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Red Cross honors local volunteers

Makayla Newcomb can be found at a lot of Wayne County's blood drives, signing donors in at the door and giving out snacks and drinks after they've given blood. She never stands around asking what she should do, but...

A new friend

Alissa Herriage, 5, plays with a cat in front of Herman Park Center Tuesday evening while her older sister is at dance practice. Alissa's mother, Rachel, said, "We are thinking about adopting him, but her sister and I are both...

County OKs jail study

Wayne County could have a nearly 220-bed minimum security satellite jail within two years as it works toward a larger judicial center that would house the Sheriff's Office as well. It appears the Wayne County commissioners have abandoned the...

Heavy rain costing Fremont money

FREMONT -- Heavy rains this summer have limited Fremont's ability to use its wastewater spray fields, forcing town officials to send more wastewater to Goldsboro for treatment. Members of the Fremont Board of Aldermen discussed the issue at their...

Pikeville man faces child porn charges

A Pikeville man under investigation by the Havelock Police Department since August for allegedly distributing child pornography over an Internet network could also be charged federally, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said. Andrew Floyd Fabian, 58, of 209 Duck...

Dancing event set for Saturday

A fundraiser to raise money to fight cancer will be held Saturday night in downtown Goldsboro. Stars Dancing for Cures will feature 19 area residents who are either cancer survivors, currently fighting the disease or dancing in memory of...

Alleged shooter is charged

One man is in custody following a shooting in Pikeville Saturday. Macarius Mandeville, 35, 108 Lisa Drive Lot 28, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and is currently being held in the Wayne County...

Building young lives

One of the occupational hazards of being a high school carpentry teacher is the array of people it brings to your office door. "I actually know that something is in the works," Mike Gurley said with a laugh. Those...

Crime of the week

On Friday, Sept. 12, 25-year-old Ed Chavarria Novales reported being at the 100 block of North John Street in Goldsboro at approximately 1 a.m. with 27-year-old Christopher Osorio when an unknown subject struck him in the head with a beer...

Bike the Boro created with charities in mind

This September, anyone shopping for bicycle gear -- helmets, fingerless gloves, those spandex shorts that hug the thigh -- could be in for a disappointment. The shelves might well have been cleared by now. The first annual Bike The...