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Governor stops in Goldsboro to talk recovery

Gov. Roy Cooper stopped by Wayne County Thursday afternoon to hear concerns from local leaders about their unmet needs and their ideas on the state's efforts to help communities recover from the devastation of Hurricane Matthew in October. Cooper and...

Traffic stop results in drug arrest

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office drug unit found heroin in a Goldsboro woman's vehicle after she consented to a search during a traffic stop Wednesday, according to a press release. Amanda Gail Freeman, 23, of 103 E. Parks Road, was...

Hill testifies in own defense

Both the prosecution and defense rested Wednesday in the ongoing first-degree murder trial of Alquan De-shawn Hill. Hill took the stand in his own defense Wednesday. He is accused of taking part in the killing of a 21-year-old mother...

County bickers over Gov. Aycock birthplace

The legacy of Gov. Charles B. Aycock continues to be a divisive one and Tuesday morning had Wayne County commissioners bickering over a resolution asking the state to continue funding for the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace near Fremont. Aycock,...

W.A. Foster Center gives indoor soccer league sure footing

The W.A. Foster Recreation Center has added a new indoor soccer league that is already drawing close to 85 players. The soccer league started April 12 and continues every Wednesday night, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and so...

Wayne UNC Health Care names 2017 honoree

Elnora Newsome has become quite adept at ducking photo opportunities, Donna Archer told the crowd at this year's volunteer recognition event for Wayne UNC Health Care. She couldn't avoid having her picture taken, though, after being named the hospital's 2017...

Community policing now part of career advancement

Officers with the Goldsboro Police Department cleaned up yards and delivered Meals on Wheels Monday as part of the department's first-ever community policing class. The ideas to clean up yards around the community and deliver Meals on Wheels came from...