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The Korean War: Veterans recall their roles with the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing

Jesse Black smiles and shakes his head as his memories take him back more than 60 years  to a foreign land and "Bed Check Charlie." Black, 85, was a young airman with the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing serving at Kimpo...

Warm the World preparations taking place

Members of First Baptist Church are warming the world a few people at a time. The church's 9th annual Warm the World event will take place Nov. 18 beginning at 8 p.m. It was the brainchild of church member...

Costumed revelers have scary good time

Halloween came early for superheroes, dinosaurs and zombies that took to the streets in downtown Goldsboro during Thriller Night Friday. The event drew record crowds, estimated at about 1,000 people, for the third annual event that centers on zombies...

Sephora now open inside J.C. Penney

Women of all ages now have a haven to find popular makeup and skincare products at the newly opened Sephora shop inside J.C. Penney. The grand opening of Sephora, a French chain of cosmetics, was welcomed in Goldsboro on...

Local businesses seek part-time help handling the Holiday season rush

Area retailers are stocking their shelves and ramping up staffing levels in preparation for the start of the holiday shopping season. While a variety of retail jobs are available at area stores, some locations already have employees in place....

Sears to no longer carry Whirlpool brand appliances

The Sears Holdings Corp. is ending its century-old partnership with Whirlpool and will no longer sell the brand appliances at Sears stores. Whirlpool products, including those of its subsidiaries Maytag, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air, within the range of appliances and...

Celebrating 150 years of the National Grange

DUDLEY -- "She was good," MacKenzie Vann, 10, said of her sister, Kasey's, performance of the national anthem. But so was the chocolate chip cookie that MacKenzie ate as she rode the barrel train around the Wayne County Fairgrounds....

FSA county committee elections take place in November

RALEIGH - North Carolina Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director Lorraine Dillard announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots to eligible farmers and ranchers for the 2017 FSA County Committee elections on Nov....

Slow going for early voting

As of Friday afternoon, fewer than 90 people had cast ballots through early voting for the scattering of municipal and sanitary district elections to be decided on Nov. 7. Since early voting began Thursday, Oct. 19, only 83 people...

CSS annual meeting scheduled for Nov. 9

Communities Supporting Schools in Wayne County has much to share at its annual community partner meeting next month, including a keynote speaker in charge of juvenile programs for the state of North Carolina. This year's event will be held at...

Chili cookoff supports Community Soup Kitchen

Seasoned chili cooker Jamie Grady, of Mount Olive, knew just what he was looking for Saturday afternoon as he tasted samples during the 11th annual Really Chili Challenge. "I have tasted a majority of them," he said. "What I...

Case Farms reaches safety milestone of 2M hours worked with no accidents

From staff reports GOLDSBORO -- Case Farms, a fully-integrated poultry farming and processing group, achieved a safety milestone on Sept. 26, after working 2 million hours without experiencing an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable lost time accident...

Three counties unite for the 15th annual AlzNC Walk

Dementia, like Alzheimer's, is a sad disease, said Susan Peacock as she and her sons, Benjamin, 13, and Aedan, 11, waited for the start of Saturday's 15th annual AlzNC Walk. Like many of the participants, Peacock knows first hand...