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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Wayne County stuffs the bus

Despite the heat and glaring sun, people from all over Wayne County stopped by the Goldsboro News-Argus with bags of school supplies in hand to stuff a school bus full of donations.Nearly every seat on the bus had a pink...

Touch a Truck returns for second year

When the Partnership for Children of Wayne County set out to host a Touch a Truck event as a fundraiser in 2017, they had no idea it would spark the interest and support it did -- from every direction."It was...

Street-paving assessment hearing set

Property owners in the Canterbury Village and North Creek subdivisions will be assessed more than $15,000 during a 10-year period to help pay for street improvements.Wayne County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a resolution declaring the cost and preliminary assessment roll...

Buzz of the hive

Most people would be leery of approaching the hundreds of bees flying around the series of beehives near the old Cherry Hospital campus.James Dove isn't one of them.For him, the buzz of the hive is relaxing enough to lie down...