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Blue Angels to perform at Wings Over Wayne

The United States Navy Blue Angels Demonstration Team is scheduled to perform during the 2017 Wings Over Wayne Airshow at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The Blue Angels are the U.S. Navy's premier aerial demonstration team. See Tuesday's News-Argus for...

United Way near $1.18 million goal

With less than a month to go, the 2015 United Way campaign still has 10 percent of its goal of $1.18 million to raise. Since the campaign began in early August with the Frontrunners campaign -- companies that hold...

A Pikeville Christmas

Motorcyclists toss candy to the crowd as they make their way down Main Street in Pikeville on Sunday during the town of Pikeville's Christmas Parade. Hundreds of spectators took advantage of the clear weather to enjoy the annual event....

Pancake fundraiser

Ray Burrell pours pancake batter during the Boys & Girls Club annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser Saturday. Hundreds of people attended the annual event, which is a major source of income for the club....

School performance now available online

Anyone interested in learning how the state's public schools performed over the last school year can now sift through data with the click of a mouse. The 2014-15 Report Cards were actually released in September. But everything has since...

Bell seeks third term in House

District 10 state Rep. John Bell of Goldsboro has filed for a third term. "It has been a great honor to serve the 10th District in Raleigh," said Bell, a Republican. "I am continually humbled by the outpouring of...

Blood drives scheduled for December

The following is the December blood drive schedule for the Wayne County chapter of the American Red Cross: * Dec. 8 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at the Red Cross chapter house at 600 N. George St. * Dec. 11...

Candidate withdraws name

One local candidate filed for office Friday, while another withdrew her candidacy. Wayne County District 5 Commissioner Bill Pate of Goldsboro filed for a second term. All seven commission seats are up for election. Pate, a Republican, was the...

School bus involved in morning collision

Goldsboro police respond to a collision between a gray Chevrolet Malibu and Wayne County Public Schools bus number 400, which resulted in a blocked off a section of East Ash Street for roughly an hour this morning. The wreck...

Two charged in break-in

PIKEVILLE -- Two men have been arrested in connection with a break-in at a Pikeville home. Pikeville police have charged Joshua Stewart Allen, 19, of 102 W. Vail St., with two counts of larceny of a firearm, breaking and...