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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Fire displaces family of four

Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire at a mobile home park off Genoa Road in Dudley just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. When firefighters arrived at 236 Beaver Drive, the mobile home was engulfed in flames. Arrington Fire Chief Randy...

Celebrating 175 years

First Baptist Church of Goldsboro has a history full of significant events that has made it what it is today. Church members are celebrating the 175th anniversary of the church, having been founded in 1843. "When Mr. and Mrs. Charles...

One-stop voting begins Thursday

One-stop voting begins at 9 a.m. Thursday for the Tuesday, May 8, primary election. There are three races are on the ballot: * U.S. House of Representatives District 7, Democratic: Kyle Horton of Carolina Beach and Grayson Parker of...

Carl Kasell dies at 84

NEW YORK -- Newscaster Carl Kasell, a signature voice of NPR who brought his gravitas to "Morning Edition" and later his wit to "Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" has died. He was 84. NPR said Kasell died Tuesday from...

Kindergarten registration day will be this Friday

Wayne County Public Schools will hold its kindergarten registration day 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Friday at all 14 elementary schools. "We look forward to the opportunity to welcome families and offer them the opportunity to enroll their child in...

Wayne Country Day preps for upcoming final exams

We are on the academic homestretch here at Wayne Country Day School with final exams -- AP and others -- coming into focus on the horizon. Also, class schedules and advisor selection sheets for the 2018-19 school year are due...

Optimist Club hosts oratorical contest

Four local students earned honors and cash prizes in the Goldsboro Optimist Club's oratorical contest based on the theme of "Where Are My Roots of Optimism?" Jose Torres and Rebecca Eliassaint shared first place and were awarded $100 each. In...

Don't get in a pickle parking for festival

MOUNT OLIVE ---- The tens of thousands of people who will pack into Mount Olive for the 32nd annual N.C. Pickle Festival will find that parking is not nearly as plentiful as all things pickle. Finding a place to park...

Wayne Community College to host Festival of Food Science

A "Festival of Food Science" will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the campus of Wayne Community College. Targeted to those in kindergarten through fifth grade, the free family event is affiliated with the 2018...

Fighting cancer in pets, and us

Around 150 people visited Waynesborough Park Saturday for the annual Bark for Life event, where pet owners raised money to contribute toward finding a cure for cancer in humans and animals. Nancy Aughtry, organizer of Bark for Life, said somewhere...