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1 month ago | 
kinston.com | Phyllis Moore |PHYLLIS MOORE Phyllisophically
My husband, Ron, enjoys catching me up on the latest with the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team. We’ve been to many games, and thanks to him, I know way more about the sport than I ever imagined I could learn. I’m not a complete rube. I lived in Albany, N.Y., for 20 years. Some of the hockey games I attended were farm team precursors to the Hurricanes. The Adirondack Red Wings were based an hour away in Glens Falls. In the early 90s, the Albany River Rats came along.
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1 month ago | 
newspressnow.com | Phyllis Moore
Clay Worrell of Goldsboro has signed a lifetime contract with a new streaming platform to carry Epic Life Solutions, the Christian recovery program he created. GoodVue Network launched with free faith-based content accessible on the web, app, and TV. Based in Virginia Beach, it was founded by Lee Kanter and broadcasts globally. The platform offers a wide variety of Christian content, from worship services to music, movies, and documentaries, as well as children’s programming and podcasts.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
newsargus.com | Phyllis Moore
Wayne Memorial Hospital Foundation and UNC Health Wayne are launching a mobile diabetes prevention program in Wayne County. Diabetes HealthCheck has the goal of improving the health and wellness of area residents while promoting healthy lifestyles. The focus is primarily on prevention of type 2 diabetes by offering free screenings and education.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
newspressnow.com | Phyllis Moore
The Rev. Bill Rose, senior pastor at The First Church, vividly recalls his predecessor, the Rev. Jim Whitfield, sketching on a napkin his vision for the building that now spreads across the intersecting exit where Wayne Memorial Drive meets U.S. 70. Whitfield served as church pastor there for 27 years, from 1982 until 2009, when he moved into leadership with the North Carolina Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
kinston.com | Phyllis Moore
Chief District Court Judge Beth Heath is a champion of the need for programs and efforts to combat substance abuse. Her work from the bench as well as in the field have reinforced the importance of a team effort — anyone from social workers and churches to law enforcement and medical professionals. Heath is the chief district court judge in District 9 for Lenoir, Wayne and Greene counties.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
newsargus.com | Phyllis Moore
A new bakery, featuring international delicacies, has opened up in Goldsboro. MarLA's A Global Sweet Shop, located at 109 W. Patetown Road, is in some ways a tribute to the childhood of owner Agnes Lim. "It started as a dream. All of this started as a dream," she said, sharing some of her personal story. "My late mother was a home economics teacher. At home, I have four sisters and two brothers. "So everybody gets his or her turning the kitchen with mom."She married husband, Marlon, in the Philippines.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
newsargus.com | Phyllis Moore
It's that time of year — students are out for the summer, while administrators are preparing for the next school year. While businesses are lining up back-to-school sales, parents will also be seeking bargains to equip their child to succeed. But not everyone can even afford the bargains, and agencies like Communities Supporting Schools of Wayne County are doing their part to stock up for year-round needs.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
newsargus.com | Phyllis Moore
Alfonzo "Al" King, Goldsboro's first Black mayor, was remembered by friends, family and area leaders for his influence and contributions to the city. King died Tuesday surrounded by family. He was 92. He became the first new mayor the city had in more than 20 years, in 2002, after the passing of then-Mayor Hal Plonk. King, who had never run for office, put his retirement on hold to step into the role.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
newsargus.com | Phyllis Moore
Catherine Watson LeBlanc has undeniably done some impressive things — participated in the 1969 “Allen Building Takeover” while a student at Duke University, served all eight years in President Bill Clinton’s administration and blazed trails for Blacks and women along the way. But none of those are the talking points the 75-year-old Goldsboro native will mention first. She is more likely to share about her family, the pride in her high school and why she continues to come back to Goldsboro.
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
newsargus.com | Phyllis Moore
Cemeteries are so much more than burial grounds, marking the end of life and taking with it the history. In fact, once upon a time before community parks, cemeteries were gathering places for picnics and galas, says Cathy Blow, who has had an interest in genealogy and “cemetery work” for a quarter of a century. For a time, there was an endeavor called Friends of Willowdale, before it was voted to revert the name to its original form of Willow Dale. The cemetery dates back to the 1800s.
