Rochelle Moore

Goldsboro

Editor at Goldsboro News-Argus

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Marjorie Rose Newsome

3 weeks ago | newsargus.com | Rochelle Moore

Marjorie Rose Smith Newsome, 91, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Wayne County on Feb. 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Jasper and Eula Parks Smith. In addition to her parents, Marjorie Rose was preceded in death by her sisters, Charlotte Johnson, Janelle McCullen, and Sarah Taylor; and brothers, Elwood Lee Smith and Russell Smith.
Mary Helen Harper Hicks turns 100

1 month ago | newsargus.com | Rochelle Moore

On May 30, Mary Helen Harper Hicks of Wayne County will celebrate a remarkable milestone — her 100th birthday. Born in 1925, Mary Helen has lived a life rich in faith, family and service, her granddaughter, Chrishaunda Vick, said. The devoted wife of to the late Berry Hicks, also known as Chris, she is the proud mother of seven children, with two of them being deceased — her eldest Kenneth Hicks (2009) and youngest Timothy Hicks (died at birth).
Lenoir woman faces drug charges in 3 counties

2 months ago | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore

Caldwell County deputies arrested and charged a Lenoir woman Wednesday who was wanted on drug-related charges in three counties. Deputies made a traffic stop on Morganton Boulevard after identifying the driver as Candace Yvonne Wright, 30, of Hickory Boulevard, in Lenoir, according to the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies learned that Wright had an outstanding order for arrest.
Area households to receive high-speed internet

2 months ago | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore

More than 200 homes and businesses in Caldwell County will be connected to high-speed internet service as part of $41 million in state funding approved for 17 counties. Gov. Josh Stein announced Tuesday that 11,816 households and businesses will benefit from the funding as part of the Completing Access to Broadband project. In Caldwell County, 203 homes and businesses will be connected to high-speed internet through Connect Holding, which operates under the name Brightspeed.
German students get a glimpse of America in Lenoir

2 months ago | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore

Lenoir has become a home away from home for eight German students who have been staying with host families in the area for two weeks. The high school students, all from the Black Forest region in southwest Germany, arrived in Lenoir on March 31 and plan to leave Friday. The Black Forest is a mountainous region in Germany that borders France. It is known for its dense, evergreen forests and villages, its spas and cuckoo clocks, since the 1700s.
Catawba-Wateree River Basin in drought watch

2 months ago | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore

Dry weather conditions and low stream flow contributed to Duke Energy issuing a drought watch for the Catawba-Wateree River Basin. The basin is in Stage 0 of the Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group’s drought protocol that asks members to monitor conditions more closely, according to the advisory group. Stage 0, the first of five drought stages, went into effect April 1, with rainfall prior to the date having little effect on drought conditions.
Catawba-Wateree Basin in drought watch

2 months ago | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore

Dry weather conditions and low stream flow contributed to Duke Energy issuing a drought watch for the Catawba-Wateree River Basin. The basin is in Stage 0 of the Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group’s drought protocol that asks members to monitor conditions more closely, according to the advisory group. Stage 0, the first of five drought stages, went into effect April 1, with rainfall prior to the date having little effect on drought conditions.
Rain leads to lifting of burn ban

2 months ago | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore

The N.C. Forest Service has lifted its ban on all open burning because of recent rainfall and reduced danger of fires spreading. The statewide ban went into effect on March 21 due to dry conditions and was lifted Wednesday. “We’ve received some well-timed, much-needed rain over the last couple days which has helped reduce fire danger, allowing us to lift burn ban restrictions across the state,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.
Deputies seize fentanyl during traffic stop

2 months ago | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore

A Granite Falls man was arrested and charged with possession with plans to sell and deliver fentanyl after a routine traffic stop. Caldwell County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Cody Darius Deal, 31 of Granite Falls, on March 27 during a routine traffic stop, according to the sheriff’s office. Deal was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver fentanyl after the traffic stop on Sawmills School Road for an equipment violation.
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Mar 29, 2025 | newstopicnews.com | Rochelle Moore |Shelby Powell

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