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Friday, May 15, 2015

WCC grads turn tassels

Carlos Chavez has told his story many times over the years, but standing on the stage in Moffatt Auditorium for his own graduation ceremony Thursday night, emotion almost overtook him. One of two speakers chosen to address classmates in...

Superintendent hired

The Wayne County Board of Education named a new superintendent for Wayne County Public Schools this morning. At a called meeting at the central office, the school board unanimously voted to sign Dr. Michael Dunsmore to a three-year contract...

County hotels are already full

It is 10 a.m. on Thursday -- the last day before Goldsboro will be flooded with travelers attending the Wings Over Wayne Air Show -- and hotel desk clerk Michelle Berot is on the phone. "I'm sorry, unless somebody...

The drop zone

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Figel takes aim. The "X" in the middle of a 10-foot woodchip circle marks the spot. But hitting the considerably wide target is not as easy as it sounds. Not when you are coming at...

Local officers plan for weekend traffic

The major points of congestion heading into the 2015 Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base this weekend will most likely be the access gates at North Berkeley Boulevard and East Elm Street, at South...

Saturday's air show schedule

8 a.m. Gates open to the public 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. F-15E load demo 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m.: Military working dog demo 10 a.m. Aerial performances begin * U.S. Army Black Daggers * Star-Spangled Banner * 4-ship...