Wayne schools accredited

pmoore@newsargus.com Wayne County Public Schools received renewal of its districtwide accreditation status as a "Quality School System," officials announced this week. A review team made up of current educators in districts across the state and nation came to the district...

Published: Jul 9, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Council approves TIGER grant funding

The state Local Government Commission has approved a $5 million financing package for the city of Goldsboro to proceed with nearly $15 million in transportation improvement projects downtown. The funds are going to pay for the construction of a...

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School start times to stay same

Start and dismissal times at all Wayne County Public Schools will remain the same for the coming school year, with a slight shift in the start time at Edgewood Community Developmental School. The school board approved the schedule Monday...

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Mount Olive won't change railroad crossings

MOUNT OLIVE -- For the second time in recent memory, Mount Olive town commissioners Monday night turned down an offer from the state Department of Transportation to make improvements at the Country Road railroad crossing in the southern end...

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Shots fired outside Goldsboro business

A Goldsboro man is recovering after being shot outside Cameron's Clubhouse at 2215 E. Ash St. at 2 a.m. today. Billy Renaldo Hamm, 21, of East Elm Street, told Goldsboro police he did not see who shot him. Hamm...

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Roundup

At least 13 have been arrested and 12 more are being sought in a county-wide dragnet targeting mid-level drug dealers. "(It) puts a big dent in our local mid-level traffickers," Goldsboro Police Department's Investigations Commander Al King said. Those...

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