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Arrest made in WCC threat

Goldsboro police have arrested a 31-year-old in connection to the threat made against Wayne Community College this morning. Kentrell Lamont Chadwick, of Prince Avenue, was charged with making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property and is being...

District announces volunteer of the year

Marlene Sosa was happy from the moment she entered the gym at Tommy's Road Elementary School Thursday afternoon. She walked through the door as if on cue, just as her name was called along with others being recognized as...

College closes after threat

A threat phoned in to the campus of Wayne Community College early this morning forced the school to shut down early for the weekend, officials said today. Goldsboro police Chief Jeff Stewart said the school felt the threat was...

Stancil disrupts hearing

It took a second attempt at a first appearance Thursday for Kenneth M. Stancil III, 20, to acknowledge the charges against him and to request a court-appointed attorney. The first attempt to arraign the confessed killer on felony murder...

916th on new tanker short list

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base officials learned this week that the Goldsboro installation could house a new fleet of tankers by the end of the decade. The Air Force confirmed that the 916th Air Refueling Wing is among five...

Community prayer

Attendees at a prayer service for shooting victim Ronald Lane expressed shock and deep concern Thursday for both the victim and his family and the alleged killer, as well as the Goldsboro community as a whole. "We have come...

Nelson Mitchell receives award for volunteering

As Nelson Mitchell was being wheeled into surgery for a liver transplant, he prayed for God to give him just five more years -- long enough to see his son get married and see a grandchild. "It had to be...

WCC evacuated amid 'credible' threat

Wayne Community College is closing the campus within the next few minutes, as a "credible" threat was made this morning against the school. Local officials said given the events that unfolded Monday, it made sense to respond. For complete details...