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Man stabbed Friday night outside convenience store

Police are investigating a Friday night stabbing that left one man injured. According to police reports, 23-year-old Adrian Laroy Howell drove to Donel's Express Mart at 518 E. Elm St. to buy some Black & Mild cigars around 11:50 p.m.,...

Bowden sworn in as clerk to board of commissioners

Carol Bowden, 54, has been sworn in as the new clerk to the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Mrs. Bowden takes the place of Marcia Wilson who recently retired after 26 years with the county. Mrs. Bowden, a Goldsboro...

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base exercise slated for Wednesday

An active shooter exercise will take place at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Wednesday morning, according to a press release. The release said the exercise will test the response times for active duty and reserve airmen of the 4th Fighter...

Honoring the youngest fallen

Phil Kastner knelt at the creek beside Elmwood Cemetery. Something beneath the fallen leaves and underbrush had caught his eye. Kastner stood, holding in his hands two tarnished American flags. He wiped them off as best he could, and...

Wayne Community College honors three for academics

Wayne Community College's Adult High School Program has honored three students for outstanding academic achievement. Bailey Jewel Evers of Fremont and Manuela Braach Kenny from Goldsboro were named to the Honors List for the first fall 2016 session. To...

Debutante pageant Jan. 28

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Epsilon Phi Omega Chapter of Goldsboro, will sponsor its 63rd annual Debutante Pageant on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre. The theme for the event is "Poised for Perfection." A special...

Armed robbery suspect arrested

Goldsboro police have arrested the man they say robbed the Aggie's Grill Station on Cashwell Drive, Monday night. According to a news release, the suspect walked into the restaurant at 2814 Cashwell Drive at 9:40 p.m., hinted that he was...

Shots fired into a home in Dudley

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating shots fired into a home in Dudley early Saturday morning that left nobody injured. According to an incident report, 54-year-old Tomas Reyes was lying in bed at his home at 111 Georgia Farms...