Testimony continues

Testimony resumed Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Stephon Jennings and Javonta Ellis, the two Goldsboro teenagers the state alleges are responsible for the June 14, 2012, shooting death of 34-year-old Kevin Bell. Assistant District Attorney Mike Ricks...

Published: Sep 5, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Minister gets 12 years in prison

A former Mount Olive minister has been sentenced in federal court to more than 12 years in prison for possession of more than 124,000 images of child pornography. Timothy Jack Strickland pleaded guilty in May to receipt of child...

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EOG tests: The results are in

More than half of Wayne County's public schools improved scores on the end-of-grade and end-of-course tests, attributed in part to a new standard of measure introduced last year. Wayne County Public Schools' graduation rate also reached 79.5 percent, compared...

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County eyeing assistant manager resumes

Nearly 35 people have submitted applications to become Wayne County's first assistant county manager. County Manager George Wood said that once the submission period closes next week he will read through and rank the applicants. He said he expects...

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