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40th Annual Albertson Fox Hunt Held Saturday

40th Annual Albertson Fox Hunt Held Saturday

ALBERTSON — The smell of barbecue filled the air in northern Duplin County on Saturday morning, and there was no shortage of traffic as hunters met at the Albertson Fire Department to enter their dogs in the 40th Annual Albertson Field Trials.

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Crime

Traffic Stop by WCSO Leads to Drug Charges

Traffic Stop by WCSO Leads to Drug Charges

On Feb. 7, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Violence Prevention and Response team (ViPR) conducted a vehicle stop for a Chapter 20 violation.

Education

WCC Instructor Presents at AI Conference

WCC Instructor Presents at AI Conference

Wayne Community College Mathematics Instructor Katie Holloman recently presented at an artificial intelligence (AI) conference held by the North Carolina Community College System in Asheboro.

Government

Mayor Pro Tem Jones Attends ‘One Nation, One Peace’ Event

Mayor Pro Tem Jones Attends ‘One Nation, One Peace’ Event

WASHINGTON — On Feb. 8, Mayor Pro Tem Hiawatha Jones attended “One Nation, One Peace: An Interfaith Service Unifying through Nonviolence and Building Communities of Trust” at the Washington National Cathedral.

Obituaries

Gordon Lyle Sandford

Gordon Lyle Sandford

February 11, 2025, 70, Mount Olive — Gordon Lyle Sandford, better known as Gordie Sandford, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the place he called home for the last while, Brookdale on Country Day Road in Goldsboro. Gordie, 70, was the son of the late Bob C. and Dorothy Price Sandford.  It was in…

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