His eyes on the prize
It’s six o’clock in the morning and the sky is starting to brighten, but the streets that separate the apartment…
Legendary
A little boy comes home from school with tears in his eyes. He is “huskier than everybody else” at Tommy’s Road Elementary — making him an easy mark for those who take pride in teasing…
Category: Sports
Jayda’s gift
Aleah Hill drives toward the basket and pushes off with her right leg — elevating before softly lifting the ball…
Golden Falcons have already won
It was a particularly cold fall evening in 2019, but I was riding back to Wayne County with the windows…
Through his lens of hope
Deontay Hooker pulls back a Velcro strap and looks down at his wrist. He knows there are only 30 seconds…
Reforged
It’s late afternoon, but the conditions are unforgiving. The heat index is north of 100 degrees. Stepping into the humidity…
Chosen
Editor’s Note: The following story was published in the debut edition of our most ambitious publication to date — our…
Four Wayne teams — and Princeton — have title shots as football brackets are released
The 2022 North Carolina High School Athletic Association Football Playoffs brackets are final and, man, there are some potential storylines…
Rosewood, Aycock among local teams vying for state soccer titles
The brackets are set and several Wayne County teams will begin their respective quests for a state championship Monday, as…
Southern Wayne stuns Fike
In a stunning upset, Southern Wayne defeated Fike 2-1 Monday evening on Senior Night in Dudley. The Saints will close…
GHS, Norwayne, WSE win County Cheer Championships
The Wayne County Cheerleading Championships were held Saturday afternoon at Southern Wayne High School. Goldsboro High School, Wayne School of…