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Court rules that Serena Inn can only operate under sweeping restrictions, police monitoring

The Serena Inn will be allowed to continue operating after a lawsuit filed against the motel by the city was settled in Wayne County Superior Court Friday -- but not without sweeping new restrictions. This court order lasts for the...

TVs, lounge chairs and a pair of sneakers: Man allegedly steals $1,630 worth of items from home on Thrasher Circle

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man allegedly stole over $1,500 in technology and furniture from a home Wednesday evening, according to a sheriff's office report. Sheriff's office deputies responded Wednesday to a call on Thrasher Circle...

Woman threatens to shoot up McDonald's, returns with weapon after becoming angry over order

A woman threatened to shoot into a McDonald's restaurant in Dudley after becoming angry over her order Friday, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office report. According to the report, early Friday morning an unidentified woman became angry over her...

Soler retires amid charges

Hector Soler, the former 4th Security Forces squadron manager at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base accused of driving drunk and killing a 17-year-old in December 2016, retired at a lower rank earlier this year, the director of public affairs...

For the good of the children

People who pull up to the Wayne Shrine Club Fish Fry today won't see all of the work that went into getting ready for the event that has been a Wayne County tradition for more than 50 years. But...

Putting on a (hog) show at the fair's opening day

DUDLEY -- LileeAnn Estes' eyes grew large and her mouth formed an "O" as she counted the money she had just won showing her hog, Shadow. She is saving the money for the N.C. State Fair in just a...

'Anne always considered herself a Goldsboro girl'

Anne Jeffreys, the actress, opera singer and Goldsboro native whose name graces the lobby in the Paramount Theatre in downtown Goldsboro, has died. She was 94. She died peacefully in her sleep at her Los Angeles home on Wednesday...