Local News - Goldsboro News-Argus http://www.newsargus.com Local news and more for Goldsboro and Wayne County, NC en-us 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Scouts continue activities despite inclement weather http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/30/scouts_continue_activities_despite_inclement_weather/ BOWLING GREEN, Va. -- Unpredictable weather plagued participants at the Boy Scout National Jamboree on Thursday. After a morning of cool breezes, Scouts spent the afternoon running from shelter to shelter hoping to avoid rain showers, which almost shut... AANewsOtherStory David Joyner 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Airport runway to be repaved http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/30/airport_runway_to_be_repaved/ Wayne County officials are anticipating a $3 million grant to repave and strengthen the runway at the Goldsboro-Wayne County Airport -- a project that will force the airport to close for up to two weeks in either August or... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Deputy's assailant had prior criminal charges http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/30/deputys_assailant_had_prior_criminal_charges/ SNOW HILL -- A Greene County deputy who was shot to death Wednesday evening near the Wayne County line had just returned to work with the Greene Sheriff's Office a little over a year ago. John Willis, 31, died... AANewsOtherStory Staff Reports 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Allen: Berkeley Park is ideal for proposed soccer complex http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/30/allen_berkeley_park_is_ideal_for_proposed_soccer_complex/ The notion that Berkeley Park has an image problem is not lost on Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Allen. "I wouldn't take my daughter out there," he said. "What it needs is a revamping." So he recently pitched an idea to... AANewsOtherStory Kenneth Fine 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Steak Barn closes http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/30/steak_barn_closes/ After more than 40 years in business, The Steak Barn on West Grantham Street has closed its day-to-day business -- at least for the time being. Owner Scott Adams said today that the restaurant will still be available for private... AANewsOtherStory Laura Collins 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Hot dog days of summer http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/30/hot_dog_days_of_summer/ Bob Davidson squirts ketchup on a hot dog for future customers during another sweltering summer day on Wednesday afternoon. Davidson operates the hot dog stand located by the Breaker gas station on Berkeley Boulevard as a part-time job. He opens... News-Argus Staff 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Wayne woman wins gold http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/30/wayne_woman_wins_gold/ Linda Jordan knew her sister, Dianne Jordan, didn't have a cell phone, so when she got an unexpected call from the Special Olympics U.S.A. National Games it came as a complete surprise. Dianne had borrowed her coach's phone to share... AANewsOtherStory Catharin Shepard 2010-07-30T13:46:01-05:00 Fremont ABC to close July 31 http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/29/fremont_abc_to_close_july_31/ FREMONT -- The ABC store in Fremont will officially close at the end of this month. Mike Myrick, president of the Wayne County ABC board of directors, said the board voted in June to close the Fremont store due to... AANewsOtherStory Laura Collins 2010-07-29T13:46:01-05:00 Suspect arrested for rape of elderly woman http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/29/suspect_arrested_for_rape_of_elderly_woman/ A man wanted for the rape of an elderly Mount Olive area woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon just north of Syracuse in upstate New York. Solid detective work and physical evidence are being cited by Duplin County Sheriff Blake Wallace... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2010-07-29T13:46:01-05:00 Greene County deputy shot to death http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/29/greene_county_deputy_shot_to_death/ SNOW HILL -- A Greene County Sheriff's deputy was shot to death early Wednesday evening while answering a domestic disturbance call in a neighborhood just over a mile from the Wayne County line. Deputy John Willis, 31, was killed... AANewsOtherStory Staff Reports 2010-07-29T13:46:01-05:00 What it takes to be a man http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/29/what_it_takes_to_be_a_man/ AANewsOtherStory Phyllis Moore 2010-07-29T13:46:01-05:00 Rotary project blooms at Herman Park http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/29/rotary_project_blooms_at_herman_park/ A Herman Park flower garden area that first bloomed more than 60 years ago will flower again thanks to the Three Eagles Rotary Club. Club members said that in addition to sprucing up the park, the project also is... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2010-07-29T13:46:01-05:00 For students, staying healthy key to successful school year http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/28/for_students_staying_healthy_key_to_successful_school_year/ Getting enough rest, practicing healthy eating habits and plenty of serious hand washing with soap and warm water are simple things that could help students enjoy an illness-free school year. "There are many things parents and students can do... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2010-07-28T13:46:01-05:00 Hunt for back-to-school bargains already under way http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/28/hunt_for_backtoschool_bargains_already_under_way/ The opening of school and the shopping frenzy it ignites are coming up fast, but for Frankie and Sandy Newsome of Fremont now is the time to take advantage of sales and to spread the cost. The Newsomes start... AANewsOtherStory Steve Herring 2010-07-28T13:46:01-05:00 Local Boy Scouts arrive, set up camp at Jamboree http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2010/07/28/local_boy_scouts_arrive_set_up_camp_at_jamboree/ BOWLING GREEN, Va. -- More than 40,000 Boy Scouts gathered Monday at Fort A.P. Hill Military Training Facility near Bowling Green, Va., for the National Scout Jamboree. Between the hours of 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., Scouts flooded the fields... David Joyner 2010-07-28T13:46:01-05:00