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Monday, July 13, 2009

Baseball game murder pretrial begins today

A Goldsboro man was expected to appear in court today on a murder charge that stemmed from an accident last June during his child's street baseball game. Timothy Tramel Vaughn, 37, of East Walnut Street, allegedly shot James Anwar...

Bean picking

Alvin Bullock picks several rows of butter beans at the First African Baptist Church on Harris Street in Goldsboro early this morning. Bullock began the garden three years ago. Today it encompasses about 2.5 acres and also includes string beans,...

Pikeville to consider alcohol sales in town

The Pikeville Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss putting a beer and wine sales resolution on November's ballot. Town Administrator Kathie Fields said the resolution would only be for off-site sales, which would allow...

County teens are finding tougher job market, too

Finding a summer job became even more complicated for teens this year because of the economy. Instead of plentiful opportunities, many have found the job hunt more competitive as older workers out of a job are also vying for positions....

WCC gets $200,000 to fund training

Wayne Community College is one of 17 community college recipients of $3 million in grants that will allow the college to provide more training in the areas of health care and industrial technologies. WCC will receive $200,000 from the Golden...

Public record

Copper theft Patrick Zhenxiong Chen, 40, U.S. 70 West reported the theft of $1,000 in copper from a North William Street business. Vehicle thefts *Jimmy Lewis Martin, 48, Shelly Drive, reported to Wayne County Sheriff's deputies the theft of...