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Saturday, January 17, 2015

GPD officers worried about safety, leadership

Some Goldsboro police officers are worried. They don't just read about the increasing number of reports of violence in their community. They are there on the front lines. They say they are concerned about their community -- and about their...

WCPS bus grades improve

The most recent inspection scores of the Wayne County Public Schools' bus fleet shows a reversal of what had been three years of declines. However, the county "still has a lot of work to do," transportation director Robert Lee...

Police chief, city manager respond to critics

Goldsboro City Manager Scott Stevens said Thursday his support of police Chief Jeff Stewart is absolute. Stewart, in turn, said he feels that the Goldsboro Police Department operations are running smoothly and that, in spite of the recent surge in...

Special Olympics in limbo due to dispute over funding

Wayne County's Special Olympics athletes are in trouble. They are without an events coordinator and, therefore, without a leader. The events coordinator would be in charge of the Wayne County Special Olympics, which ceased to exist in its current...

Skate park coming to Goldsboro

It was an uncommon duo with an uncommon method of accomplishing their goal. Two 14-year-old boys wanted a skate park -- so they stood in front of the Goldsboro City Council in December and laid out the pros, cons,...

MLK Jr. breakfast will feature Civil Rights activist

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day prayer breakfast will feature a woman who has seen, first hand, the impact of the Civil Rights movement. Rev. Dr. Carolyn Maull McKinstry, who was present during the 16th Street Baptist Church...

Offices closed for holiday

Most local government offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. And state and federal offices, post offices and banks will be closed, too. All Wayne County offices will be closed, including the...