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Two men follow woman and attempt to rob her with a shotgun

MOUNT OLIVE -- The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men who followed a woman out of a parking lot and shot at her after a failed robbery attempt on Sunday. The woman was leaving Walmart at about...

Man faces slew of charges after being arrested for sexual assault

A Dudley man is facing a slew of charges after being arrested Monday for sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint. Travis John Ham, 23, of 105 Poandl Place, is charged with felony first-degree sex offense, felony assault by strangulation, two...

Three houses sprayed with gunfire on Murray Street

Three houses in the 400 block of Murray Street were sprayed with gunfire Saturday morning. Nobody was injured, but all three homes sustained damage because of the gun shots. One person reported their home was hit by bullets overnight at...

School board to create redistricting subcommittee

The Wayne County Board of Education voted Monday to create a special subcommittee to focus on redistricting, as the school system works toward redrawing district lines by the 2018-19 school year. The decision came after the board's late-July special meeting,...

Jazz on John Street event replaces the Jazz Showcase

Jazz on John Street is a new event that the Arts Council of Wayne started a couple months ago. It replaced the Wayne County Jazz Showcase that used to be held each month for a few years. It will...

No arrests yet in fights outside Circle K

An investigation into a massive fight at a local gas station that sent a teenager to the hospital early Saturday morning is just getting underway, Goldsboro police said Monday. Maj. Anthony Carmon, head of the Goldsboro Police Department's Investigative Services...

August blood drives

The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross has scheduled these blood drives for August: * Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the chapter house, 600 N. George St. * Aug. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to...