Hearts and flowers

Miles Primas, 6, right, and his mother, Leslie, buy a flower and gift for his girlfriend and his teacher at Pinewood Florist this morning. He is a student at Protestant Preschool. Across the nation, boys and girls and men and...

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Options weighed for traffic jams on Berkeley

Realigning Royall Avenue and Central Heights Road would be the best but most expensive solution to the confusing dog-leg intersection of the two roads at North Berkeley Boulevard. But until the money -- an estimated $8 million -- is available,...

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Twenty-five new teachers earn national certification

Wayne County Public Schools has 25 new National Board Certified educators, bringing the district total to 212. National Board certification is granted by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, the most accepted symbol of teaching excellence in the U.S....

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County will consider proposal to give $25,000 to air show effort

Wayne County commissioners Tuesday for the first time will consider appropriating $25,000 for the Wings Over Wayne Air Show to be held April 16-17 on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The additional money is being sought to bring in...

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Attempted murder trial set to begin

Jury selection was expected to begin today in Wayne County Superior Court in the attempted murder trial of Mack Recardo Lewis, 27, of Rocky Mount. Lewis is charged in connection with a stabbing that severely injured a former girlfriend, Gloria...

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Middle school career fair to kick off this Thursday

This week, more than 1,400 youths will converge on the Goldsboro Family YMCA to learn more about local businesses and industries. Seventh-grade students from public, private and home schools will attend the second annual Middle School Career Fair. The...

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WMH earns accreditation for MRI

Wayne MRI has earned three-year accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging by the American College of Radiology. The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 34,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical physicists with programs...

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