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Board eyes change

Wayne County's new county manager, who could be in office by mid-August, can expect to earn between $46,408 and $66,408 less than what former manager Lee Smith was being paid when he resigned in February. The county manager's salary was...

Home on the jet planes

Several 4th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagles, and the airmen who command them, returned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Tuesday from a several-month deployment to an undisclosed location overseas....

Local Girl Scouts provide baskets for local residents

Easter came early this year for residents of Emeritus at the Pines. Members of Girl Scout Troop 95 -- some dressed as little bunnies -- hopped around the assisted living facility delivering baskets full of Easter goodies recently. A...

No more ATM fees: County courthouse taking credit cards

After years of having to direct citizens to the nearest bank or ATM, the Office of the Wayne County Clerk of Courts began accepting credit cards at its payment windows April 1. Just be sure to bring a government-issued...

Setting tobacco

Brandon Strickland and Staten Rogers, both farm technicians for Michael and Tracy Price brothers farming in Southern Wayne County, start setting their first tobacco plants of the 2014 season Monday afternoon on the Dortch Price Farm....

Miss Wayne Early Middle College High School pageant Thursday

Five contestants will compete Thursday for the 2014 Miss Wayne Early Middle College High School title. The scholarship pageant will take place at 7 p.m. in Moffatt Auditorium at Wayne Community College. Alexis Mitchell is the daughter of Todd and...

Crime of the Week

On Monday, April 7, at approximately 10 p.m., Kenneth Preston Sutton, 35, reported two unknown black males entered his residence located at 1903-B E. Holly St., pointed a weapon at him and stole cash and a cell phone. On the...

Child abuse prevention highlighted

The city of Goldsboro officially opened Child Abuse Prevention Month with a proclamation decrying child abuse and highlighting the importance of children everywhere. The proclamation was read as part of a larger ceremony Tuesday featuring the Dillard Middle School choir,...