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School board reverses earlier decision, opts for modules at Tommy's Road

The Wayne County Board of Education voted Monday night to install six mobile classroom units at Tommy's Road Elementary, reversing its own prior decision to seek other methods of combating overcrowding. The units will cost the district more than $300,000...

Dudley woman reports being home during break-in Sunday night

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Sunday night break-in at a woman's home in Dudley, according to a report filed with the agency. The report said the woman was sitting in her bedroom watching television at her home...

One teen charged, another cited for marijuana possession

Two teenagers are facing charges after officers found marijuana inside the car they were in Saturday, according to a press release. Colton Blaine Pitchford, 16, of 985 Nahunta Road, Pikeville, is charged with felony possession of marijuana. Zachari Thomas Hill,...

Teens charged with breaking into cars

Three teenagers are facing charges after allegedly trying to break into several cars early Saturday morning, according to a press release. Julian Joseph Ramey, 17, of 927 Spring Bank Road, is charged with felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle....

Police say a man bought a gaming system with counterfeit money, returned later to buy a TV

Goldsboro police have accused a man of paying for items with counterfeit money at the same business twice in one day and have charged him with several felonies, according to a press release. Jesse Lee Dixon III, 33, of 109...

Fire displaces three near Mount Olive

A fire at a home on Flowers Road near Mount Olive displaced three people early this morning. The fire broke out at around 3:30 a.m. at 137 Flowers Road, said Smiths Chapel Volunteer Fire Department Chief John McClenny. He said...

All lanes of I-795 South reopened following wreck

Update---- I-795 reopens to all lanes within an hour after being reduced to one lane following a wreck with injuries.Interstate 795 South was reduced to one lane for about 45 minutes today following a wreck with injuries early in the...

Girl Scouts Badge Boot Camp to offer up opportunities to earn badges

Wayne Community College Continuing Education and the Girl Scouts of North Carolina Coastal Pines Council will hold a Girl Scouts Badge Boot Camp for rising sixth through 12th graders. It is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to noon...

Man shot in the leg on Maple Street

Someone shot a man in the left leg while he was in the 1600 block of Maple Street Sunday night, according to a police report. The report said officers responded to Wayne UNC Health Care in reference to a...

Robber thwarted after victim drives off

Someone brandished a knife at a woman sitting in her car Saturday afternoon and tried to rob her, according to a police report. The report said the 62-year-old woman was sitting inside her car at 408 E. Ash St....

Robber thwarted after victim drives off

Someone brandished a knife at a woman sitting in her car Saturday afternoon and tried to rob her, according to a police report. The report said the 62-year-old woman was sitting inside her car at 408 E. Ash St....