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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Wayne Reads continues with panel discussion

Why poetry? That was the subject of a panel discussion by four North Carolina poets at Wayne Community College on Monday night. Part of the annual Wayne County Reads program, the event was part of the study of the...

Wayne Community College to host concert, art show

The renowned Red Clay Ramblers will be performing at a free concert at Wayne Community College next week, in tandem with a juried art show and sale to benefit the fine arts and music programs at the college. Sponsored by...

Islamic Center request is met with opposition

A public hearing regarding a rezoning request from the Islamic Center of Goldsboro that would allow for the construction of a private cemetery on the center's property met with opposition Monday night during the Goldsboro City Council meeting The...

SWAT team apprehends suspect in Astor Court

A Goldsboro man was arrested by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office just before 11 a.m. Monday in connection to a shooting at 664-B Durham Lake Road in Dudley that happened earlier that same morning. Parker Jaylin Brown, 33, of...

U.S. 117 utility work to begin

Motorists on U.S. 117 South can expect to see utility relocation work begin within the next few months at the highway's intersections with O'Berry Road at Dudley and Country Club Road just north of Mount Olive. That work will...

Woman safe after elevator fire

A local woman is safe after Goldsboro firefighters saved her from being trapped inside a smoking elevator in the BB&T bank at 201 N. Spence Ave. The elevator's hydraulic pump froze as the elevator was in operation while Angie Archambault...

WCC job fair Wednesday

A job fair at Wayne Community College on Wednesday has been opened up to the public, officials said Monday. Nearly four dozen employers will be participating in the 24th annual Job Fair on the Goldsboro campus. It will be held...