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Fremont town board waits for CSX to close crossings

The town of Fremont submitted a request to CSX Transportation for a railroad signal and crossing gate to be installed at the town's main street crossing Tuesday, after a train hit a Coca-Cola truck there earlier in June.   The...

Police arrest two in connection with an armed robbery

Goldsboro police arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery only a day after the incident was reported. Adreanna Lewis, 28, 3115 Grantham School Road, Mount Olive, and Rodney Atkinson, 26, 317 Hollowell Ave., were charged with robbery with...

Two charged after task force investigation

Two men are facing drug charges after law enforcement surveillance catches one of them trying to hide a bag in the bushes, according to a release. Shonshi Ashmed Rangel, 29, 304 S. Spence Ave., and Tykeem Q. Wooten, 29, 509...

VIDEO: Girls learn dance techniques at 'Frozen' ballet camp

The instructor tells the tiny dancers to plie, tendu or degage. And the 5- and 6-year-old girls do the moves almost with the precision of an adult ballerina. Sometimes they dance in their own style just for fun. But when...

Snafu a potential win for Miss Goldsboro: Courtney Smith is first-runner up in Miss North Carolina pageant

Miss Goldsboro actually came closer to the Miss North Carolina crown than originally announced when the pageant aired June 24. The Miss North Carolina organization said over the weekend that the names of the first and second runner-up had been...