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160-mile walk brings man through Wayne

A lone man, dressed as a Confederate soldier, crested the top of the hill. Philip Brown hardly noticed a car speeding past him. He is re-creating the walk home by a paroled Southern soldier after the Civil War --...

Dudley man charged with statutory rape

A Dudley man is charged with statutory rape after engaging in sex acts with a 14-year-old girl, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office press release. Tyrell Devon Tann, 18, 211 Brentwood Drive, is charged with two counts of statutory...

Promise ... kept

Beth Carr has a special place in her heart for the group of students she taught more than 10 years ago at Rosewood Elementary School. In what would be her last year at the school, 2003-2004, it was a...

City budget cuts appropriations

A Goldsboro City Council budget discussion Monday afternoon revealed that the proposed budget for 2015-2016 will cut funding for many organizations, such as the Wayne County Museum and Literacy Connections, or remove funding entirely for some agencies, such as...

High-speed chase ends in crash

A Goldsboro man was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville after a high-speed chase with police on a four-wheeler through a residential area ended in a wreck Monday evening, a Goldsboro Police report said. Speeds in excess of...

8-year-old served as Relay for Life honorary chairman

[email protected] Anna Beth Sanderson had to face the harsh reality of cancer at a very young age. But she didn't let it get the best of her. In fact, when she completed her chemotherapy, she wore a Disney "Frozen" Elsa...