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Wayne Early Middle students get diplomas

Brandi Doubt first arrived at Wayne Early Middle College High School nervous and dressed all in black. The concept of a high school adding college courses into its curriculum while forgoing sports and other usual high school pursuits was...

The next chapter

Patty Alexander had him for homeroom. Robin Casey taught him reading. And Heather Puckett was a resource inclusion teacher who worked closer with Marlon Coley than anyone after he was diagnosed with dyslexia in the fourth grade. So when...

Offices closed Monday

Local, state and federal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Goldsboro offices will be closed Monday and will resume normal business hours on Tuesday. Goldsboro sanitation routes usually picked up on Monday will be picked...

Assault suspect runs from police

A prior felon whom police say pointed a gun at his wife Thursday remains on the loose after running away from officers trying to arrest him, according to a Goldsboro police report. The weapon has been recovered. Allen Drew...

T.A. Loving chosen to oversee school plans

The Wayne County Board of Education on Thursday selected the team of Metcon/T.A. Loving as its top choice for the construction manager at risk for the Spring Creek and Grantham middle school projects. The selection process began with eight...

Local woman enters plea for fraud

A Goldsboro woman is facing up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and restitution on her guilty plea Thursday morning in federal district court in Raleigh on a charge of wire fraud. According to court records, Hilda...

Mount Olive Memorial Day events on Sunday

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive VFW Post 9959 and American Legion Post 103 will hold a joint Memorial Day Service at Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive Sunday, May 25, at 3 p.m. Staff Sgt. Ben Seekell, a Purple Heart...