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United Way of Wayne honors top volunteer at annual meeting

Volunteers with United Way of Wayne County gathered at Lane Tree Golf Club for the organization's annual meeting Thursday morning to celebrate a successful year and to recognize volunteer Dr. Glenn Phillips Jr. Phillips received the Emil Rosenthal Award, given...

Pridgen files to keep seat on school board

All four incumbents up for re-election to the Wayne County Board of Education have filed. District 6 representative Rick Pridgen of Goldsboro on Wednesday became the latest to seek re-election. As of Thursday morning, Pridgen and District 5 representative...

Man has seizure during stop in Dudley

A Goldsboro man died during a traffic stop conducted by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on Thursday in the Dudley area. Reginald Sherwood Grady, 56, of Scott Street, began convulsing in his car after deputies pulled him over on...

Still fighting

When Kasey Swartz sat down to tell her story during Thursday night's Wayne County Relay for Life Kickoff Banquet, she brought a prop, something she called a "cancer perk." Purple, sequined, and with three-inch heels, a glittery pair of...

Teams are already busy getting ready to Relay

"Are you ready to Relay?!" Brenda Robinson, executive committee board chair, got cries of enthusiasm from the 300-member crowd when she asked that question during Thursday night's Wayne County Relay for Life Kick-off Banquet. "We're so excited to have you...

Goldsboro singer earns Top 13 spot on 'American Idol'

Majesty York is in the Top 13 on "American Idol." Her name was the eighth called, the fourth female, in the Top 10 on Thursday night's results show. The three additional contestants rounding out the Top 13 were "wild...