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Three charged, others sought in Wal-Mart thefts

Three men are charged in recent Wal-Mart theft attempts, but the Goldsboro Police Department is still looking for people involved in two other thefts at the store chain. According to police reports, Joseph Lee Thigpen, 19, of Grifton, and Geoffrey...

Heroin arrest follows traffic stop

A man is in custody after deputies found drugs in his car Thursday, according to a sheriff's office press release. According to the release, members of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement team were conducting a routine patrol...

Senior Games promotion begins with ambassadors

The Wayne County Senior Games ambassadors are out in the community promoting the games and getting sponsors for the event. This year for the first time instead of two ambassadors there are three -- Jeanne Lovings, Terry Wright and Pauline...

Karen Stallings crowned Miss Spivey's Corner

Wayne County has another contestant in the Miss North Carolina pageant this year. Karen Stallings of Fremont was recently crowned Miss Spivey's Corner. She will join Courtney Smith, 19, of Mint Hill, Miss Goldsboro 2017, at the state competition in...

City to pay on council's benefits

The Goldsboro City Council decided Thursday to give itself city-funded health insurance as part of its benefit package. Members of the council will be able to piggyback on the city's health insurance coverage plan, which includes a city cost...

Annual Washington's Day Fox Hunt and Dog Trials to be Saturday

ALBERTSON -- The annual Washington's Day Fox Hunt and Dog Trials will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Albertson Ruritan Community Building. The event has been a tradition for nearly 70 years, ever since a small group of...

Goldsboro Police Department loses one of its own

Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West confirmed this morning that a member of his command staff passed away Thursday after collapsing at work. Maj. Jay Memmelaar, head of the police department's Support Services division was 49 years old. "He was a...