Grant to help WAGES expand

WAGES Community Action Agency is one of 240 organizations nationwide, nine in North Carolina, awarded an Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant, which will fund expansion of the local child care program for infants and toddlers. WAGES, or Wayne...

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Man says he doesn't know who shot him

A man wounded by gunfire Sunday night said he did not see who fired the shots, according to a Goldsboro police report. Ramelle Malek Lofton, 21 of East End Circle, told Goldsboro police he was walking home from the...

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Closings announced for New Year's

Local, state and federal offices will be closed Thursday for New Year's Day. State offices will be closed Thursday, and federal offices, banks and the Postal Service office also will be closed. City Hall will close on New Year's...

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City annexing land with new law

Goldsboro recently completed annexing one property and is in the progress of annexing another. The contiguous annexation currently in progress involves land located between North William Street and Patetown Road, on the north side of Industry Court, and was...

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Construction booming in city

Construction of several new businesses in Goldsboro is nearing completion, with Dick's Sporting Goods set to open by the end of January, city building codes inspector Allen Anderson says. The store will be located just south of Berkeley Mall....

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