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Suspects arrested in Dudley murder

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has two in custody and is searching for a third suspect in the murder of Georgina Fajardo, 30, killed inside her home in Dudley Oct. 1 during a shoot-out following an attempted forced entry....

Local children assist with playground plan

They wanted curly slides, ziplines, monkey bars, trampolines and life-sized checkers -- some even wanted "a whole fair." More than 40 children from local schools and community centers gathered at the Herman Park Center Tuesday afternoon to design a...

Extremely low turnout affects race

Current Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Allen and 21-year-old contender Myelle Thompson will battle it out to become Goldsboro's next mayor on Nov. 3 after Tuesday night's primary election revealed the two candidates as the front-runners by popular vote. Official polling...

Close race in battle for District 4 City Council ballot

Tuesday night's District 4 primary election saw Bevan Foster dominate the field and almost ended incumbent Charles Williams' 20-year reign on the Goldsboro City Council. Foster finished well ahead of Williams and Tondalayo Clark, getting 154 votes. In a...

Arts Council benefit puts focus on the Art of Fashion

Designers show their newest clothing lines at fashion shows all over the world. But you don't have to travel out of town to see what's new in the world of fashion. Goldsboro has its very own fashion show that...

Pick a peck of perfect pies

They came from all parts of Wayne County and beyond. Some were rookies and some, let's say, had been around a while. All those who entered this year's pie-baking contest at the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair Tuesday had one...

Suspects sought in robbery

Derrick McCotter, 19, of 701 U.S. 70 Bypass East Room 130, was robbed at gunpoint Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of H.V. Brown Park at 600 H.V. Brown Lane. McCotter told police he was at his brother's house...

Man wounded in leg; firearm recovered

A Goldsboro man was able to call 911 Tuesday night after being shot in the leg outside an apartment at 108 Terrace Court, located off of North John Street a few blocks short of Dixie Trail. Goldsboro police and...

City releases August permit list

Goldsboro's inspections department recently released its latest round of permit numbers for August. A total of 264 permits were issued throughout the month, carrying a total valuation of $11,994,589. The 264 permits issued brought in $50,950.57 of revenue for...

Fair winners

Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair Daily Winners Monday * Carpentry: 1st Place, Nathan Giddens, Southern Wayne High School * Health Occupations Medical Spelling Bee: 1st Place Riley Glaswe, C.B. Aycock High School...

Literacy Connections, county reach deal on funding group

As a condition of continued county funding, Literacy Connections of Wayne County has been required to sign a contract prohibiting it from providing services to anyone who fails to qualify as a U.S. citizen or a foreign national legally...

Hospital receives phone threat, but no patients are evacuated

A bomb threat put Wayne Memorial Hospital on alert early this morning, as Goldsboro police and fire departments responded to assist Wayne Memorial Hospital Police with its investigation. The caller did not say where the bomb was, officials said....

Crime of the week

On Thursday, Oct. 1, at about 10:10 p.m., officers of the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a call for assistance regarding an armed subject at the Brookside Store located in the 1900 block of South Slocumb Street. Once on location,...