Mission: Saving marriages

The Job: Florist The Company: Don's Florist The Location: Goldsboro "Are these flowers from my husband or my boyfriend?" Clearly, love was in the air Friday while I was delivering Valentine's Day flowers for Don's Florist. I'm pretty sure the...

Published: Feb 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story

Local doctors share concerns over cuts

State cuts in Medicaid reimbursements for cancer drugs might be helping reduce the budget deficit, but they are creating great hardships for those people battling the disease while at the same time driving Medicaid costs higher, physicians told state...

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Pridgen will seek re-election to board

Rick Pridgen has filed to seek re-election for his District 6 seat on the Board of Education. The current board chairman said he has several goals he would like to work toward in his third term. "Wayne County schools have...

Published: Feb 15, 2010 1:46 PM Full Story

Goldsboro City Council to cover limited agenda

A public hearing involving zoning is the lone issue -- aside from a five-item consent agenda -- that will be dealt with by members of the Goldsboro City Council this evening at the group's final session of the month....

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Ag leadership program hears about state's changing industry

Tobacco is still a large part of North Carolina's agricultural income, but there have been some shifts in the cash crops of the state over the past few years, according to Dr. Blake Brown, North Carolina State agricultural and...

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