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John Tart wins FFA award

At 86, Dr. John L. Tart has spent the bulk of his life dedicated to agriculture and education -- including an "unprecedented" two-year stint as state FFA president during World War II. So when the 86th annual FFA State...

Holiday Inn Express opens

The paint is dry, the tile is set and the beds are made. The new Holiday Inn Express, constructed on Sunburst Drive, is now open for business. A little more than a year after work began on the new hotel...

Cornhole state championships held in Goldsboro

Most people know it as a game you play in college with a beer in hand -- but for others cornhole is a hobby they play with a passion. The Goldsboro YMCA hosted the North Carolina State Championships of...

Maj. Gen. Frederick Blesse honored

The list of planes he flew is longer than the average person's grocery list. The number of planes he shot down in combat outnumbers the amount of cars an average person will own in their life. Maj. Gen. Frederick...

GPD makes arrest in shooting

The Goldsboro Police Department announced an arrest Friday in the May 21 shooting of Corey Ramone Best Jr. Best is the nephew of the late Doral Deangelo Best, 42, who was shot and killed outside his home at 101...