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A brotherly bond

Steve and Jeremy Mozingo are about as close as any two brothers could be. They both work at Wayne Community College. They are both members of Elroy Volunteer Fire Department. And they live next door to each other. Steve, the...

Road rage leads to gunfire

A man's car was hit by bullets during a road-rage confrontation involving guns in the middle of Pecan Road Tuesday. A report filed with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said someone began tailgating the 53-year-old male victim down Old Mount...

A learning parallel

Current events have taken Joseph Cook's U.S. history and civics classes at Wayne Country Day School to a whole different level. So when the school was recently chosen as the site for a display on slavery, emancipation and civil...

Summer jobs information session slated for Jan. 31

Teens still interested in applying for a summer job with the city of Goldsboro have another opportunity to attend a mandatory information session on Jan. 31. Goldsboro's summer employment program is expected to offer nearly 50 part-time jobs to...

Committee gears up for the 32nd annual N.C. Pickle Festival

MOUNT OLIVE -- The Picasso of parrots. An expanded chili cookoff. A new pickle song. Those are among new and expanded events that will join traditional favorites like the car show, free entertainment and a variety of food and...

Upgrades questioned at meeting

A staff request to purchase $850,000 in computer-related upgrades came under question during the Goldsboro City Council meeting Monday. Councilman Bevan Foster asked for more detail regarding the purchase, including a breakdown of the different types of computers, laptops...

Wayne Country Day student news

Wayne Country Day School cannot be stopped by a little wintry precipitation! We didn't let the cold temperatures cool our engines this week as we welcomed many guests and experienced new and exciting things every day. We began our...

Wayne Community College program to begin 2018 spring session

The Arts and Humanities program associated with the Foundation of Wayne Community College will be offering one of its longer sessions yet, with an eclectic schedule running from February through June. "In keeping with our goal to cultivate a...

Pickle Pageant to be held March 3

MOUNT OLIVE -- The 18th annual North Carolina Pickle Festival Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 3, in Southern Bank Auditorium located in Raper Hall on the campus of the University of Mount Olive. Winners will...

Goldsboro High School student athlete recognized for participating in National Combine

The Wayne County Board of Education recognized Goldsboro High junior Xzavior Bowden for recently participating in the National Combine at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Bowden joined 600 of the nation's...