Summerfest at Waynesborough brings fun with a historical flavor

Gunpowder smoke blasted out of a cannon Saturday in Waynesborough Historical Village, hanging heavily in the humid air before wrapping around a small band of soldiers. "We're going for two-second intervals," yelled one of the gunners, right before a...

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After 51 years, veteran has his war medals

Frank Ingram had spent 15 months as a rifleman in the Korean War and was ready to return to home soil in 1953. A ceremony was held for Ingram and the other men of the Item Company, 3rd Battalion,...

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Frogs like this one don't come hopping around here every day

Dylan Barfield had already found one frog in cousin A.J. Barfield's back yard Thursday night. They were pursuing their next mission, finding food for it, when a unique sight caught their attention. "We saw another frog hopping around," said...

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Public records

Incident probed Goldsboro police investigated an incident Friday in fields along Graves Drive, but they said little about what had happened. Maj. Jay Memmelaar said their investigation should be completed in a few days, but he declined to say what...

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Court news

Wayne County District Court These cases have been heard in Wayne County District Court: *Joyce Gardner, Brewington Road, Dudley, second-degree trespass, not guilty. *Kenneth Goodman, 36, Stevens Mill Road, assault inflicting serious injury, not guilty. *Crystal M. Ingram, 19, Shirley...

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