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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Power outage hits wide city area

More than 1,400 Duke Energy customers, as well as early morning shoppers at Berkeley Mall and stores up and down Berkeley Boulevard, found themselves in the dark this morning after a tree limb fell on a primary power circuit...

Remembering why

First Pentecostal Holiness Church incorporated the Nativity into its worship services. Many local churches annually recreate the birth of Jesus with live Nativity scenes at the holiday, lending a realistic air to the story....

Hearts, hands and a lot of faith

A single mom living in her car with three children under the age of 5 -- huddled together beneath blankets, groceries on the front seat. A young mother whose husband recently passed away, faced with having her electricity cut...

Grantham Grange to offer yearbooks

GRANTHAM -- The public's help is being sought by Grantham Grange No. 968 in a project to reproduce all vintage Grantham High School yearbooks. Copies will be placed in the new Grantham School, which is now under construction. The...

Flu is taking its toll

It starts with a cough, a sore throat or just a general feeling of malaise. The flu can be a nuisance -- and a concern, and it has been very active around the country this holiday season. In Wayne...

GATEWAY board extends contract for new director

GATEWAY's board of directors voted during a closed session on Tuesday to keep Fred Fontana as the program's director for at least one more year. Board members William Goodman and Brent Heath were absent from the vote, with County...

Don't panic. There's time.

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the stores, shoppers were scouring for last-minute scores. If you have not gotten all your gifts yet, do not panic-- many stores in Goldsboro have elected to stay open on Christmas Eve...

Helping WCPS share greetings for Christmas

Mackenzie Jones had no idea her colored pencil drawing of a snowman surrounded by blue-tipped snowflakes would be chosen for this year's Christmas card sent out by Wayne County Public Schools. She simply likes to draw, so when her...