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Woman uses knife to stop man's assault

A Goldsboro woman defended herself with a knife Saturday when her boyfriend broke into her home, assaulted her and stole her cell phone, a Goldsboro police report said. The incident took place at 8:30 p.m. Jerronte Parks, 36, 408...

In the key of history

Imagine picking up pecans and selling enough to buy a Steinway piano. Musician and retired educator Jimmy Aycock can. Back around 1954, students at Fremont Graded School were spurred on by community support to purchase a studio upright piano...

Program offers meals to hungry city children

The city of Goldsboro and community volunteers have launched a weekend program to help feed the city's low-income children. Each weekend through June 7, volunteers will serve meals at two local schools in an effort to make sure that...

Ag center plan changed

Converting what had been destined to be office space in the county's proposed $14 million agriculture/convention center into a larger assembly area is not expected to add to the project's cost. The county agreed to increasing the size of...

Woman robbed while on city street

A 74-year-old woman robbed on South Center Street in downtown Goldsboro Saturday said the man who took her money put his hand in his pocket as if he had a gun. The suspect got $3, most of it in...

Bentonville, Day Two

Civil War re-enactors dressed as Confederate troops return fire with black-powder rifles Sunday during the second day of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville at the Bentonville state historic site. More than 20,000 of spectators attended the...