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Car tag renewal to mean tax, too

Implementation of the state Division of Motor Vehicles' new Tag & Tax Together program, which requires one payment for both the registration renewal fee and local vehicle property tax, has been delayed by two months. The change was scheduled to...

Guardian ad Litem volunteers honored

For more than 30 years, attorney Borden Parker has worked as an advocate for youths through the Guardian ad Litem program, which provides young people in the court system with an adult voice to speak on their behalf. For...

Wayne Community College spring concert to showcase sounds of 1963

This year's spring concert at Wayne Community College will be a flashback to a bygone era, as music and fashions from 1963 will be incorporated to set the stage for the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the...

Man's body found in water

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of a drowning victim from a pond near U.S. 117 just after 10 this morning. Otha Wayne Pollard Sr., 66, of Wilson, went fishing on the pond located at 7433 U.S. 117...

Teacher could face charges in Duplin

WARSAW -- A James Kenan High School teacher has resigned in light of an ongoing investigation into her alleged sexual relationship with a student. No charges have been filed. "There is an active criminal investigation," Duplin County Sheriff Blake...

Habitat plans 'mom' build

Andrea Freile knew she wanted to move back to Goldsboro, to be closer to family and to raise her daughter. But she couldn't have known just how rewarding that return could be. Ten years ago, she was community services...

High dollar claims pushing up city health insurance costs

The Goldsboro City Council approved the 2013-14 health insurance budget at a special City Council meeting Thursday. The total cost budgeted rose from $3,070,548 for the 2012-13 fiscal year to $3,522,876 for the 2013-14 fiscal year. This is an...

National Day of Prayer set for Thursday

For the third year, Wayne County residents will come together to pray for the nation and its leaders on the National Day of Prayer. The annual event will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. A service for adults will be...