18-year-old faces two counts of statutory rape

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has charged an 18-year-old man with two counts of statutory rape/sexual offense stemming from an alleged relationship with a 13-year-old girl. John Caleb Tripp of White Oak Road, Goldsboro, turned himself in to authorities...

Published: Jan 13, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story

It's a sweep ... again for Wayne County Fair

The Wayne County Regional Fair again swept the awards ceremony at the North Carolina-South Carolina Convention of Agricultural Fairs in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Wayne took home the Image Award for the 13th time -- the most of any county...

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Health Department to focus on prevention in new year

The Wayne County Health Department provides a wide variety of services to county residents but Director James Roosen said the department's role can be boiled down to one crucial job -- prevention. The department also is vital to helping...

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Retired general to speak Saturday

Retired Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, a Goldsboro High School graduate and the United States ambassador to Afghanistan, will speak Saturday at the Arts Council of Wayne County on the U.S. presence in that country. The event is part of...

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Public record

Robbery with a dangerous weapon A Goldsboro man reported to Goldsboro police Jan. 10 that a man struck him in the face with a rock and stole his bicycle. The subject reported he suffered broken bones from the incident....

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