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Fire damages new Cherry Hospital complex

A diesel generator used to power a building caught fire during elevator stress tests being conducted at the new Cherry Hospital this afternoon -- a blaze that caused more than $200,000 in damages. For complete details, see Thursday's News-Argus....

Secretary of transportation makes stop in Wayne County

MOUNT OLIVE -- Choice is the watchword for transportation in the 21st century and for the U.S. that means focusing not on a highway trust fund, but rather on a wider transportation trust fund that looks at more than...

Stevens: Goldsboro economy improving

Goldsboro is steadily growing, city officials say, and the figures, although not spectacular, back up the assertion. The city's tax base has grown from $1.7 billion in 2004 to $2.2 billion last year, with the figure estimated to be...

Goldsboro Police Department tracks series of shootings

The Goldsboro Police Department is working to determine whether a string of shootings that began Tuesday afternoon and carried on through early this morning are connected. The shootings spanned from East Ash Street to Wayne Memorial Drive to North...

Alliance names new leader

Crystal Gettys, who for the last seven years has worked with the Lincoln Economic Development Association, has been named the new president of the Wayne County Development Alliance. She will assume her new duties on Dec. 1. The announcement...

It's a scream

MOUNT OLIVE -- Before Friday night, I thought I was brave. I survived Scarowinds. I watch crime shows. I even, on occasion, kill bugs. So before I, and News-Argus photographer Melissa Key, arrived at the Marr Branch haunted house --...

Local lawmen offer tips to parents

As Halloween approaches, officials from Goldsboro and Wayne County said they will be keeping a close eye on the events set to unfold Friday. And local lawmen, who have set a 6 to 8 p.m. trick-or-treat time, are urging...

Judge says experience gives him edge in Court of Appeals election

Experience, education and knowledge are what Judge John M. Tyson says set him apart from the other 18 candidates for a seat on the state Court of Appeals. Tyson, 61, has previously served a full eight-year term on the...

Animal-related crashes up in Wayne

Deer are a common sight along Stony Creek Parkway either standing at the wood line or along the edge of the street. But that tranquil scene can quickly turn deadly when the deer bolt into traffic. In recent weeks...