One mighty step

If you grew up in North Carolina, you understand — perhaps better than most — that sometimes, rivalries can bring out the very worst in people. If you’re old enough, you probably remember when blood was drawn in the Feb….

A kiss and a prayer

There’s less than 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and time is running out. Goldsboro High School has the ball and has made a valiant comeback against Eastern Wayne. But with its backup quarterback showing little sense of urgency…

On miracle TD with 11 seconds left, Cougars win at rival EW

The Goldsboro High School football team beat bitter rival Eastern Wayne Friday night on a Hail Mary touchdown with just 11 seconds remaining in the game. For complete coverage of the thrilling Wayne County Classic, check back here or follow…

Rosewood smacks North Johnston

Coming off a loss at Charles B. Aycock last week, Rosewood cruised to a 46-24 victory in its home opener Thursday evening. The Eagles (1-1) will take on Spring Creek Sept. 6.

Our journey begins

Wow. What an incredible 72 hours. When we decided to marry a print publication to NewOldNorth.com, we had only one goal — to “go big or go home.” Quality is what we felt this community deserved. So, we set our sights…

Girl power

The Charles B. Aycock volleyball team didn’t lose a set Saturday during the Wayne County Volleyball Championship at W.A. Foster Center, but Goldsboro High School gave the Golden Falcons all they could handle in the final. The teams will meet…

His golden hour

Editor’s Note: Were it not for COVID-19, the latest chapter of the Little River Rivalry would have been written in a few days. So we thought – because like many of you, we, too, are going to miss Wayne County…

Aycock downs Rosewood

The Charles B. Aycock football team took down cross-county rival Rosewood 41-26 in their season opener Friday evening in Pikeville. The following photographs were taken by New Old North editor Kenneth Fine. For complete coverage of the game, follow “New…

Breaking: Council will not replace Stevens

District 3 will not have representation on the Goldsboro City Council until after the November election. Members of the board voted Monday during their work session to allow voters who show up to the polls this fall to decide who…