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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Low turnout expected for primary vote

Wayne County Board of Elections officials are expecting a low turnout today as voters seek to narrow the field in the mayoral and city council District 4 races in Goldsboro's municipal primary election. Municipal elections typically draw a 4...

Council defers vote on complex

The Goldsboro City Council voted unanimously Monday night to defer action on a lease agreement between the city and the U.S. Air Force that would allow for the construction of a multimillion-dollar sports complex on Oak Forest Road. The...

F-86 moved to new home downtown

Just after 6 this morning, as the rest of Goldsboro was waking up to go to work and school, crews at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base began lifting the city's 1953 model F-86H Sabre Fighter Jet over the base...

Cannon explodes at meeting

In an otherwise nondescript school board meeting Monday night -- passing a handful of policies and fewer than a dozen contracts and some student recognitions -- one board member erupted several times over items being added to the agenda...

UMO to sponsor benefit concert

MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive's fifth annual Sing for Another Day benefit concert to raise money for Southeastern Cancer Care is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. in Southern Bank Auditorium in the Raper...

Stores hit by weekend larcenies

Walmart, Target and Belk were all victims of larceny over the weekend. Walmart and Target were each hit twice, with a total of 29 items worth $474.90 being taken from Target at 1204 Sunburst Drive, and a total of two...