RALEIGH — A law enforcement officer watches as, upon his request, a drug trafficker threatens the lawman’s 17-year-old daughter’s boyfriend. The same officer sells guns he seized from drug raids — firearms he never logged as evidence — on gunbroker.com, a…
Gators smother Saints
The Southern Wayne High School varsity boys soccer team showed up in Seven Springs as the favorite, but that didn’t stop Spring Creek from putting on a defensive clinic against the Saints to secure a 1-0 victory. The following photographs…
Wanted: Real leaders at critical moments
Sometimes, it takes a leader to point out the elephant in the room. You heard it this week when Wayne County Public Schools’ new superintendent stated the obvious: many WCPS facilities are in extreme disrepair and there might have to…
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 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…
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…
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…
It’s time we heard from Larry Pierce
Confidence and trust. They are essential in any leadership position, but they are critical in a public official. When they are lost, or considerably shaken, that means something. And we think that is exactly what has happened at the Wayne…