WARSAW — The Warsaw Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved in a series of coordinated thefts of lottery tickets and prepaid Visa gift cards across multiple jurisdictions in Eastern North Carolina.

The Goldsboro/Wayne Purple Heart Luncheon Committee will honor Goldsboro/Wayne Purple Heart recipients and their Guest Aug 2 at 11 a.m. at the Maxwell Convention Center, located at 3114 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro.

The approximately 450 people attending Friday’s Fourth of July celebration at Westbrook Park ranged in age from six months to 91 years — one person was even celebrating their July 4 birthday — and there were even visitors from as far away as Texas, Idaho and Thailand.

Peggy Ann Waters Hester, 88, of Mount Olive, passed away Monday July 8, 2025 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.

The Goldsboro/Wayne Purple Heart Luncheon Committee will honor Goldsboro/Wayne Purple Heart recipients and their Guest Aug 2 at 11 a.m. at the Maxwell Convention Center, located at 3114 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro.

The approximately 450 people attending Friday’s Fourth of July celebration at Westbrook Park ranged in age from six months to 91 years — one person was even celebrating their July 4 birthday — and there were even visitors from as far away as Texas, Idaho and Thailand.

The Mount Olive Exchange Club and Rotary Club are partnering this year to co-host the town’s annual old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. this Friday in Westbrook Park.

Yesterday, today, possibly even tomorrow, someone was, is, and might be crying out, “How much longer, Lord?” I have at times, and still do, even be ready to throw in the towel on most days, until God reminds me that He is the towel. No matter what arises, we must stay on the battlefield and remember that the battle isn’t ours, it’s the Lords, therefore, it’s already won.