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Monday, July 6, 2009

Care in the sky: Members of the aeromedical evacuation crew fight to get injured troops back to their families

EDITOR'S NOTE: The patients on this medical evacuation flight requested that we not photograph their faces -- and the only one who agreed to talk about his injuries asked that his name not be used. We respected their wishes. THE...

Man hit by semi-truck cab

An elderly man was struck by a semi-truck cab while cutting grass along Luby Smith Road off of U.S. 70 near Princeton Monday morning. The truck, driven by Teresa Creech Morgan of Stevens Mill Road, then ran into the house...

County will eye rezoning request Tuesday

Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning will hold a public hearing on one rezoning request and consider action on another. The hearing on a request by Jim Daniels of Daniels Development will start at 9:15 a.m. in the commissioners' meeting room...

Church reaches out to hungry schoolchildren

With a mission to feed hungry children in area schools, one local church is in need of community support, with hopes that others might join the ranks. FLOK, For the Love of Kids, was introduced in March at Garris Chapel...

Best-Mangum house gets new owners

The Best-Mangum House on South John Street is a piece of Goldsboro history, and though the patchwork Victorian-era home has been empty for years, life is stirring again under the tall magnolia tree that shades its wide porch. Robert and...