UMO signs 10-year lease on library

MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive has signed a 10-year lease with Mount Olive for the former Steele Memorial Library building at the corner of North Chestnut and West James streets. The lease is $750 per month...

Published: Jul 31, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

Law enforcement officers planning annual community 'meet and greet'

Wayne County Chamber of Commerce president Kate Daniels has been tapped to speak at the 32nd Annual National Night Out in Herman Park Aug. 4. Thirty-one vendors have signed on to host booths or displays at the event, which...

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GPD eyes apartment break-ins

The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating a series of motor vehicle break-ins at an apartment complex off North Spence Avenue this morning. A red Volkswagen Beetle was also reported stolen. "We have several occurrences of someone breaking into unsecured...

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Inmate flees during transfer

LUMBERTON -- An inmate facing charges in Wayne County escaped from a minimum security confinement center in Robeson County late Thursday, but was soon found at a Walmart in Pembroke and is back in custody as of this morning....

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Gator-iffic

Noah Davis, 4, touches the rough back of a young alligator after a presentation by the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island at the Wayne County Library on Thursday....

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