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Ivey is named Partnership for Children director

A veteran educator has been named executive director for the Partnership for Children of Wayne County, which also manages Smart Start. Charles Ivey III, principal at Spring Creek Elementary School since it opened 12 years ago, will take over the...

Veteran recalls service at memorial to fallen

MOUNT OLIVE -- Hugh Howard was just two days shy of his 22nd birthday when the B-17 on which he was a crew member was shot down over Germany in 1944. Captured by the Germans, Howard spent the next...

A hero's legacy

It started with a despondent gaze -- her face void of emotion as she began fielding questions about the man she referred to, simply, as "my love." She lit up when she remembered their first date -- laughing as...

Greene bluegrass concert June 14

SNOWHILL -- "Bluegrass in the Courtyard," sponsored by the Greene County Performing Arts Series, will be held Tuesday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the the Greene County Museum at the corner of Third and North Greene...

Virginia man drowns at Busco Beach

A 31-year-old man drowned while swimming at Busco Beach on Sunday evening. The body of Samuel Evans Turner, of Courtland, Va., was recovered by a dive team around 7 p.m. Members of Arr-Mac Water Response Team, which includes members...

Public record

Investigations Goldsboro police are investigating these reports: * Stephen Cole Sumrell of Glen Oak Drive reported the theft of a GPS valued at $150 and Blackberry phone valued at $600 from his vehicle. * Charles Little, of Selma, told...

Families sought to host foreign students

Families are being sought in the Goldsboro area to serve as hosts for high school students from Spain and France. Five students from Spain will be staying in eastern North Carolina between June 24 and July 23 and five high...