Goldsboro teenagers tackle nutrition issue

A group of teens is working in Goldsboro to break the cycles of nutrition deficiency and obesity among themselves and others. SWARM, or Students Working for an Agricultural Revolutionary Movement, is a teen leadership group, offered through the Center...

Published: Aug 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

County man, 26, charged with sex offense

A Seven Springs man is in the Wayne County Jail today for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old relative, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Florencio Lopez Gomez, 26, 2123 Pineview Cemetery Road, is charged with the statutory rape and...

Published: Aug 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Pikeville man arrested for meth, pot

A tip, a stakeout and traffic stop resulted in an arrest for the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force Tuesday. Douglas Wayne Howell, 28, 104 Newberry Court, now faces 11 criminal charges. Acting on information they received concerning the whereabouts...

Published: Aug 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Horse play

Dust flies. A rhythmic thud pounds like drums. One used to race. Another pulled a cart. But these days, inside the Spring Bank Equestrian Center, a group of horses has found new meaning. Members of 4-H's The Riders of...

Published: Aug 1, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story