A picnic with teddy bears

Daniela Alvarez carefully chose chalk colors for her rendering of a rainbow on the brick pathway that makes up Cornerstone Commons in downtown Goldsboro on Wednesday morning. Her mom, Mayra Alvarez, held up her smartphone to capture the moment, taking...

Published: Apr 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

Survivors relay their stories

Rocky Harrison is a cancer survivor four times over. His first diagnosis, squamous cell carcinoma, inside his ear canal, was only the second case of its kind that the hospital in Chapel Hill had ever seen at that time, said...

Published: Apr 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

County mourns loss of Kirk Keller

Kirk Keller, by many accounts a "force of nature" for his diverse contributions in this county over the years, died early Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was 57. His job was instructor at Wayne Community College in the...

Published: Apr 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

Gardening workshop slated for April 24

A workshop on growing vegetables and herbs will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Wayne County Extension office in the Maxwell Center, 3114 Wayne Memorial Drive. It is the latest in a series of...

Published: Apr 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

20 years of WISH

Leaders from all over Wayne County came together at Wayne Middle/High Academy Thursday evening to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Wayne Initiative for School Health Centers. The WISH centers are located in Brogden Middle School, Wayne Academy, Dillard...

Published: Apr 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story