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Detention center officer charged in alleged domestic assault

A Wayne County detention officer found himself on the other side of the jail bars Wednesday, when he was arrested following an alleged domestic altercation. Just after midnight, Wayne County sheriff's deputies responded to 202 Janice Drive in Dudley where...

Long-awaited homecoming

Cameron Gall waited patiently inside a hangar aboard Seymour Johnson Air Force Base for his father's return Monday night. It's been more than six months since he's been able to play sports or attend scouting events with his dad...

Boys and Girls director wins national contest

Just two words captured the moment late Tuesday afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club when teen director Raytrell Caldwell received the news about the national contest to determine the Youth Development Professional of the Year -- "You won!!" He...

YMCA raises flags to raise awareness about child abuse

A Children's Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony was held outside the YMCA at noon Tuesday, a continuation of the Child Abuse Prevention Proclamation Ceremony held downtown in late March. The annual event was expanded into two this year, organizers said,...

Man is charged in Princeton murder

PRINCETON -- Princeton police arrested a Four Oaks man Tuesday and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a South Carolina man on April 2. Marcus Anthony Currie, 26, of 292 Buck Dunn Road,...

Serving at Kitty Askins

When members of the Rotary Club of Goldsboro take breakfast to Kitty Askins Hospice Center, they are providing more than a meal. They are showing people there that they care. The Rotary Club provides breakfast to the facility once a...

Dr. Robert Shackelford earns Order of the Long Leaf Pine

Dr. Robert Shackelford, second from left, is presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Sunday following services at First Baptist Church in Mount Olive. Shackelford practiced medicine in Mount Olive from 1949 until 2013. From left are Dr. Kevin...