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Monday, March 14, 2011

DGDC rehabs presumed Charles B. Aycock law office

It might have been lost forever -- a 15-by-20-foot "eyesore" located behind the house located at 403 S. William St. But when members of the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. began to research the simple structure, they became determined to save...

Mount Olive eyes changes to several four-way stops

MOUNT OLIVE -- A town committee has recommended that all but two of the town's four-way stops be eliminated and has suggested requiring that any future four-ways must meet state Department of Transportation criteria, which none of them do...

Motorcycle ministry welcomes airmen home

The M25 ministry from First Pentecostal Holiness Church, led by Goldsboro Fire Chief Gary Whaley, recently welcomed home nine airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The M25 ministry is a international...

Rezoning request to get third look from officials

Wayne County Commissioners Tuesday will take up several planning-related issues including changes to the procedure used in renaming county roads and a second vote on a rezoning request. An agenda briefing will start at 8 a.m. in the commissioners'...

Students in town to help build Habitat for Humanity houses

About 60 students from four colleges spent their spring break in Wayne County this month, helping work on homes for Habitat for Humanity of Wayne County. "We have hosted students over 15 times hosting during their breaks and we...

Public record

Door knobs taken Goldsboro police are investigating vandalism at a vacant house owned by the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation at 300 S. Virginia St. Police said that someone took the door knobs, valued at $25, off of the front and...

B-52 speaker at Military Round Table on Tuesday

An expert on the crash of a B-52 carrying two thermonuclear bombs in Wayne County 50 years ago will be speaking Tuesday evening at the Wayne County Museum Joel Dobson is a former Air Force officer, and was in...

Schools holding parent workshop Thursday

Wayne County Public Schools will hold a free parent workshop on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the H.V. Brown Center on Poplar Street in Goldsboro. The second annual Title I Spring Parent Workshop will again feature...

Republican Convention

The Republican Convention met Saturday, March 12, 2011 to discuss issues, listen to speakers and make resolutions....