Five shot in city over the weekend

Five people have been shot in the city since Thursday, according to Goldsboro police reports, including two teenagers and a man who did not know he had been wounded until the next day. Nathan Hale Faison, 51, told Goldsboro police...

Published: Aug 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

Mount Olive chamber plans cake auction

MOUNT OLIVE -- The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual reverse drawing fundraiser dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Wayne County Shrine Club in Dudley. The second annual "Cake Boss" competition also will be...

Published: Aug 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

Man beaten, robbed at park

A man beaten in an alleged robbery told police two black men jumped him as he walked home from Herman Park Sunday. Donald Bailey, 47, of West Lockhaven Drive, said he was walking in the 400 block of Herman...

Published: Aug 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

Tourism brings dollars to county

Visitors to Wayne County in 2014 had a staggering impact on the local economy, bringing in more than $151 million to the area. In a recent release from the office of Governor Pat McCrory, the governor's office announced that...

Published: Aug 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

It's time for school

The first day of school. "Thank God!" Renette McKinnon said, as she arrived to the entrance of Tommy's Road Elementary School this morning. Her three children were more subdued. Anasia Phillips, 6, Shaquala Darden, 8, and Makayla McKinnon, 10,...

Published: Aug 24, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story