Goldsboro News

Five years ago, Austin Scott was hard at work designing house plans as a professional drafter.

Government is nothing more than a social contract. An essential function of government is to provide infrastructure for the common good that is too costly, too big or impractical for individuals to undertake themselves.

Goldsboro is seeking grant help as officials continue not only downtown development, but plans for a new train/transfer station.

Two Goldsboro companies have been selected to handle the engineering and legal aspects of the county's $500,000 Love Drive Community Development Block Grant Catalyst program.

Viola Figueroa, left, of Goldsboro holds a fan that has a photo of her and her granddaughter, Zara Geser, right.

An all-female flat track roller derby league has settled into the Wreck Room in downtown Kinston.

But through a series of unfortunate experiences, Robbins was thrown into depression, leaving her camera to sit still and lifeless.

Government is nothing more than a social contract. An essential function of government is to provide infrastructure for the common good that is too costly, too big or impractical for individuals to undertake themselves.

Chennelle Dean of Goldsboro was charged Friday with one count of embezzlement and released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.

A newly released set of hospital prices and payments is new proof that buying health care bears no resemblance to shopping at Wal-Mart or the Piggly-Wiggly. Need a pacemaker? Prices range from $75,339.08 at Durham Regional Hospital to $21,965.40 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday it has arrested two people in the smashing of a statue of Jesus at a church in the Grantham Community.

Katlyn Parks, 6, holds onto her grandfather, Willie Brock, during the National Day of Prayer at Cornerstone Commons.

Ray LaHood, the U.S. secretary of transportation, visited Goldsboro on Tuesday, meeting with city and county officials and touring the current Gateway bus transfer station and Goldsboro Union Station.

PETA has fired off a letter to Bob Ivey, general manager of Goldsboro, N.C.-based Goldsboro Milling Co., urging him immediately to prohibit using any drivers who have repeated driving-related offenses or are found to have been at fault in any crash.

Please read the title of today's column and know: this is not a silly game. I mean, it's not Halloween, right? I have no plans to go to a masquerade party and I don't have amnesia.

New Habitat for Humanity development director Andrea Freile poses on the building site at 104 E. Hooks River Road on Friday.

A visitation is planned for Monday, April 29, from 6 - 8 p.m. and a funeral service for Tuesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. at Coble Ward-Smith, Oleander Chapel with interment will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Goldsboro, N.C. for She lived everyday for the purpose of spreading Jesus' love to others.

Dana Long and Matthew Casey feels each other's bald heads after getting them shaved during the St.

The city of Goldsboro and Wayne County have each received recommendations from the North Carolina Trails Committee for two federal Recreational Trails Grants in the amount of $200,000 for the construction of greenways.

Adam Hicks' passion for clowning led him straight to the circus out of high school.