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One-stop voting begins Thursday

One-stop voting begins Thursday for mid-term elections, and to accommodate early voters, the county is opening five one-stop voting sites. One-stop voting (often referred to as early voting) allows voters to cast their ballots before Election Day, which is...

Delbridge running for District Attorney

Matt Delbridge admits to being a reluctant candidate for district attorney. But after serving 31 years as an assistant district attorney, Delbridge said he could not just walk away from his obligations to the office. It was almost four...

Seymour Johnson's great-granddaughter visits base

It was Jaime Thompson's first time at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, but it felt like coming home. The great-granddaughter of the installation's namesake traveled to Goldsboro Friday to tour the base -- and to learn more about a...

County meeting set for Tuesday

Wayne County commissioners Tuesday will consider enacting an ordinance regulating parking in and around the county courthouse. The ordinance would apply to county-owned parking spaces on the Courthouse Square, the parking lot on the east side of William Street...

Jazz on George set for Oct. 25

Get ready for an afternoon of jazz and much more during the annual Jazz on George event Oct. 25. It will be held in the 100 block of North George Street from 1 to 6 p.m. Featured performers will be...

Heart Walk unfolds in Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE -- Just days after 9-year-old Zephyr Cazeault was told she would not need any more surgeries for a congenital heart defect, she was ready to tackle Saturday's three-mile Heart Walk. But she wasn't walking for herself. "I...

Dancing Stars

Before the first dance step was learned or the first vote was cast, Brandi Strickland's enthusiasm for Dancing Stars of Wayne County was apparent. "I could not wait to do this because the stage is my home," she said...