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Fatal wreck being investigated

An unidentified man is dead after his car collided with a tractor trailer on U.S. 13 near Hill Loop Road and West Hill Street Monday night. Just before 9 p.m., troopers with the N.C. State Highway Patrol responded to the...

All dressed up and nowhere to run

Police say a well-dressed man in a suit, coat and bow tie stole a woman's car Saturday before being stopped and arrested shortly after. At 6:10 p.m. Saturday, a woman reported to Goldsboro Police that an unidentified black man wearing...

WCPS to operate on three-hour delay Tuesday

Wayne County Public Schools will operate on a three-hour delay Tuesday. Classes and activities were cancelled Thursday and Friday last week, for all of the weekend and on Monday, due to ice and snow still being on the ground. In...

County to see temperature increase as arctic winds move out of the area

Wayne County residents can expect a drastic temperature change starting today as arctic winds give way to almost spring-like temperatures by late week. Nighttime lows that had been in the single digits over the past several nights will range instead...

Board of Education meeting rescheduled to Jan. 11

The Wayne County Board of Education meeting scheduled for today has been postponed, according to a press release from the Wayne County Public School system. The meeting will instead be held Thursday, Jan. 11. The board will go into closed...

Exercise Your Way to Health

Exercise is not just for bodybuilders or fitness buffs, but for anyone of any age who wants to have a healthier lifestyle. Regina Burston-Valley, Family Y group fitness instructor and personal trainer, said exercise should really start as soon as...

Generations in lesson planning

When Tracey Edmundson Ivey retires in a few weeks, she plans to trade in her high heels for work boots on the family farm. The vice president of institutional effectiveness and innovation at Wayne Community College is a teacher...

Martin Luther King Day celebration a week away

A social justice advocate and community organizer will be the guest speaker at the 30th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Luncheon in Goldsboro. The Jan. 15 event will be at noon at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church,...

Council to look at zoning

The Goldsboro City Council will review a rezoning request for a future shopping center and site plans for a car wash during its meeting tonight. The council will meet for a 5 p.m. work session in the City Hall...