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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Pig in the Park slated for Saturday

When the sauce settles at this year's Pig in the Park on April 9, only one cooking team will finish high on the hog. This year's Pig in the Park, held in Old Waynesborough Park, begins at 9 a.m....

Event Center officially opens

With a packed parking lot and hundreds of people coming out to see the freshly completed Goldsboro Event Center, city staff and elected officials marked the official grand opening of the center on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting and...

Teenager gets heart transplant, fundraiser planned for Saturday

Ashley Larimore's heart has always been in the right place -- prioritizing faith and family and thinking of others before herself. Even when her own physical heart appeared to be failing. Born a twin, brother Matthew weighed 2 pounds,...

Wayne Reads kicks off with poetic presentation

The Wayne County Reads campaign kicked off Tuesday night with a reading by Dr. Anthony Abbott, a professor of English at Davidson College and the author of seven books of poetry. His presentation was on "Poems to Remember Always"...

Crime of the week: Authorities seek suspect in robbery

On Sunday, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee of the Franklin Bakery Thrift Store located at 400 West Holly Street reported a black man came into the store and robbed her while holding a knife. The employee provided the suspect...

Town agrees on grant pursuit

PIKEVILLE -- The Pikeville Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to approve an application for an approximately $3 million federal water and sewer grant which would allow the town to finance a wastewater collection project. The grant, offered by NC...

Board approves increase in costs

Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning voted 4-3 not once, but twice before settling on an increase in out-of-pocket medical insurance costs over an increase in premiums. But for both sides the divide came down to what would benefit employees...

Board of Education talks about Goldsboro High School, audit

Wayne County Public Schools Superintendent Michael Dunsmore said the district is "aggressively pursuing" ways to improve Goldsboro High School -- from curriculum to certification of teachers -- he told the school board during a special called meeting Monday. The two-hour...

4-H team qualifies for state competition

Members of the Goldsboro 4-H Roto-Raptors robotics team qualified for the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) state championship Sunday after winning the Chairman's Award at the regional competition. The award, presented to the team that "best...