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WCC narrows search for president

The pool of candidates for president of Wayne Community College has been narrowed down to six finalists -- four from within the state and the others from Nebraska and Tennessee. As the search nears completion for Dr. Kay Albertson's...

On TOP of the game

For the members of The Outreach Program for Soccer of Goldsboro, anything is possible. The soccer program, which gives children with special needs an opportunity to learn and play the game as part of a team, held its last...

Student news - National Merit Scholarships

Two Wayne County students have been named among the 3,000 winners of National Merit scholarships financed by the nation's colleges and universities. Thomas Donica of Goldsboro, co-salutatorian at Wayne Christian School, plans to attend Liberty University and study chemical engineering....

The heart that could

Jason Kendall is all boy. "He jumps off of anything he can jump off," Cari Kendall, says of her 2-and-one-half-year-old son. "He loves superheroes, dinosaurs and robots. "He is not afraid of anything." "He will chase it down," echoes...

Homes sought for exchange students

Terre des Langues /Terra Lingua, an international exchange program, is seeking host families this summer in the Goldsboro area for high school school students from France and Spain, ages 16-18. Dates for the French students are June 14- July 13...

Police release identity of body

Human remains found in a freezer at 1723 B Holly St. during Memorial Day weekend have been identified as 75-year-old Arma Ann Roush. Warrants have been secured for Ms. Roush's daughter, 56-year-old Goldsboro resident Marcella Jean Lee, who is...

County to talk $28.2M school funding

[email protected] Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning will consider approval of $28.2 million in school facilities that would include a new Meadow Lane Elementary School. The new school would be built on the existing campus on East Ash Street and include...

Cruise the Neuse welcomes hundreds of kayakers, canoers

Consider the Neuse thoroughly cruised. A sizeable crowd took part in the fifth annual Cruise the Neuse canoeing and kayaking event Saturday, as about 200 people made the more than three-mile journey. After parking their cars next to the...

Court records

Wayne County Superior Court The following cases have been heard in Wayne County Superior Court: * Daniel Boseman, 32, 902 S. Church St. Mount Olive, possession of heroin, 8-14 months. * Richard Oliver Isom, 64, 1619 Atlantic St., Wilson, larceny,...

Council to consider purchase contract

The Goldsboro City Council will consider a property purchase contract Monday involving a Virginia-based developer interested in a multi-million dollar residential and commercial building in downtown. Second Act Communities, a nonprofit based in Virginia Beach, Va., is offering $250,000 for...

Camp to focus on life in 1800s

FREMONT -- The Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace will have a summer fun camp this year, running from June 20 through 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each day will focus on a different aspect of life in...