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Pikeville Lions Club makes donation to children's home

Recently the Pikeville Lions Club delivered a donation check of $1,000 to Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina in Lake Waccamaw. This donation was made possible due to the Pikeville Lions annual golf tournament Oct. 18. The check was...

Kinston lawyer writes book about career experiences

Over the course of a 40-plus year law career, Kinston lawyer Bob Whitley has collected plenty of stories. Some of them have happy endings. Many, as one might expect for a lawyer specializing in personal injury and wrongful death claims,...

How-to for entrepreneurs

The Small Business Center at Wayne Community College offers free seminars, as well as access to business resources and confidential counseling to aspiring or continuing entrepreneurs. The seminars focus on some of the basics -- writing a business plan, financing...

Behind the scenes of success

Dale Fey likes seeing people be successful. So, after nearly a professional lifetime amassing his own credentials, being named director of the small business center based at Wayne Community College is an especially good fit. "I'm the kind of person...

Wayne Community College's student magazine takes first place in small college competition

Renaissance, the literary magazine for student work at Wayne Community College for nearly three decades, has been recognized by the Community College Humanities Association. The 33rd volume, published in May, won first place in category of magazines from small colleges:...

Bread of Heaven increases presence in Goldsboro by adding two new locations

Bread of Heaven, a popular homestyle country restaurant, will increase its presence in the Goldsboro market with two restaurants planned to open in early 2018. Bread of Heaven Cafeteria is set to open Tuesday at 120 E. Mulberry St., in...

Goldsboro Fire Department makes donation to Cures for the Colors

Dr. James Atkins, left of center, accepts a check from David Grice and several other members of the Goldsboro Fire Department in the amount of $4035 for Cures for the Colors, almost double the amount raised from last year's annual...

AAA Carolinas: Have a plan, don't drink and drive

Picture it. New Year's Eve -- your family and close friends are all around you. The clock gets closer to striking midnight. You refresh your glass of champagne, letting the warm, fuzzy feeling of intoxication slip over you. You chat...