Margo Johnson waits — her eyes turning skyward at the sound of a familiar voice. The 2-year-old knows what will happen when her grandfather leans down with a small plastic cup in his hand. This particular booth isn’t the duo’s…
“Gonna treat you great!”
The cast of Center Stage Theatre’s upcoming production of “Oklahoma!” converged on the Arts Council of Wayne County Friday evening to sell tickets to the show and give residents a taste of what’s to come next month. The play will…
Pink. Blue. Courage.
They ran for love. They ran for hope. They ran to celebrate courage. They ran to fight a foe that hits so many families and changes so many lives. Saturday’s Cures for the Colors Color 5K at Wayne Community College…
GHS principal to white teachers: Check your privilege
Goldsboro High School principal Christopher D. Horne gave more than a dozen teachers — several of them white — an assignment March 18 as part of what he characterized as a mandatory professional development session: Read Peggy McIntosh’s “White Privilege:…
The queen’s speech
CHAPEL HILL — It was supposed to be a graceful goodbye — a scripted show of gratitude for a fairytale year as the face of the American beauty pageant universe. But Wendy Dascomb knew that her time in the spotlight…
Worth the brain freeze
I know it sounds counterintuitive — an ice cream recommendation in February. A coffee joint? Makes sense. Soul food or a bowl of chili? Sure. But not ice cream. At least not until your heated seats make way for the…
She’s everywhere … always
MOREHEAD CITY — Kathleen Templeton is everywhere. She reveals herself in her daughter’s smile — in the beautiful, caring young woman she’s growing into. She comes through her son’s car speakers — riding the lyrics of songs he hasn’t been…
Their story
The Goldsboro High School Show Stoppers welcomed the community to GHS in mid-February and put on a moving Black History Month performance to honor the plight of African-Americans throughout our nation’s history.
No time for manners
My wife is not amused. And posting this is going to keep our latest marital spat going. Yes. A bowl of soup can be so good that you’ll shed civility and reject the many table manners that hve been burned…
A stroke of comfort
CHARLOTTE — In a simple stroke, it’s gone. The uncertainty. The drama. It all just goes away. There is no easel. No fancy paints or brushes. She doesn’t even use a chair. Instead, Amanda Miller makes her way to the…