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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Two teens charged in church break-in

A pair of Wayne County teens are charged with breaking into a place of worship today after Wayne County sheriff's deputies connected them with a break-in at a church in the Rosewood community Monday. Dylan Garret Thomas, 16, 207...

Veggies (and plants) for sale

Dwanda Vann gets some help from Henry Pasour in carrying plants to her car after shopping at the Farmer's Market at Herman Park. The market is open every Wednesday. With the recent rain and warm weather, many early crops...

Robbers hit city eatery Monday

The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating a break-in at a downtown eatery discovered Monday just after 8 p.m. The owner of Jo Jo's Tea and Coffee Shop, Joanne Morris, returned to her business at 123 E. Mulberry St. at...

County eyes alternate jail site

County-owned property on North William Street purchased several years ago with an eye toward its serving as a possible home for the Wayne County Health Department is getting a second look, but this time as the site for a...

Council hears from greenways supporters

A representative from the Wayne County Museum was the only person who addressed the Goldsboro City Council during a public hearing hosted by the board to give local residents an opportunity to weigh in on the proposed 2014-15 budget....

Eastern Wayne senior earns Gates Millennium scholarship

An Eastern Wayne High School senior recently learned her family won't have to worry about paying to send her off to college next year, even if she decides to pursue graduate or doctoral studies. Lexus Bivins is among 1,000...

Fire does $50,000 in damage

Firefighters dispatched to a working structure fire at a mobile home in the Grantham area Monday were able to extinguish the blaze before it became a total loss. The Thoroughfare, Grantham and Mar Mac Fire Department's responded to 381...