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Mount Olive area residents evacuated; multiple fire departments respond to alarm

MOUNT OLIVE -- Residents in an area just south of town have been evacuated as multiple fire departments, including ones from northern Wayne County, have responded to an alarm at a grain mill.The alarm is at Southeastern Grain Co., 770...

New policy may subject athletes to drug testing

Athletes, cheerleaders and band members may all be subjected to random drug testing under a new policy being considered by the Wayne County Board of Education. The board's policy committee, which is made up of board members Christopher West,...

Brantley wins Democratic nomination

Retired Chief District Court Judge David Brantley, 66, was overwhelming elected Tuesday night as the District 7 Democratic Party's state senate candidate. He will challenge Republican state Sen. Louis Pate of Mount Olive in the Nov. 6 general election....

18-year-old hopeful as she waits for double-lung transplant

Emily Peters was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 4 months old but to the untrained eye, was a typical kid growing up. She played basketball and soccer, was a cheerleader and rode bikes and "swam until my fingers turned...

Stuff the Bus school supply drive nears

The annual Stuff the Bus, one of Wayne County's largest school supply drives, will take place in one week on Aug. 8. A yellow school bus will be in the Goldsboro News-Argus parking lot, at 310 N. Berkeley Blvd.,...

Hulse appointed to serve as Wayne Community College trustee

Gov. Roy Cooper appointed attorney B. Geoffrey Hulse to serve as a member of the Wayne Community College board of trustees. Hulse started in July, following his installation to the board. During his first meeting on July 24, he...

Downtown art choices

A collection of 10 art sculptures has been selected as possible additions to the downtown landscape, and city leaders are seeking public input on the process before the final four selections are made. Each year, the Goldsboro officials select...