-21T17:46:03Z Goldsboro City Council members talked parks and budget at their meeting Monday. Council approved two change orders for the Stoney Creek Park bathroom and picnic shelters and heard comments on the city's proposed 2013-14 budget during a public hearing....With family and friends in Oklahoma, Adam Beeby held his breathtag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6572592013-05-21T17:46:02Z2013-05-21T17:46:02Z Adam Beeby of Goldsboro was one of the people waiting anxiously for news from Oklahoma Monday. Beeby's brother and family live in Tulsa, and he has extended family and many friends in the Oklahoma City area. And his news...Officials: Wayne schools preparedtag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6572582013-05-21T17:46:01Z2013-05-21T17:46:01Z What if a tornado were to hit Wayne County Schools during a school day? School officials say the district is prepared. Tornado drills have been required in the schools for years, but took on new meaning in the aftermath...County to weigh response chargestag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6569632013-05-20T17:46:08Z2013-05-20T17:46:08ZWayne County fire departments could soon begin billing the public, for the first time, for their services at wrecks and other incidents that require an extended period of time. The new policy would not include house fires or minor accidents....Multiple closings on tap for holidaytag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6569612013-05-20T17:46:06Z2013-05-20T17:46:06Z Local, state and federal offices, county schools as well as banks and the post office will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. All Wayne County offices including the Senior Center, libraries, Dudley landfill...Meadow Lane ESL students get their stories publishedtag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6569622013-05-20T17:46:06Z2013-05-20T17:46:06ZMeadow Lane Elementary School has 17 new published authors. English as a Second Language students in Maribeth Interrante's class, representing grades 2-4, recently completed a project to improve their vocabulary and writing skills. The activity took them from rough draft...Alleged robbery prompts shootingtag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6569602013-05-20T17:46:04Z2013-05-20T17:46:04ZA 23-year-old man was shot in the chest and leg Saturday, just after midnight. The alleged shooter is in custody. Goldsboro police say Exzavia Cortez Ramseur, of Charles, Md., was shot twice as he sat on the back porch of...Wind farms limit is now lawtag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6563752013-05-19T05:50:09Z2013-05-19T05:50:09Z RALEIGH -- Relief. That is how freshman state Rep. John Bell of Goldsboro described his feelings Friday morning just minutes after Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law a bill establishing a permitting process for windmill farms -- a bill...Faith grads hear about purpose, potential, powertag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6563742013-05-19T05:50:08Z2013-05-19T05:50:08Z Not even a head-on accident with an 18-wheeler could stop Aaron Hill from graduating with his class at Faith Christian Academy. He and 15 other classmates turned their tassels Friday night at a graduation ceremony. Hill was sitting at...Girl, 5, grandfather die when truck hits tractortag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6563732013-05-19T05:50:08Z2013-05-19T05:50:08Z A Wayne County man and his 5-year-old granddaughter were killed Friday when the tractor he was driving was struck from behind by a pickup truck on Baker Chapel Church Road in Mount Olive. The accident occurred just after 9...Law enforcement carries torch for Special Olympicstag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6563722013-05-19T05:50:07Z2013-05-19T05:50:07Z Officers and employees of several local law enforcement agencies traded in their tactical gear for track outfits Friday. The annual 23.5-mile Wayne to Greene County stretch of the N.C. Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics got under way...Good, old-fashioned fun in Seven Springs on Saturdaytag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6563712013-05-19T05:50:06Z2013-05-19T05:50:06Z One of the most popular attractions at this year's Old Timey Days Festival in Seven Springs was a red-tailed hawk named Sweetheart. Owner and falconer Tim Keppler walked up and down Main Street explaining about Sweetheart and falconry to...A royal salute: 4th Fighter Wing's history comes hometag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6563702013-05-19T05:50:05Z2013-05-19T05:50:05ZTo the casual observer, it's just a simple sign -- an oversized piece of plastic bearing a foreign emblem and six words that, to them, have little meaning. But when 4th Fighter Wing Historian Dr. Roy Heidicker cradled it in...Dillard/Goldsboro expecting thousands for reuniontag:www.newsargus.com,2013:/news//1.6563692013-05-19T05:50:05Z2013-05-19T05:50:05Z