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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Woman dies in one-car accident

A single-car accident on U.S. 70, about two miles west of Goldsboro, resulted in the death of the woman who was driving, state Highway Patrol investigators said Tuesday. Susie Garner Stanley, 60, was ejected from her car during the...

Rain delays Taste of Wayne County

Those planning to go to United Way's Taste of Wayne Thursday will have to rein in their taste buds just a little longer. The annual fundraiser has been postponed until Monday due to a predicted chance of rain. "There's...

City, county make plans for highway interchanges

Planning for development around new interchanges that the U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass will create continues to be a sticking point for local planners, so the city and county have decided to work together. Some of the intersections are within...

One-stop voting starts Thursday across county

One-stop voting for the Nov. 2 general election will get under way Thursday morning at three locations in Wayne County and will continue through Oct. 30. The sites will be located at the Wayne County Public Library, 1001 E....

Man found dead in his home

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation are looking into the death of a Goldsboro man whose body was found Tuesday. Shortly before 9 a.m., James Clifton Best, 62, N.C. 111 South, was found dead sitting...

Putting guitar strings to her musical dream

The curriculum at Wayne Early Middle College High School puts students on a fast track to earning a college degree by giving them a chance to take advanced classes. But on Tuesday night, those students showed they are learning...

Helping hand

Scout leader Ken Allen, left, helps Joshua Aycock of Troop 63 use a square and a saw while working on a project at the Tuscarora Council Camporee this past weekend at Camp Tuscarora. More than 450 Scouts attended, along with...

Sixty dogs part of cruelty charges

About 60 dogs from the Wayne County Animal Adoption and Education Center were among more than 100 animals seized Monday from a Rockingham County property that is now the center of an animal cruelty investigation. Officials removed 93 dogs, six...

Public record

Shot in buttocks Quashita Washington, 26, North Drive, was shot with a handgun by an unknown person, according to a police report. Washington was riding in a vehicle when an altercation with persons in another vehicle developed. While running from...

Sumner wins first leadership award

The 3 C's of Leadership were the topic of the keynote address by William "Bill" Johnson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Progress Energy at the first annual Leadership Conference, where the first annual Leadership Award also was...