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Monday, December 22, 2014

Jingling in the park

Jinny Sauls and her daughter Aubrey Sauls, 4, skate on the artificial ice rink at Jingle in the Park on Saturday evening at Herman Park. Dozens of residents braved the chilly weather to enjoy the holiday festivities, which including...

County to buy WCC new facility

Wayne County and its Development Alliance are close to finalizing a deal on a former manufacturing facility that would house Wayne Community's College's Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence. The center could be partially operational in 2015 and fully operation...

Kleber awarded Congressional Gold Medal

George Washington. Charles Lindbergh. Neil Armstrong. And now, Goldsboro resident Col. Raymond Kleber, former commander of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base from 1973 to 1975. Each received the Congressional Gold Medal for outstanding achievements and lasting impact on American...

Help available for the needy around county

Many community programs are working to assure that everyone gets a holiday feast this year. Director Doricia Benton and the volunteers at the Community Soup Kitchen, 112 W. Oak St., are busy getting ready to make sure no one...

Golden LEAF scholarships available

Golden LEAF Foundation scholarships are available for college credit and Continuing Education occupational education students for Wayne Community College's spring semester. Curriculum students may receive a maximum of $750 and continuing education students may receive up to $250. Golden LEAF...

Realtor officers

New officers for the Goldsboro-Wayne County Association of Realtors are, left to right, front row, Michael Ellis, president, RE/Max Complete, Bobbi Platen, president-elect, RE/Max Complete, George Lanier, vice president, RE/Max Complete, and Christine VanLue, secretary/treasurer, Statewide Realty; and back row,...

Six students recognized for academics at WCC

Wayne Community College's Adult High School Program has honored six students for outstanding academic achievement in the first fall 2014 session. Chasmine Fuller, Christian Haithcock, Joseph Phipps, Kayla Suttles, and Brittany Vaughn were named to the Honors List. To be...

City, surrounding area to be analyzed for development

Downtown Goldsboro and several surrounding areas will be analyzed for development potential over the next 60 to 90 days. Goldsboro has entered into a $26,000 contract with University of North Carolina School of Government Development Finance Initiative to conduct...