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Shooting, stabbing victim says he was attacked in lot

A teenager reportedly shot in the parking lot of the Rosewood Walmart Saturday was also stabbed, according to a Goldsboro police report. Jordan Blake Lynn, 18, of Becton Circle, told police a black man with a gun forced him...

She is almost ready to take N.J. stage

Goldsboro native and Miss North Carolina Beth Stovall has arrived in Atlantic City and is poised to compete for the Miss America crown in less than two weeks. The 2011 Rosewood High School graduate departed earlier this week, joining...

A friend to city children

LaTerrie Ward stands in the empty gym of the W.A. Foster community center. She remembers dances, games and laughter. It wasn't always empty. There was a man who filled the whole room with his presence and his love. All...

Volunteers create new food bank in Fremont

FREMONT -- Heaps of food and household supplies filled the dining room of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Fremont Wednesday night as the first-ever food bank in Fremont got off the ground and began serving town residents. Ira...

Man charged with assaulting 12-year-old girl

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office made an arrest Friday in a two-month-long investigation into the sexual assault of a 12-year-old female. Due to her age and the nature of the crime, the victim's identity will not be released. Brian...

County still seeking solar energy rules

Wayne County commissioners continue to struggle with creating an ordinance to regulate the development of solar energy facilities in the county. For the third time this year, commissioners last Tuesday sought to pare down a proposed ordinance, calling it...

Goldsboro police are investigating early morning shooting

Goldsboro police are investigating the early morning shooting of a Goldsboro man behind a residence on Porter Street. Ontario Sumain Martin, 41, of Palm Street, was shot outside the home of a female acquaintance while waiting for her to come...

Thousands expected to descend on Bentonville for anniversary of last major Civil War battle

Thousands of military living historians from across the country will descend on the Bentonville Battlefield next spring to re-enact the last major battle of the Civil War. On March 21-22, 2015 Confederate and Union re-enactors will re-create the Battle...