Southern Bank donates $100,000 to University of Mount Olive

MOUNT OLIVE -- The Southern Bank Foundation has made donations totaling $100,000 donation to the University of Mount Olive. The total includes $20,000 to the university's fine arts facility and $80,000 to its annual fund. "The Southern Bank Foundation...

Published: Oct 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Golden grooves: Senior Zumba classes more than just dancing

[email protected] They giggled when their instructor urged them to "get loose" -- to mimic the pops and shimmies that unfold at the beginning of her Zumba lesson. But by the time Lisa Weston asked them for a "sexy circle," the...

Published: Oct 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

Firefighters contain blaze at dog food plant

[email protected] A fire at a dog food processing plant shut down traffic on North William Street for more than an hour Monday. The Goldsboro Fire Department has responded to the same location at least half a dozen times within the...

Published: Oct 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story

City moving ahead with sports complex

[email protected] The Goldsboro City Council approved a contract with a design firm for a multi-sports complex off Oak Forest Road at its meeting Monday night. During a work session prior to the council's regular meeting, city Finance Director Kaye Scott...

Published: Oct 21, 2014 1:46 PM Full Story