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Mount Olive grapples with dilapidated housing

MOUNT OLIVE -- The town of Mount Olive is paying the price for its failure to deal with a housing problem that has been developing over the past several decades. Vacant, abandoned and dilapidated houses are costing the town more...

'His legacy remains': Funeral for former Fremont mayor draws hundreds

Hundreds gathered inside Fremont United Methodist Church Saturday to remember the life and legacy of former Fremont Mayor and lifelong farmer Andy Evans. The service, which drew at least 300 people, led to many sitting in an overflow room inside...

Relay for Life donations exceed 2018 goal

Relay for Life exceeded its goal for 2018 and will continue collecting donations for the American Cancer Society through mid-August, said Brenda Robinson, community development manager for the southeast regional the ACS. This year's goal for the annual fundraiser was...

Association of Educational Office Professionals names officers

Officers for the Wayne Community College unit of the Association of Educational Office Professionals for 2018-2019, from front left, Linda Berard, president, Becky Mulligan, vice president. Back row, Annette Hill, secretary, and Andrea Blount, treasurer. At WCC, Berard is administrative...

Case Farms awards scholarships

Case Farms has awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships to nine children of company employees, three of which have Wayne County ties. The financial aid was made possible through the Leroy Cook Memorial Scholarship Program, which recognizes academic excellence and...

Mount Olive student receives scholarship

The Local Government Federal Credit Union has selected Meredith Westbrook Futrelle to receive a scholarship for higher education. Futrelle plans to use the scholarship to study at University of Mount Olive. She is one of 120 high school seniors and...

Cooper Standard cuts 125 jobs

Cooper Standard will lay off 125 employees following a decline in business for the Goldsboro auto parts supplier. The layoffs will take place at two locations, starting July 16, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the...

Officer loses control, GPD vehicle slams into George Street building

A Goldsboro police officer was cited for failure to reduce speed Thursday evening after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a building while responding to an emergency call, according to a Goldsboro Police Department wreck report. Officer...

Wayne Community College pharmacy technology students recognized at pinning ceremony

Wayne Community College recognized 11 members of its Pharmacy Technology class in a formal pinning ceremony.The annual service included presentation of pharmacy technician pins by the faculty of the program and the recitation of the "Oath of a Pharmacy...