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WATCH backers: Program deserves funding

In the years since Wayne Action Teams for Community Health began providing health care for the uninsured in Wayne County, its director has seen the program grow beyond the mobile van to a satellite clinic at the YMCA and...

Community gathers for a Saturday of fun

Katy Brewer lined up the shot with her bow and arrow -- the deer was in her sights. Kim Knight, a sergeant with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission in Johnston County, helped her hold the bow steady to...

Second suspect arrested in rash of thefts

The second suspect identified in a series of motor vehicle break-ins that took place in January has turned himself in to the Goldsboro Police Department, according to a press release. Deshawn Lamont Rowe, 22, is charged with two counts of...

County reviews budget proposal

Wayne County's proposed 2015-16 budget of $177,854,151 reduces the property tax rate from 66.65 cents to 66.5 cents per $100 of property value, eliminates several positions but then adds 28 employees for the new jail. It provides for 2...

Eastern N.C.'s champion

John Kerr III towered over the Wayne County political scene for more than two decades. A state representative and later a powerful senator, Kerr never met a stranger. A man who loved to talk, he was friendly and truly interested...

Fourteen Faith Christian seniors turn tassels

The Rev. Christian Powell gripped a baton during the commencement speech he gave to the 2015 Faith Christian Academy graduating class Friday night. That baton, he said, represented the education and the upbringing the graduates have. He said that...

Paddle party

Becky Winslow lined up her canoe at the bottom of the boat ramp, sliding half of it into the water. She eased down into the craft and prepared herself for three hours of paddling. Then, as she started to move...

Commission to hear budget comments

Wayne County's proposed 2015-16 budget of $177,854,151 will be open for public comment Tuesday during a hearing before the county board of commissioners. The public hearing will start at 9:15 a.m. The meeting will begin with an agenda briefing...