Deontay Hooker pulls back a Velcro strap and looks down at his wrist. He knows there are only 30 seconds on the clock — that his team might need a divine intervention to overcome the three-point deficit its facing, that…
Former, current WCSO deputies indicted by federal grand jury
A former and current Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy have been indicted by a federal grand jury. According to the indictment, Michael Kenneth Cox, 48, and Christopher Worth, 52, were each indicted on 12 separate fraud charges stemming from an alleged…
Hidden in plain sight
His hands clinching the straps of the black backpack secured to his shoulders, Chris Watson looks at the ground. He doesn’t seem to notice that mosquitos have landed on his left shoulder and right forearm. He doesn’t seem outwardly bothered…
Time’s up! Without more city police, the criminals win.
Did you hear the one about the Aug. 5 shooting — the one involving two people who are so young, their identities cannot legally be released by law enforcement — that resulted in bullets penetrating Goldsboro Fire Station Engine 5?…
Reforged
It’s late afternoon, but the conditions are unforgiving. The heat index is north of 100 degrees. Stepping into the humidity steals the breath from Scott Littleton’s chest. He is undeterred. He keeps a steady pace as his feet meet the…
Aycock wins Little River Rivalry game
The Charles B. Aycock Golden Falcons beat rival Rosewood 43-19 Friday evening in Pikeville to begin its 2023 football season with a victory. The following photographs were taken by New Old North Editor Ken Fine:
CBA wins opener
The Charles B. Aycock varsity boys soccer team started its 2023 campaign with a 3-0 home victory over North Lenoir Monday in Pikeville. After a disappointing second-round playoff loss last season, the veteran Golden Falcons squad is eyeing a state…
Under the gun
Taj Polack can see the fear in their eyes — the bikini- and swim trunk-clad teenagers barreling toward his backyard on a humid April evening. Most are barefoot. Some are screaming. They jump over his fence — fleeing the barrage…
Chosen
Editor’s Note: The following story was published in the debut edition of our most ambitious publication to date — our newspaper, “Wayne Week.” The debut edition of the paper, which we be published on a full-time schedule beginning in August,…
School board takes an epic roadtrip
Want to know what happens when there is no one holding a school board to account and a puppet chairman is being fooled into believing he is in charge while he and a self-important, wanna-be power broker get their egos…