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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Hospital wants $25 million expansion

It took less than 15 minutes Wednesday morning for Wayne Memorial Hospital officials to plead their case before a nearly empty room for state approval of a $25 million expansion project. Hospital President Bill Paugh and Dr. Ben Eskra,...

Open house at a new school

Delores and Manfred Hood strolled through the hallways of Grantham Middle School Wednesday evening, checking out classrooms and navigating around hundreds of others attending open house. But there was something missing from the mix -- they have no children...

Council debates country club name

The Goldsboro City Council has not been able to agree on a new name for the former Goldsboro Country Club. Renaming the facility was discussed during the council's work session Monday night, and the council was split down the middle...

One killed; one jailed in city murder

A Goldsboro man was shot to death Wednesday afternoon, and a 40-year-old faces a felony murder charge in connection to his death. Carlos Demoris Darden, of 208 Alpha Court Apt. A, was arrested by Goldsboro police officers just after...

Paramount Theatre changing way it sells event tickets

Customers buying tickets to events at the Paramount Theatre will see a change in the process. The Paramount recently changed its providing company. "We were using a company called etix, and now we've switched to one called vendini," said...