Sunday, February 25, 2018
Sounds of music
The Wayne County Community Band is a conglomeration of musicians. One played in school, then didn't pick his instrument back up again for 40 years. Another played in a military band. Another is a teen who plays in his high...Published: Feb 25, 2018 5:32 PM Full Story
Black History Quiz Bowl features education, art
Spring Creek Middle School fifth-graders Maia Phillips, 11, and Raygan King, 11, said they thought they would do well in Saturday's Black History Quiz Bowl. "We have been studying a lot," Maia said. "I mean, like, a lot. I...Published: Feb 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Complex nearly complete
Randy Guthrie smiles at the thought of Air Force fighter jets flying over the nearly finished Goldsboro Multisports Complex on Oak Forest Road. "It's a selling point," said Guthrie, Goldsboro assistant city manager, during a recent visit to the...Published: Feb 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Mount Olive celebrates black history with parade, dignitaries
MOUNT OLIVE -- Superior Court Judge Carl Fox was out walking in his hometown Saturday afternoon -- just like he did growing up there. Well, maybe it was a little different. He was walking down the middle of Breazeale Avenue...Published: Feb 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
American pastime
America's pastime and America's armed forces -- the only thing missing from the Freedom Classic Baseball Game Friday was apple pie. The annual series, held at Historic Grainger Stadium in Kinston, kicked off with its first of three games...Published: Feb 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Sen. Don Davis caps off Eastern Wayne's Black History Month events with speech
Eastern Wayne High School capped off a week of Black History Month events Friday, as students gathered in the school's main gym to listen to a speech from Sen. Don Davis. Speaking to hundreds of students, Davis told the...Published: Feb 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story