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County neighborhoods consider paying for their own street lights

How quickly street lights can be switched back on in the de-annexed area north of Goldsboro appears to outweigh any concern residents might have about cost. At a meeting Wednesday night, nearly two dozen people asked Wayne County commissioners...

Look out, there is the Spider-Man

Bentley Bradshaw, 3, colors at one of the stations set up in the gym of North Drive Elementary during the annual Wee Wings Mobile Pre-K Fall Festival on Wednesday. This is the first year the event has been held...

Supreme Court candidate stops

North Carolinians will elect four out of the seven members of the state Supreme Court at the same time on Tuesday. Superior Court Judge Eric L. Levinson, 47, who is one of eight hopefuls seeking a seat on the...

Suspect caught with purse outside local club

A Dudley man is in the Wayne County Jail today after Goldsboro police officers on foot patrol near a local nightclub found him in possession of stolen property and a gun. Charles Edward Smith, 28, of Fox Drive, is...

Generator catches fire at hospital site

A diesel generator used to power a building during construction at the new Cherry Hospital complex caught fire during elevator stress tests Wednesday. The project is no stranger to setbacks. The site was originally scheduled for completion in 2012...

Security Forces Association to host run to support soup kitchen

The local Security Forces Association is giving back this weekend, as it hosts the Running to "Stop" Hunger 5K and 10K Saturday. Money raised during the event will go to the Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro. Event coordinator Nancy...

Crime of the week

On Oct. 28 at 3:15 p.m., Goldsboro officers responded to the UpScale Barbershop located at 716-B East Ash St. regarding shots being fired at the business while several persons were inside. Officers determined an unknown subject fired shots at the...