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Military Resource Center at WCC offers common ground for student veterans

When Melissa Eller and Steven Miller met in the work study program at Wayne Community College, they quickly found they shared common ground. Both have military ties. Miss Eller is a military dependent, and Miller is a veteran, spending six...

Sheriff's Office raids meth lab

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office raided a methamphetamine lab on Sunday, which resulted in a Stantonsburg man being charged with multiple felonies. Jarvis Christopher Chase, 44, of 888 Old Mill Road, Stantonsburg, was arrested and charged with possession of...

One-stop voting begins this week

One-stop voting begins Thursday for the June 7 special primary election and continues through Saturday, June 4. The only one-stop early voting location will be at the Wayne County Board of Elections office, 209 S. William St., from Thursday,...

A patriotic performance

The Wayne County Community Concert Band presented a patriotic concert, "A Salute to the Veterans," Monday evening at the Paramount Theatre....

Lidl looks at city for newest location

German discount grocer Lidl has set its sights on the Goldsboro market and is seeking city approval to build a new store along Wayne Memorial Drive, directly across from Harris Teeter. The Goldsboro Planning Commission Monday reviewed a requested...

Fire and smoke damage home Monday on Claiborne Street

A fire at 707 A N. Claiborne St. Monday morning destroyed a woman's kitchen and caused severe smoke damage to the rest of her home. Goldsboro Fire Department Assistant Chief James Farfour said the fire began on the stove...

Traffic stop results in drug arrest

PIKEVILLE -- A recent traffic stop at 101 N. Goldsboro St. led to a drug arrest and the seizure of a handgun and nine bags of heroin. Pikeville police Det. S.R. Jarman stopped a car being operated by Derrik...

Car runs off road and flips several times on Old Smithfield Road

A Goldsboro woman is being charged with driving while influenced after running her car off the road on Monday evening and causing it to flip over several times, covering more than 400 feet. Amber Noelle Dussault, of 106 Cedar...