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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Schools to rebid for GHS project

The Wayne County Board of Education will be asked to rebid a project to create a commons area at Goldsboro High School at its meeting Monday, possibly delaying the project by six months. Earlier this month, the board learned...

Armed robbers foiled twice

Would-be robbers driving a white car and wearing red masks came up empty not once, but twice in the last 24 hours when their intended targets proved to be carrying nothing of monetary value. No one was harmed in...

2 points & a future

Just before the last game of the night, W.A. Foster Center leader Gladys McClary stands at center court. She is giving the basketball players pointers -- advice on when and where to move, on when to shoot, on how...

'Yart' sale slated for May 7

The Arts Council of Wayne County will have a "yart" sale Thursday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. For $25 per table, artists can sell their artwork and supplies. The price includes a 6-foot table and two...

Students to display mastery of English

Wayne County Public Schools will hold its biennial K-12 Second Language and English-as-a-Second Language, or ESL, Performance Competition this week. Hundreds of students from kindergarten through grade 12 will display their mastery of Spanish, French and English languages/cultures. Twenty-eight...

Duplin Democrats hold convention

KENANSVILLE -- More than 100 people attended the Duplin County Democratic Party's annual county convention at the Duplin County Courthouse April 16. Chairman Dr. Mott Blair called the convention to order and the invocation was given by Sheriff Blake...

Dream Factory to sponsor 5K run

GREENVILLE -- The Dream Factory, the second-largest children's wish granting organization in the country, will hold a "Backwoods Beast" 5-kilometer run May 9 to help raise money to make a sick child's wish come true. Since 1980, the Dream...