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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Lecture shares view on Civil War general

One hundred and fifty years ago this week, residents of Goldsboro were scared. The Civil War had raged for more than four years, the army of Union Gen. William T. Sherman had entered North Carolina after laying waste to...

Another shooting reported in area

For the second time in two days, a vehicle struck by gunfire in the area of North George Street and West Grantham Street has been reported to the Goldsboro Police Department. The vehicle hit Tuesday was unoccupied and parked...

School board discusses property

The Wayne County Public Schools system does not need to be in the real estate business and should divest itself as soon as possible of any property that it no longer has any use for, school board member Arnold...

Music teacher releases children's book

Big Dessa lumbered into the Steele Memorial Library on Monday afternoon. She leaned heavily on her cane. She wore a long blue dress and her white hair was curled for the occasion. She was there to read a very...

Wayne athletes compete in national bowling tournament

Alan Jenkins had his eye on more than the prize when he headed down to the Special Olympics National Unified Bowling Tournament in El Paso, Texas, last week -- he wanted to make sure his Special Olympics teammate, Tyler...

Crime of the week

On Dec. 22 at approximately 7:05 pm, an armed robbery occurred at the Wilco Hess located at 1221 U.S. 117 in Goldsboro. Two suspects entered the store through a door located on the west side of the business. One suspect...

Neighbors protest apartment complex

The Goldsboro City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night on a proposed 80-unit apartment complex that would be built on the south side of Graves Drive between Malloy Street and Berkeley Boulevard. The preliminary plans for the...