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Remembering Tuskegee heroes

"Lord, don't send me to Goldsboro," Roy C. White said to himself when he toured Seymour Johnson Air Force Base as a JROTC cadet. "Lord, don't send me to Goldsboro," White said when he was stationed at the base...

Fight breaks out at Southern Wayne High School

DUDLEY -- A brawl broke out at Southern Wayne High School Wednesday afternoon, with six students being charged and one student sustaining a minor injury. Wayne County Public Schools communications director Ken Derksen said the fight began at the...

Bank robbed

Two gunmen walked into the KS Bank at 1601 Wayne Memorial Drive on Wednesday, fired a single shot into the ceiling and proceeded to rob the bank. According to a Goldsboro police report, the robbery took place at 10:13...

His road to success

MOUNT OLIVE -- It took 15 months to finish "Behind the Drive," which was launched at Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes and Fries in Mount Olive Saturday, but it really was 24 years in the making. The official national launch of...

Martin lecture April 8

MOUNT OLIVE -- The 22nd annual University of Mount Olive Martin Lecture, which had to be rescheduled because of the February snow and ice storm, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 8. Dr. Santanu Bose will be the guest...

Residents asked to report potholes

Anyone who sees a pothole on state-maintained roads can report it to the state Department of Transportation by calling 1-877-368-4968 or by filling out a form online at www.ncdot.gov/contact. Click on "County Contacts" on the left side of your...

Two charged in bank robbery

Goldsboro police have charged two Goldsboro residents in connection with a bank robbery that unfolded Wednesday morning. Marquize Marcel Harris, 25, and Phillip Alexander Williams, 30, are being held in Wayne County Jail for their alleged roles in the incident....