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Woman fights off home invader

A Goldsboro woman fought off an attacker who forced his way into her home and assaulted her Wednesday at 10 a.m. According to a Goldsboro police report, Ancila Shantel Smith, 21, of 1710 B Edgerton St., answered a knock...

New store will open this week

The Salvation Army will open a second store in Goldsboro on Friday. It is located at 2805 Royall Ave. and will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. "We're doing a second store because we...

Space constraints

Temporary classrooms. Modular units. Trailers. Educational cottages. No matter which term you choose, Wayne County Public Schools has nearly 110 of these spaces in various shapes and sizes. Twenty of the 31 county schools rely on them in some...

City won't absorb county stations

When the Pinewood Fire Department shuts its doors Dec. 1, the area it now serves will not be merged into the Goldsboro Fire Department. Instead, the Pinewood Fire District will be divided among five county volunteer fire departments --...

Panera Bread will be on Berkeley Boulevard

Panera Bread is coming to Goldsboro. The restaurant chain applied for building permits on Oct. 10 and has submitted both exterior and interior plans to the city planning and inspections department, city building codes inspector Allen Anderson said. The building...

Board recognizes Angie Lewis as outstanding math teacher

A seventh-grade math teacher at Rosewood Middle School has been named outstanding secondary mathematics teacher of the year for Wayne County Public Schools. Angie Lewis was recognized Monday night at the school board meeting, with Arnold Flowers, board member, sharing...

Final GPAC of the year will be held tonight

The final Goldsboro Partners Against Crime call-in of 2014 will be held tonight in the City Council chambers of old City Hall at 6 p.m. The call-ins serve as notification for violent offenders with a past criminal history. Since...