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Kevin Tenney

Kevin Tenney was paralyzed in a automobile accident while he was on leave from the United States Air Force. He recently competed in the Valor Games in Raleigh. ...

A moment to remember

Lib Braswell and Audrey Brow place a wreath in front of a memorial honoring those who have died serving their country during the Daughters of the American Revolution wreath-laying ceremony at the Wayne County Veterans Memorial on Monday. The...

District scores low on bus safety exam

For the second year in a row, the state's school bus inspection turned up safety concerns for buses in the Wayne County Public Schools fleet, which local officials are attributing in part to the economic downturn causing a high...

County remembers those who 'gave all'

A war was being waged outside the installation gates but, for a few moments, those stationed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, paused. A flag-draped casket was making its way from the base's mortuary to the flight line. Another hero, Col....

Longtime principal to take on church role

After 21 years at Faith Christian Academy, Walter Sloan is stepping down as principal, but he's not going anywhere -- he's just moving across the campus. On July 1, Sloan will become assistant pastor at Faith Free Will Baptist Church,...

F-15 down; pilot ejects

TOKYO -- The U.S. Air Force F-15 that crashed off the southern Japan island of Okinawa early today after the aircraft developed problems in flight was not an asset of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. "All our aircraft are...