Monday, June 11, 2018
Dorothy Cotton, civil rights pioneer and MLK colleague, dies
ATLANTA -- Goldsboro native Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died. She was 88. Cotton died Sunday afternoon at...Published: Jun 11, 2018 3:22 PM Full Story
Special needs adults find calm with yoga therapy
The lights are dimmed in the exercise studio at the YMCA, soothing instrumental music playing in the background. Instructor Kathy Wood guides her students through a variety of basic yoga stretches, occasionally walking between the mats to offer encouragement or...Published: Jun 11, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Police charge woman with larceny
A Goldsboro woman has been arrested and charged with embezzling $11,000 from her former employer. In a release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Patricia Ann Newsome Fralick, 52, of 102 Heather Glen Drive, was arrested. She is charged with...Published: Jun 11, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Judge dismisses charges against child care worker
A District Court judge dismissed charges against a former child care worker accused of abuse at the Goldsboro Family YMCA. Judge Charles Gaylor, who reviewed video footage of the employee interacting with a 2-year-old child, in February, dismissed a charge...Published: Jun 11, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Glimpses of the past
Sometimes, glimpses into the past are just that -- small glances in a history book or a story handed down by grandparents. At other times, like the Vault to View presentation held by the Wayne County Public Library Saturday morning,...Published: Jun 11, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Eagle Scout Award
Adam O'Malley Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam O'Malley Sr., was presented the Eagle Scout Award at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor held June 4. Adam is an instructor with Troop 222. Adam graduated from Wayne Early Middle...Published: Jun 11, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story