http://www.newsargus.com Local news and more for Goldsboro and Wayne County, NC en-us 2013-05-21T13:46:03-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/21/will_storm_reach_here/ The 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... AANewsOtherStory From staff reports 2013-05-21T13:46:03-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/21/city_council_20k_to_move_stoney_creek_facilities/ 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.... AANewsOtherStory Matt Caulder 2013-05-21T13:46:03-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/21/with_family_and_friends_in_oklahoma_adam_beeby_held_his_breath/ 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... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2013-05-21T13:46:02-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/21/officials_wayne_schools_prepared/ 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... AANewsOtherStory Phyllis Moore 2013-05-21T13:46:01-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/20/county_to_weigh_response_charges/ Wayne 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.... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2013-05-20T13:46:08-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/20/multiple_closings_on_tap_for_holiday/ 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... AANewsOtherStory From staff reports 2013-05-20T13:46:06-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/20/meadow_lane_esl_students_get_their_stories_published/ Meadow 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... AANewsOtherStory Phyllis Moore 2013-05-20T13:46:06-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/20/alleged_robbery_prompts_shooting/ A 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... AANewsOtherStory John Joyce 2013-05-20T13:46:04-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/19/wind_farms_limit_is_now_law/ 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... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2013-05-19T01:50:09-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/19/faith_grads_hear_about_purpose_potential_power/ 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... AANewsOtherStory Becky Barclay 2013-05-19T01:50:08-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/19/girl_5_grandfather_die_when_truck_hits_tractor/ 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... AANewsOtherStory John Joyce 2013-05-19T01:50:08-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/19/law_enforcement_carries_torch_for_special_olympics/ 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... AANewsOtherStory John Joyce 2013-05-19T01:50:07-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/19/good_oldfashioned_fun_in_seven_springs_on_saturday/ 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... AANewsOtherStory Matt Caulder 2013-05-19T01:50:06-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/19/a_royal_salute_4th_fighter_wings_history_comes_home/ To 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... AANewsOtherStory Kenneth Fine 2013-05-19T01:50:05-05:00 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2013/05/19/dillardgoldsboro_expecting_thousands_for_reunion/ AANewsOtherStory Phyllis Moore 2013-05-19T01:50:05-05:00