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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Three die in LaGrange shooting

Updated at 10:31 p.m.Three people were shot to death and one person was injured in an early Sunday morning shooting in LaGrange. Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram said detectives are in the early stages of the investigation. By Sunday evening,...

Bailey Stamper reigns as Miss Goldsboro 2018

An 18-year-old Charles B. Aycock High School graduate was crowned Miss Goldsboro 2018 on Saturday night at the Paramount Theatre. Bailey Stamper, now a freshman at East Carolina University, also won the evening's awards for talent, community service and ad...

Remembering those who serve

Most Americans get up every morning, go about their business never thinking about where they get their freedom, said retired Army 1st Sgt. Sylvania Wilkerson Sr. And there are members of the U.S. armed forces that no one understands...

Veterans Health Fair slated for Nov. 15

The Goldsboro Community Based Outpatient Clinic at 2610 Hospital Road will hold its annual Veterans Health Fair Nov. 15, inviting veterans to come and learn about services available to them through Veterans Affairs. Beginning at 8 a.m. and running...

A call for justice

Aprile Hatch heard the gunshots that killed her son. But she didn't know it right away. She heard the gunfire ricocheting through the neighborhood near 410 S. Hollowell St., where she lived with her children. "I got home at...

Wayne Community College offers open registration for spring classes

Registration dates to sign up for spring semester classes at Wayne Community College begin this week. Open registration for college credit courses will be held Nov. 13-16, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Nov. 17, 8 a.m.-noon on the main campus...

Spring Creek High School junior selected for National FFA Band

A Spring Creek High School junior was selected to be part of the National FFA Band and perform during the 2017 National FFA Convention and Expo, held recently in Indianapolis. Jessica McDonough, 16, has been in FFA, Future Farmers...

Community Harvest Outreach: For those in need

Woods Chapel held its sixth annual Community Harvest Outreach food giveaway Saturday. Four hundred families, which amount to an estimated 1,200 people, were invited to the church for a program and lunch and given enough food to prepare a Thanksgiving...

Illegal immigrant found in county is indicted

A federal grand jury in Raleigh indicted a Guatemala native found in Wayne County on charges of false representation of a Social Security account number and aggravated identity theft. Maria Asuncion Lucas-Mendez, 31, would face up to seven years...

Chamber waives late fee for parade entries

The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is giving an early Christmas present to anyone who wanted to enter the Goldsboro Christmas Parade but missed the Nov. 7 deadline to enter without having to pay a late fee. It is...

Especially For You gift shop expands to Goldsboro

A longstanding Mount Olive business has expanded with its second location in Goldsboro at Cobblestone Place on Spence Avenue. Especially for You, a gift shop with home decor, ladies clothing and accessories, recently opened at 407 N. Spence Ave. "We...

Wayne County Board of Health accepting applications for member

The Wayne County Board of Health is accepting applications for the public member position to begin January 2018. The Board of Health meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 12:15 p.m. in the third floor...

Wayne County 4-H Shooting Sports sweeps state, regional competition

Members of the Wayne County 4-H Shooting Sports Club, coached by AJ Linton, recently competed in regional and state tournaments. The regional tournament was held at the Eastern 4-H Center in Columbia, and the state tournament was held at Millstone...