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Survivor strong

Getting a diagnosis of cancer is not for the faint of heart. Time stands still. Everything goes silent. And being a survivor starts that very first day. Just ask anyone who has been in the trenches. For most, the...

Thousands attend Relay for Life

Three hundred luminarias. Eighty campsites. More than 12,000 visitors. And while the number everybody wants to know -- just how much Wayne County's annual Relay for Life raised -- is not yet available, organizers of the 2014 event are...

Private schools get ready for graduations

The first round of high school graduation begin later this week, for three private schools and the two newest public schools. Wayne Early/Middle College High School will kick off commencement season Thursday at 6 p.m. at The Bridge Church in...

Youngest Relay-ers end event

After 15 hours of walking and celebrating at Relay for Life, Honorary Youth Chairman Joshua Paul Weaver had at least one more lap in him before his team packed up. To the tune of the "Cupid Shuffle," he and roughly...

Schools hiring manager for projects

The Wayne County Board of Education Facilities Committee Tuesday is expected to discuss responses to the board's request for qualifications for a "construction manager at risk" to oversee the construction of two new schools. The school board is currently advertising...

A flame for every story

He rode in on the back of an evening breeze -- the man who, nearly a decade ago, left behind a wife and daughter who have, ever since, longed to hear the tall tales he was know for telling during...

GPD has no new leads in Tuesday murder

Goldsboro police have no new leads in their investigation into the murder of Doral Deangelo Best, despite the fact that investigators have been working around the clock since the 42-year-old was shot to death in the Central Heights community...

Democrats have not yet picked candidate

Wayne County Democrats say they have not yet selected a candidate to challenge Republican Joe Gurley in November for the District 4 seat on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. The office would normally not be up for election...