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Friday, May 24, 2013
Sixty-nine earn diplomas at Wayne Early Middle College ceremony
Arely Vazquez didn't want to go to Wayne Early Middle College High School. But after turning her tassel Thursday at the Bridge Church with 69 of her classmates, she couldn't imagine having gone anywhere else. "I was really into...
Published: May 24, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne Country Day congratulates 28 seniors
The proud parents, family, friends and faculty of 28 Wayne Country Day School students gathered in the gymnasium Thursday evening to celebrate the end of an era in the lives of the graduates -- many of whom have been...
Published: May 24, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Taxes to stay same in city
No tax increase, only one new fee and good news for city employees. Those are the highlights of the proposed 2013-14 city budget, which is due for a vote at the Goldsboro City Council's June 3 meeting. The budget...
Published: May 24, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Pedal shows his mettle
RALEIGH -- He pumped his arms for more than an hour -- stopping only in short bursts when the blood rushing to his head made him dizzy. He didn't quit when the seemingly endless inclines exhausted his upper body...
Published: May 24, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
County changes mind on budgets
Is Wayne County allowing Peter to borrow from Paul again to pay bills? Wayne County Commission Chairman Steve Keen Tuesday said "no" -- scarcely minutes after making a motion to allow just that -- to take money from another...
Published: May 24, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Canine commandos
Crooks can still run, but they can no longer hide, not with an eye in the sky and cops on all fours working together. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office combined two of its best assets for catching criminals when its...
Published: May 23, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Student's hard work gets him back with Class of 2013
Cameron Mayo is not one to be held back, even temporarily. When he was in first grade, he was diagnosed with ADD, attention deficit disorder, his mother, Tina Carlson, said. "He had a problem concentrating," she said. "It wasn't that...
Published: May 23, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
District plans for facilities funding
The Board of Education says it's time to move forward on construction and facilities projects -- whether or not the county commission approves additional funding requests. At a two-hour work session Wednesday afternoon, the board played out several scenarios should...
Published: May 23, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Arrest made in home invasion
An arrest has been made in the investigation into a May home invasion. During the May 9 attack, Daryl Williams, 60, was beaten. Quinton Lamont Kenon, 25, of 209 Neil St., has been placed in the Wayne County Jail under...
Published: May 23, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Schmoozapalooza
Selena Worrell, left president of Focused Intervention, speaks with Parker Uzzell and his daughter, Mary Rachel Uzzell, 4, and nephew, Jackson Rose, 7, at her booth at the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce's Schmoozapalooza on Tuesday at the Berkeley...
Published: May 22, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Local volunteers on standby
The Wayne County chapter of the American Red Cross is on standby to send local volunteers and its Emergency Response Vehicle when notified by the national headquarters. Interim director Tammy Forrester said 27 ERVs left at daylight Monday for Oklahoma...
Published: May 22, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Funeral home forced to close
A funeral home cited for alleged misuse of pre-need funeral planning funds has been ordered to close its doors. The N.C. Board of Funeral Services ordered E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc. to complete all scheduled funerals through...
Published: May 22, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Fees would allow fire departments to recoup some costs
The public next month will have the opportunity to speak out on a proposed county ordinance that would allow Wayne County fire departments to charge fees for their services at wrecks and other calls that require an extended response...
Published: May 22, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Local residents know firsthand how tough it can be to put a town back together
Roberto Mendoza will always remember the day he talked to a couple after a tornado hit Snow Hill. It was two years ago, but he can still hear them recount how they were in their home when the wife was...
Published: May 22, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Assault suspect sought
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office announced Monday the arrest of one of two suspects believed to have assaulted a Rosewood man on May 5. The assault was not reported until five days after the incident. Scott Michael Neilson, 23,...
Published: May 22, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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...
Published: May 21, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
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....
Published: May 21, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
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...
Published: May 21, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
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...
Published: May 21, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story
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