Friday, March 30, 2018
Event to highlight local opioid crisis
A retired physician and member of the N.C. League of Women Voters will visit Goldsboro April 7 to talk about the state's opioid crisis and possible solutions. Dr. James Foster, chairman of the league's Health Care Action Team, will...Published: Mar 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Parks and Rec to offer an 'eggstravaganza' in park on Saturday
More than 17,000 eggs will be hidden throughout Herman Park for the annual Easter Eggstravaganza Saturday morning. Considered the largest Easter egg hunt in Wayne County, as many as 1,200 children attend the Eggstravaganza each year, said Lynn Grantham,...Published: Mar 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Goldsboro hires new fire chief
A Maryland firefighter with leadership experience and 25 years on the job will join the city of Goldsboro as its next fire chief on July 2. Joseph Dixon, assistant fire chief of the Howard County Maryland Department of Fire...Published: Mar 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Drive coordinator puts it in park
In the past 18 years, Faye Davis has helped Charles B. Aycock High School collect thousands of units of blood. The school's health science educator has been coordinating blood drives there for 18 years. But after the drive Thursday,...Published: Mar 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive to hold Day of Giving April 10
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive community will come together for the second annual Day of Giving to support university athletics on Tuesday, April 10. "Giving Day is a 24-hour giving challenge to encourage engagement and philanthropy...Published: Mar 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Advocacy group and community members discuss Wayne CAN
Leaders in education, health care and several other areas across Wayne County came together at WAGES Tuesday evening for an interest meeting for the Wayne Child Advocacy Network, a proposed local advocacy group run by NC Child which works...Published: Mar 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Man found guilty of murder
A Goldsboro man was sentenced to life in prison after a Wayne County jury handed down a guilty verdict in the murder trial of a 20-year-old who was shot to death in 2011. Timothy Jerome Midgette, 25, is sentenced...Published: Mar 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
A theater fill-up
By 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, six rows of seats at the Paramount Theatre were already filled with nonperishable food items and hygiene and cleaning supplies. And it was just the first day of United Way of Wayne County's fundraiser, Fill-The-Theatre,...Published: Mar 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
State, local offices to close
State and local offices will be closed Friday, March 30, in observance of the Good Friday holiday while federal offices, banks and post offices will be open. All Wayne County offices and the landfill will be closed Friday while...Published: Mar 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Church to present 'The Living Last Supper'
Wayne County residents can see a re-enactment of the Last Supper March 29 at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. "The Living Last Supper" has been performed since the 1990s when the Rev. Bill Hufham brought it from his...Published: Mar 29, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Coach: Someone stole ATV, lawn equipment from Rosewood High School
Someone broke into a storage building at Rosewood High School late Tuesday night and stole over $5,000 in equipment, including an all-terrain vehicle used by the school athletics department, RWH coach Robert Britt said Wednesday. According to Britt, someone pried...Published: Mar 28, 2018 6:16 PM Full Story
UMO holds dedication ceremony
From staff reports MOUNT OLIVE -- Nearly 200 people attended Sunday's dedication ceremony for the University of Mount Olive's newly renovated Rodgers Chapel and construction of the E. Lee Glover Center for Religious Studies. The facility, encompassing 5,922 square feet,...Published: Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM Full Story
UMO holds dedication ceremony
From staff reports MOUNT OLIVE -- Nearly 200 people attended Sunday's dedication ceremony for the University of Mount Olive's newly renovated Rodgers Chapel and construction of the E. Lee Glover Center for Religious Studies. The facility, encompassing 5,922 square feet,...Published: Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM Full Story
Hospital project $14 million over budget
Higher construction costs and additions to a project to expand and renovate surgical and endoscopy space at Wayne UNC Health Care have pushed the project to 24 percent over budget. The project, originally budgeted for slightly more than $34 million,...Published: Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM Full Story
WAYne Forward seeks community input
WAYne Forward, the task force recently formed to address the causes and symptoms of poverty in Goldsboro and Wayne County wants to hear from residents about their thoughts and experiences. In addition to a series of upcoming community meetings and...Published: Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM Full Story
Southern Wayne High School students give back
Southern Wayne High School feels like it is their turn to give back to their community. Several clubs have decided to make this their mission for the school year. One of the many clubs at Southern Wayne is NTHS, or...Published: Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM Full Story
College claims honor two years in a row
For the second year in a row, Wayne Community College has been named recipient of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Paragon Award. The college won gold in the category of interior signage/display, single or series category for...Published: Mar 28, 2018 10:23 AM Full Story
Fun Fest funds to go to Wayne County youth
The annual Explorer Fun Fest opens today with a variety of carnival rides and games with profits benefiting Wayne County youth. The festival each year is a fundraiser for the Goldsboro Police Department's Law Enforcement Explorer Post 209, a...Published: Mar 28, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Proclamation for prevention
Community leaders, city officials, children and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base leadership attended Tuesday's Child Abuse Prevention Proclamation Ceremony in Goldsboro. The theme of the event, Caring Communities Helping Families Prevent Child Abuse, drew people from across Wayne County to...Published: Mar 28, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Company intends to fix ball field
T.A. Loving Company has promised to fix a baseball field behind Grantham Middle School after a concerned community member found concrete, bricks and strips of rusted metal inches beneath its surface. Jerry Bryan, a former landscaper and the father of...Published: Mar 28, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Jury begins deliberations in murder trial
A Wayne County jury is deliberating the fate of Timothy Jerome Midgette in the first-degree murder trial of Laquan Devon Pearsall today. Midgette, 25, is on trial for the murder of Pearsall, who was shot and killed in the back...Published: Mar 27, 2018 2:59 PM Full Story
City has no obligation to get hotel
The city of Goldsboro is not obligated to secure development of a hotel adjacent to the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center. In its March 2015 contract with Wayne County, the city agreed to donate approximately 12 acres of...Published: Mar 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
2018 Cures for the Colors to raise money, promote fitness
The annual Cures for the Colors will be held April 21 at Wayne Community College. The event is a fundraiser for cancer patients through Southeastern Cancer Care. This year's fundraiser will be a color run. "As you run through,...Published: Mar 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Dunsmore: Board's plan will cost $1.6M per year, affect teachers' jobs
The Wayne County Board of Education's February vote to immediately reduce class sizes in five low-performing elementary schools would cost the district nearly $1.6 million and put several teaching positions in art, music, language and physical education at risk, said...Published: Mar 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
In need of caring hearts
There is a desperate need in Wayne County for caregivers to open their homes to adults with special needs, says Janet Connor Knox, community outreach coordinator for A Caring Heart Case Management. That's where the Alternative Family Living program...Published: Mar 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Local business launches 'Prom Promise'
Local business owner Kayla Howard is extending a helping hand to girls in Wayne County who want to go to prom but may not have the resources. Through her business, Fancii Beauty Express located at 200 W. Ash St....Published: Mar 27, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, March 26, 2018
Truck hauling 190 hogs overturns on U.S. 13
A Goldsboro Milling Co. truck hauling 190 hogs overturned along U.S. 13 Monday and led to the partial closing of the highway. The tractor-trailer overturned when the driver, Montrice Teron Darden, 33, made a left turn onto the U.S. 70...Published: Mar 26, 2018 3:31 PM Full Story
A piece of history, rediscovered
Discovery of a forgotten Union troop that formed in Goldsboro will come to life during the 135th USCT Living History Weekend: The Lost Troop, in April. The living history weekend will take place April 6 and 7 in downtown...Published: Mar 26, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Program finds homes for homeless
Some live in the woods, others in their cars. Some live in vacant buildings that are not fit to be a home. They are the homeless of Goldsboro. The Salvation Army launched the Rapid Rehousing Program last June, designed...Published: Mar 26, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Escort planned for airman's remains
Wayne County residents are being asked to line Wayne Memorial Drive on Thursday, April 5, to give a hero's welcome home to native son Col. Edgar Felton Davis who is returning home 50 years after his death in the Vietnam...Published: Mar 26, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Women's build planned for May
MOUNT OLIVE -- Habitat for Humanity of Goldsboro-Wayne will holds its 11th annual Women Build May 10-13 at 202 W. Pollock St. "It is the single biggest event that we do each year in terms of funds raised and...Published: Mar 26, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sunday, March 25, 2018
'A Miracle'
James Edward Smith has been a fixture at his and his wife's business for almost eight years now. Lately, he's had to slow down and take things easy. Three months ago, driving back from one funeral service to prepare for...Published: Mar 25, 2018 7:39 PM Full Story
Wayne Democrats seek to organize
With Democratic candidates running for election in every congressional district statewide, the members of the Wayne County Democratic Party were in high spirits Saturday during its annual convention at the Wayne County Courthouse. That is no justification to let...Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Students and community members come together locally for the national 'March for Our Lives'
Wayne County students and adults joined millions around the country in protesting gun violence and calling for tighter gun legislation Saturday during a "March for Our Lives" rally at W.A. Foster Park. Packed together under a park shelter, the...Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Attorney general visits Wayne
There were around 700 million pills prescribed in North Carolina in 2016 -- 70 pills for each person in the state -- N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein said at the Safe Kids Wayne County "Operation Medicine Drop" event Saturday....Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Dozens walk for hunger
Prayers for a sunny day panned out for the members and supporters of United Church Ministries Saturday, as the group held its 35th annual Walk for Hunger fundraiser. Held every year since 1986, the walk/run supports UCM's ability to...Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Survivor's story: J.L. Wilson, 98, shares his first-person account of Dec. 7, 1941
Dec. 7, 1941, started off as just another Sunday morning in paradise. J.L. Wilson, a 22-year-old petty officer 3rd class from LaGrange, had just finished his morning chow aboard the USS Dale, a Farragut-class destroyer moored at Pearl Harbor....Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Red Cross blood drives in April
Following are the April blood drives for the Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross: • April 4 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Mount Olive. • April 10 from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at...Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Fremont woman lands Miss Greensboro crown
When Karen Stallings walked off the stage after competing in the Miss North Carolina pageant in June 2017, she could not have imagined she would get to return one year later. After all, there was a cutoff age of 24...Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Goldsboro City Council discusses board diversity during retreat
Members of the Goldsboro City Council took the first step in selecting members to its boards and commissions Thursday but not without some disagreement. The council, which reviewed the names of 70 applicants to eight advisory boards, selected a...Published: Mar 25, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, March 23, 2018
Students, lawmakers look at safety
Students, their families, and others are expected to participate in March For Our Lives rallies nationwide Saturday to call for an end to mass school shootings and gun violence. Locally, Wayne County Strong will host a March For Our...Published: Mar 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Company works to provide high-speed internet across county
The company that is working to provide wireless internet service across Wayne County will eventually offer gigabit speed in Goldsboro. "Gigabit speed is a thousand megabits per second. It is as fast as what Google Fiber is doing in...Published: Mar 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Gathering of survivors
Nearly an hour before the fifth annual Cures for the Colors survivor dinner was scheduled to start Thursday evening, the parking lot at First Pentecostal Holiness Church began filling up and so did the fellowship hall. More than 700 turned...Published: Mar 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Overall crime rates decline in city
Overall crime rates in the city of Goldsboro decreased by 6 percent in 2017, with the number of homicides on par with the previous year. Homicides in the city have increased every year during the past five years, with...Published: Mar 23, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Reshuffled and refocused
It hasn't quite been a year since another round of administrative reshuffling at Goldsboro High School, but things have begun to change. The school has certified teachers in every position, said principal Marcia Manning, one of the goals the...Published: Mar 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Police, community send message to repeat offenders
The Goldsboro Partners Against Crime offered some of Wayne County's hardened criminals a second chance during a call-in at Goldsboro City Hall Tuesday. Eighteen men, who are on probation and have been charged with repeated violent crimes, heard from...Published: Mar 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Deadline looms for flood maps
Flood insurance policies will end in Wayne County unless Wayne County commissioners approve new flood maps and a new flood damage prevention ordinance by June 20. "In order to participate in the national flood insurance program you have to...Published: Mar 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Planting pinwheels to raise awareness
The annual child abuse proclamation ceremony, kicking off April being Child Abuse Prevention Month, will take place on Tuesday, March 27, at 10 a.m. on the steps of City Hall, said Nola Claiborne of Goldsboro Pediatrics, one of the organizers....Published: Mar 22, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Commissioners chafe over hotel
Wayne County commissioners held their collective noses Tuesday morning, approving a $10,667 budget amendment for the county's share of a $32,000 hotel study. They did not hold back on their displeasure with the city of Goldsboro's failed efforts so...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Fill the Theatre campaign underway
United Way of Wayne County is asking residents to Fill the Theatre March 28 and 29. The event is a fundraiser to help the needy of Wayne County with food and personal hygiene items. "Our local food pantries and shelters...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Confederate monuments study committee meets today
RALEIGH -- The North Carolina Historical Commission Confederate Monuments Study Committee will hold a public meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. today. The meeting is for accepting public comment on a petition to relocate three Confederate monuments from the...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
WCC named finalist for American Association of Community Colleges 2018 Awards of Excellence
Wayne Community College has been named a finalist for the American Association of Community Colleges 2018 Awards of Excellence, in the "student success" category. WCC is one of six community colleges, the only one from North Carolina, up for...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Public schools are represented at UMO Honors Choir
Select Spring Creek Middle, Rosewood Middle and Norwayne Middle students recently represented Wayne County Public Schools in the second annual Mount Olive University Honors Choir, under the direction of Jonathan Saeger. The students prepared five selections - "Sing and Rejoice!"...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Local do-gooder captures national spotlight
MOUNT OLIVE -- "If you are ever in Mount Olive, check out the pickles," TV personality Mike Rowe said as he stood in the middle of North Center Street. Rowe spoke to a crowd of curious onlookers who had...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
A spiritual growth
Each month, Effie Labrecque and Ray Urban see people who desperately need food, people who can't afford their medicine and children who may have to live in a house with no heat when it's below freezing outside. Sometimes, they can...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Local student selected for Governor's School
Sam Okonkwo, of Goldsboro and a junior at Arendell Parrott Academy in Kinston, has been chosen to attend Governor's School this summer. The son of Ambrose and Uzo Okonkwo, Sam will attend Governor's School West at Salem College in Winston-Salem...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Time for the book sale
Rose Waters, library assistant, sorts through donated books for the upcoming annual Friends of the Library book sale, to be held at the main branch of the library on Ash Street next month. The five-day sale will feature a wide...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Group to gauge local interest in CAN
The public is invited to a meeting to determine interest in forming Wayne County CAN, Child Advocacy Network, designed to focus on public policies at the local, state and federal level to benefit children and families. It will be held...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Students participate in state Scholastic Dance Festival
Two Arendell Parrott Academy students from Goldsboro were recently part of a state dance competition that placed in several categories. The Wayne County students are Jean Okonkwo, a senior and member of the upper school ensemble, and Sarah Stockton, an...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Pair of local students among 45 selected statewide for D.C. trip
Two local high school students are among 45 young leaders from across the state chosen to participate in a learning and leadership development opportunity this summer in the nation's capital. Tri-County EMC will sponsor Kari Drake and Nathaly Audelo on...Published: Mar 21, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Rosewood Middle School to dismiss at 9 a.m. due to water main break
Rosewood Middle School will dismiss at 9 a.m. today due to a water main break on its campus, according to Wayne County Public Schools spokesman Ken Derksen. Officials discovered the break around 7:30 a.m., Derksen said. When maintenance crews determined...Published: Mar 20, 2018 8:36 AM Full Story
The aroma of life returning
SEVEN SPRINGS -- The door opens. The inviting aroma of baking cookies triggers an involuntary deep breath. Eyes searching for the source of the mouthwatering smell focus in on an artfully-laden showcase -- cookies, doughnuts, cupcakes, sticky buns, cinnamon...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Rescuers often become the rescued
Linda Turner is not shy about telling people she is, as she says, "a bit touched." A person has to be in order to survive the emotional roller coaster of being an animal rescuer -- a passion that she...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Residents voice opposition to apartment complex
Residents concerned about the possible development of an apartment complex in a residential area of the city spoke in opposition during the Goldsboro City Council meeting Monday. Several residents shared their concerns and made suggestions, asking that the development...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
County to discuss potential flood ordinance updates
Wayne County commissioners will discuss possible changes in the county's flood ordinance when they meet today. The meeting will get underway with an 8 a.m. agenda briefing followed by the formal session at 9 a.m. Both will be held...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
All-county band festival steps off this evening
Wayne County Public Schools will hold its 2018 All-County Band Festival today at 6 p.m. at Dillard Middle School. One hundred band members from the district will participate in the showcase. Professionals will direct the students representing 13 middle and...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wayne Community College to hold open house
Wayne Community College will hold an open house this week for prospective students to explore the campus and learn more about the programs of study. They can also sign up for classes during the event Thursday evening, officials said. From...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Bone marrow drive is Thursday
Rotary of Mount Olive, the University of Mount Olive Student Athlete Advisory Committee and the university's Honors Program will sponsor a Be The Match registration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Murphy Regional Center on the...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Man charged in December break-in
The Wayne County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in a Dec. 23 breaking and entering case. Antwaun Lashwan Bryant, 29 of 320 A, Forest Knolls Road, was arrested and charged with one count of obtaining property by false...Published: Mar 20, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, March 19, 2018
Dance for Christ
The courtroom is full. The lawyer -- Satan himself -- is determined to send every single soul on trial to eternal damnation without any chance of redemption. Dressed in a suit and occasionally shooting out fire, Satan is very demanding...Published: Mar 19, 2018 2:08 PM Full Story
Remains identified as Arrington firefighter who went missing during 2016 boat trip
Medical examiners have determined that human remains found recently belonged to a Wayne County man who went missing more than 18 months ago while swimming in the Yeopim River of Perquimans County. According to a recent report in the Perquimans...Published: Mar 19, 2018 11:22 AM Full Story
Friday night events will kick off April's N.C. Pickle Festival
MOUNT OLIVE -- Saturday will continue to be the main draw for the three-day, 32nd annual North Carolina Pickle Festival taking place April 27-29 in downtown Mount Olive. The list of events for the Friday night kickoff continues to...Published: Mar 19, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Safe Kids offers safe place to dispose of unused medications
Safe Kids Wayne County is encouraging residents -- especially those with young children visiting or living in their homes -- to clean out their medicine cabinets. Operation Medicine Drop, starting today, is the perfect time to get rid of...Published: Mar 19, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Secret donor gives the gift of reading
The United Way of Wayne County is committing more than $590,000 from an anonymous donation to launch a family literacy program where it is needed most -- in the southern portion of the county. Organizers behind the push cite a...Published: Mar 19, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Study could end hotel holdup
The Goldsboro City Council will consider tonight whether to support a $32,000 feasibility study that will explore the market's ability to support a full-service hotel near the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center. The Wayne County Tourism Development Authority...Published: Mar 19, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Salvation Army barbecue sale slated for Thursday
The Salvation Army will hold its annual Barbecue Fundraiser March 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its building at 610 N. William St. Tickets are $8 each for a meal of barbecue, potato salad, cole slaw, hush puppies,...Published: Mar 19, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Running for the army
The Flying Shamrock hosted its annual Kilt Run Saturday in celebration of St. Patrick's Day and to help raise money for Riley's Army. For the fourth year, runners dressed in their kilts came to downtown Goldsboro for a great...Published: Mar 18, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Banquet celebrates community heroes
People across the Goldsboro/Wayne County community are constantly working to make their home a better place, and nowhere was that more evident than the 44th annual Human Relations Award Banquet at the Goldsboro Events Center Friday night. The banquet is...Published: Mar 18, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Fremont's Daffodil Festival to be March 31
FREMONT -- The 32nd annual Fremont Daffodil Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31. The opening ceremony will be held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. on the Main Street stage and will be followed...Published: Mar 18, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Rethinking take-out one meal at a time
A healthy lifestyle restaurant that offers meal plans, customized diets, take-out and dining options is now serving the Goldsboro area. Clean Eatz, at 502-A Eastgate Drive near Barnes Jewelers, is open for business Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m....Published: Mar 18, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Learning about safety and maintenance
Chevrolet of Goldsboro hosted a vehicle maintenance clinic on Saturday. The event offered information on the proper way for vehicle owners to care for their car along with preventative maintenance care. The information session was held inside the conference...Published: Mar 18, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, March 16, 2018
More than 3,600 students participate in walk out, no disruptions were reported
Between 3,600 and 3,700 of the approximately 11,230 students in Wayne County Public Schools grades 5 through 12 participated in Wednesday's National School Walkout demonstration. Students in all middle schools and high schools participated at some level, as did some...Published: Mar 16, 2018 4:26 PM Full Story
Cures for the Colors survivor dinner is March 22
The annual Cures for the Colors survivor dinner will be held Thursday, March 22, at First Pentecostal Holiness Church. This marks the fifth year for the dinner, which honors cancer survivors, provided by Southeastern Medical Oncology Center. "The event...Published: Mar 16, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Diggin' on the farm
As many as 1,500 second-graders from around the county converged onto Odom Farms on Thursday as part of "We Dig It: Ag Day," an opportunity to learn about the important role agriculture plays. This is the fifth year for...Published: Mar 16, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Factoring in future successes
The world is changing faster than many people can keep up with, and parents and educators need to adapt to make sure their kids are prepared. That was just part of the message Thursday at the Wayne County Public...Published: Mar 16, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Local Boys and Girls Club teen director becomes finalist for national award
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne/Johnston counties learned this week that it is one of five finalists in the nation vying for the Youth Development Professional of the Year award. The local submission in the contest, a two-minute video,...Published: Mar 15, 2018 9:29 PM Full Story
Man arrested after allegedly making threats to courthouse clerk
A Kinston man was arrested Wednesday for threatening a clerk at the Wayne County Courthouse. Douglas Fabian Barnhill, 39 of 705 Perry St., Kinston, has been charged with one count of threats against executive, legislative or court officers. According to...Published: Mar 15, 2018 5:23 PM Full Story
Man robbed at gunpoint on Roberts Street
A man was robbed at gunpoint along Roberts Street early Wednesday morning. According a Goldsboro police report, the victim was on Roberts Street just before 5 a.m. Wednesday when he was approached by two black males. One of the men...Published: Mar 15, 2018 11:51 AM Full Story
Senator affirms SJAFB support
A state senator from western North Carolina visited Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Wednesday and walked away with a renewed commitment to continue supporting the needs of the military in the legislature. Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, the son of...Published: Mar 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Autopilot, engage
Very few hands went up when state Department of Transportation traffic engineer Kevin Lacy asked the audience who was ready to ride in an autonomous vehicle. Even fewer hands went up when he asked who would fly in an...Published: Mar 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair earns honors
DUDLEY -- The Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair has harvested a bumper crop of awards. The 2017 edition of the fair won eight awards for excellence, including the North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs' Youth Award and Agriculture Award. The...Published: Mar 15, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Local students take part in National School Walk Out demonstration
As clock faces across the country today read 10 a.m., students in classrooms from elementary to middle and high schools calmly closed their books, gathered their belongings and headed toward the door. The National School Walkout demonstration, inspired by the...Published: Mar 14, 2018 1:01 PM Full Story
To be a pilot for a day
Dylan Bolles-Prasse has spent a lifetime battling sickness while trying to maintain a normal life. But on Monday, he was given a once-in-a-lifetime experience by suiting up in flight gear and sitting in the cockpit of a F-15E Strike...Published: Mar 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Infusing art in the heart of the city
Goldsboro has been selected as the first recipient of a $25,000 art infusion grant from One Main Financial Co. for a downtown beautification project. The Made on Main Street grant will provide funds for local artists to create a...Published: Mar 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive to dedicate new center to religious studies
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive will dedicate the E. Lee Glover Center for Religious Studies at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25. The center, which is connected to Rodgers Chapel, was part of a comprehensive renovation and...Published: Mar 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Norwayne Middle School wins county Battle of the Books
For the second year in a row, Norwayne Middle School students won the Wayne County Public Schools Middle School Battle of the Books competition on Friday, March 2. The 32nd annual Battle of the Books competition took place at...Published: Mar 14, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Goldsboro police investigate report of a man impersonating law enforcement officer
Goldsboro police are investigating a report of a man impersonating a police officer in the city. A 16-year-old girl reported the incident, which took place Monday night along the 900 block of South George Street at 9 p.m., according to...Published: Mar 13, 2018 9:42 PM Full Story
Wayne County public school system won't punish students who participate in National School Walk Out
The Wayne County public school system will not punish any students who decide to participate in the National School Walk Out event Wednesday. The national demonstration, which is inspired by the Women's March Youth EMPOWER movement, is a way to...Published: Mar 13, 2018 8:06 PM Full Story
Snow sweeps through Wayne
Wayne County and much of central North Carolina north of a line from Lexington to Lillington to Goldsboro are under a winter weather advisory for black ice until 10 a.m. today. Wayne County Public Schools are closed today, and Wayne...Published: Mar 13, 2018 9:34 AM Full Story
A birthday wish comes true
Sitting inside the Wendy's off of N.C. 581 Monday, Tyler Edmundson has no idea what's coming. He is happily enjoying his birthday lunch -- he is 24 now -- with friends and family members when several uniformed Goldsboro police...Published: Mar 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Officials inch closer to hotel
When the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center opened March 1, one piece of the puzzle was still missing -- an adjacent hotel. And without a quality hotel, the center will have problems booking larger events that look for...Published: Mar 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Human Relations Awards Banquet slated for Friday
People making a difference in the community will be recognized during the 44th Human Relations Awards Banquet Friday. The event will be held at the Goldsboro Event Center, at 1501 S. Slocumb St., starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can...Published: Mar 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Eastpointe names new medical director
Dr. Sid Hosseini, a psychiatrist with more than 20 years of experience, has been named the medical director for Eastpointe Human Services. Hosseini will start in mid-May as medical director for Eastpointe, a managed care organization that oversees behavioral...Published: Mar 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Annual parent-teacher seminar scheduled for Thursday
Wayne County Public Schools will host its annual parent seminar Thursday at the WCPS Professional Development & Family Engagement Center at 415 S. Virginia St. The event will begin at 9 a.m. The guest speaker this year is Nikki...Published: Mar 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
United Health Care donates $5,000 to Goldsboro Pediatrics
If a student is not reading on grade level by the time they leave third grade, they are likely to be at a substantial disadvantage for the rest of the their lives -- a situation which Goldsboro Pediatrics and United...Published: Mar 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sorority to hold college fair Saturday
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Phi Omega Chapters will host a college fair Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the W.A. Foster Center, 1012 S. John St. The sorority has a priority through a national campaign...Published: Mar 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, March 12, 2018
Driving conditions deteriorating
UPDATE ---- Wayne County Public Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay Tuesday due to the threat of overnight freezing and the potential for slick roads. Hazardous road conditions are possible in southwest Wayne County as a brief burst of...Published: Mar 12, 2018 5:07 PM Full Story
Shad Fishing Tournament winners are announced
The winners have been announced in the Shad Fishing Tournament held on Saturday. More than 127 fishermen participated in the annual event sponsored by EZ Bait and Tackle and Goldsboro Parks and Recreation. Contestants competed in several categories, fishing for...Published: Mar 12, 2018 11:48 AM Full Story
Wayne County Public Schools cancel after school programs today
Wayne County Public Schools has canceled all after school programs today due to the threat of inclement weather, according to a WCPS press release. All athletic practices and competitions, 4-H programs, tutoring, staff meetings, PTA meetings, parents nights and other...Published: Mar 12, 2018 11:31 AM Full Story
County under winter weather advisory with possible snow accumulation
Wayne County is under a winter weather advisory from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. today with possible snow accumulation of less than an inch possible. Rain is expected before 2 p.m. today, then rain and snow. The high temperature will...Published: Mar 12, 2018 9:09 AM Full Story
Foundation built on relationships
For the bulk of the past year, Jack Kannan has been working to launch a first-time foundation at Wayne Memorial Hospital in the only way he knew how -- through relationship-building. It's a skill he brought to the role he...Published: Mar 12, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
In the marketplace: Vintage-collectible is the modern decor
A large, old-fashioned wooden wagon wheel rests in one spot. Nearby are several vintage mantle clocks, while another area is occupied by old soft drink bottles. There are coins, football and baseball cards, tin signs, cameras, toys, 1955 sake...Published: Mar 12, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
A willingness to keep on chasing dreams
Kasey Vann's eyes light up as she talks about traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, to audition for "American Idol" back in August. It had been a longtime dream to try out for the show, which ended its 15-year run on...Published: Mar 12, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Marrow drive could mean all the difference
MOUNT OLIVE -- Six-year-old Thor was born with sickle cell anemia. He's had 29 blood transfusions during his short lifetime. Nick Dombalis has MDS (pre-leukemia). He is a husband, father of four and grandfather. He is a practicing attorney...Published: Mar 12, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Night of reflections at the University of Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- The University of Mount Olive Department of Music, the Office of Alumni Relations and UMO Theatre will host an event titled "It's a Great Day to be a Trojan: Reflections Through Story and Song." It will begin...Published: Mar 12, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Comedy lives on: The Three Stooges
Tom Tipton opens the door to his office and is immediately confronted by three people staring back at him. His heart races just a little. Then he realizes it's just the lifesize poster of The Three Stooges that his son...Published: Mar 11, 2018 7:43 PM Full Story
Sugarfoot Shag Club to host its annual fundraising event
The Sugarfoot Shag Club of Goldsboro is holding its annual Mike Overman Charity Fundraiser Event on Saturday, March 17, from 7 to 11p.m. at Lane Tree Event Center in Goldsboro. The club holds an annual charity fundraiser in order...Published: Mar 11, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Annual fishing tourney offers a 'reel' good time
Breyana Daniels, 9, had the fish balanced on the sleeve of her oversized sweatshirt. "I don't like to hold them," she said. "I don't feel like touching them. I was holding one, and I was holding it perfectly, but...Published: Mar 11, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Judge talks community partnership
A simple fight at school. At one time it would have been handled by the school, but now it is being referred to adult court. And by the time the students appear in court they are "cool" with each...Published: Mar 11, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Wayne County Republicans host local convention
[email protected] Republicans who sit home elect Democrats, state House Majority Leader John Bell said. And the 2018 election is too important to allow that to happen in light of all that the GOP has accomplished since sweeping into power in...Published: Mar 11, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
A legacy of customer, community service
Over 37 years in the auto business, Dan Wise has been more than a car salesman -- he's become a community institution. When it's time to go, however, it's time. Effective March 1, Wise handed over ownership of his...Published: Mar 11, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Cotton producer program helps local growers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced at the 66th Annual Mid-South Farm and Gin Show that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking action to assist cotton producers through a Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program in order...Published: Mar 11, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Police to resume animal control services
The Goldsboro Police Department will resume its role in handling animal control services within the city limits, starting July 1. For more than a year, Wayne County animal control officers have been providing service in Goldsboro as part of...Published: Mar 11, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Friday, March 9, 2018
Seven Springs man arrested for fraud, more arrests are pending
A Seven Springs man was arrested Wednesday for fraud after the Wayne County Sheriff's Office investigated a motor vehicle break-in in the Rosewood community. Ahmad Shalom Gross, 18, 102 Spring Crest Drive, is charged with breaking and entering a vehicle,...Published: Mar 9, 2018 11:33 AM Full Story
Man charged with heroin possession, assault on a law enforcement officer
Wayne County sheriff deputies arrested a Goldsboro man on Thursday and charged him with the possession of heroin and possession of a stolen vehicle. Brock Remington Lanier, 20, 107 Red Oak Road, is charged with possession of heroin, larceny of...Published: Mar 9, 2018 11:33 AM Full Story
Sugarfoot Shag Club to hold annual charity event
The Sugarfoot Shag Club of Goldsboro is holding its annual Mike Overman Charity Fundraiser Event on Saturday, March 17, from 7 to 11p.m. at Lane Tree Event Center in Goldsboro. The club holds an annual charity fundraiser in order to...Published: Mar 9, 2018 11:33 AM Full Story
Thursday, March 8, 2018
STEM fair welcomes hundreds
Landon Bridgers was poised Thursday morning to share about how he created "Tornado in a Box," the title of his exhibit at this year's STEM Fair. Plugged into a 12-volt battery, its components included a mix of hot water and...Published: Mar 8, 2018 9:30 PM Full Story
Goldsboro police seek grant money for body cams
Goldsboro police have been suited up with body cameras for the past year, but efforts are underway to potentially offer cameras to every officer. The Goldsboro Police Department has applied for a $178,276 N.C. Governor's Crime Commission grant, which requires...Published: Mar 8, 2018 9:30 PM Full Story
Safety, guns at heart of meeting
In the wake of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, community leaders in Wayne County are not shying away from the hard questions. Around 30 people from across the Goldsboro and Wayne County community -- including...Published: Mar 8, 2018 9:30 PM Full Story
Man charged in February beating that resulted in severe injuries
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Wednesday after he allegedly severely beat another man in February. Randy Ray Romfo Jr., 22, 321-A Mobile Circle, Dudley, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting...Published: Mar 8, 2018 4:45 PM Full Story
Board hears fire tax increase request
A request for a 2.5 cent increase in the Waylin Fire District tax appeared to receive a favorable reception from Wayne County commissioners Tuesday. The rate is currently 4.5 cents per $100 of property value. But no action can...Published: Mar 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Imagining their own future
It hadn't even been a full week since the Maxwell Center opened, but the building was already bustling Wednesday as it hosted the annual middle school career fair for students across the county. A collaboration between Wayne County Public...Published: Mar 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Schools support organization picks up funding momentum
In the months since disaffiliating with the state and national Communities in Schools and changing its name, Communities Supporting Schools in Wayne County has picked up momentum in unexpected ways, says executive director Selena Bennett. The non-profit agency, which...Published: Mar 8, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Former chief master sergeant sentenced to up to six years in drunk driving death
UPDATED A Superior Court judge sentenced Hector Soler, a former Air Force chief master sergeant, Wednesday to serve up to six years in prison for a drunken-driving crash that killed a 17-year-old in 2016. Soler, 50, who appeared calm in...Published: Mar 7, 2018 1:47 PM Full Story
Class size decision criticized
The school board's decision to cut class size outside the scope of state legislation is unwise, ill-fated and costly, and should be rescinded when the school board next meets, Wayne County Commissioner Joe Daughtery said during the commissioners' Tuesday...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
History at the market
The Curb Market, originated as a place for people to sell their prepared foods, moves to Maxwell Center on Friday afternoons. Addie Evans is not only a participant but a historian of sorts on the effort. He manages the Curb...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Cuddington honored as legacy student
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Bob Jones University Alumni Association recently recognized Dylan Cuddington, a senior history major from Goldsboro, as a legacy student. Each year the BJU Alumni Association recognizes second, third and fourth generation legacy students. In order...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Traditional introduction
Goldsboro firefighters and city officials celebrated the addition of a new firetruck during a traditional Push In ceremony Tuesday. The ceremony, held at Goldsboro Fire Station One on Center Street, involved pushing the truck -- Tower 1 -- into...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Comfort in the shelter
When Janice Sauls was a young girl -- one of the middle children of 10 siblings -- her family was struggling to survive. One Christmas, they didn't have extras like fruits, nuts and candy like most other children. "One night...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
'Embracing Our Past, Taking Charge of Our Future'
"Embracing Our Past, Taking Charge of Our Future," a black history dinner theater, was held last Wednesday night at Goldsboro Event Center. The event, organized by Lisa Taylor, was held with the hopes of bringing parents and teachers together while...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive's Braswell lecture will feature Jack Howarth
The University of Mount Olive will hold its annual Braswell Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in the Southern Bank Auditorium located in Raper Hall. The speaker for this lecture will be Jack Howarth. The event is free...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Spring Creek Middle students seek answers using forensics
Over the years, famous mysteries have perplexed scientists and explorers, who have come up empty in attempts to find the truth. Who was Jack the Ripper? How did Amelia Earhart disappear? And now, for 130 Spring Creek Middle School...Published: Mar 7, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Man stumbles upon human remains
Goldsboro police are investigating what appears to be human remains found in a wooded area near Royall Avenue Monday afternoon. A man walking his dog through the woods came across what appeared to be skeletal remains at about 4 p.m.,...Published: Mar 6, 2018 5:14 PM Full Story
Getting prepped for severe weather
Tornadoes. Violent thunderstorms. Severe winds. Wayne County is no stranger to severe weather. Just last week a tornado warning was issued for southern Wayne County and there were reported sightings of a funnel cloud near North Duplin Jr./Sr. High...Published: Mar 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Fate of the Wayne Center
The Wayne County Center has served as the main hub for agricultural-related services, 4-H programs and other community activities for decades. The opening of the new state-of-the-art Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center has opened the door for several...Published: Mar 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
City tweaks jobs program
The Goldsboro City Council decided Monday to remove its low-income restriction for applicants to the city's summer youth employment program. Based on the low number of applicants to the program, the council also agreed to re-open the application process and...Published: Mar 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Extension offices move out
The Wayne County Cooperative Extension is finally getting a much-needed upgrade, as the county office is fully moved into new accommodations at the Maxwell Center. Kevin Johnson, extension director, said that the move has been a long time coming....Published: Mar 6, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Monday, March 5, 2018
Asphalt truck overturns on N.C. 581
A section of N.C. Highway 581 was shut down Monday afternoon after a single-vehicle wreck sent a Currie man to the hospital. A Southern Asphalt truck, driven by Anthony Newkirk, overturned after the driver over corrected, said Trooper J.T. Creech,...Published: Mar 5, 2018 9:28 PM Full Story
Part of history
Dolores Shaw Hayes was a bit apprehensive when she was chosen as one of the first three black teachers to start the integration process at an all-white school, but she told her principal she would go where he sent her...Published: Mar 5, 2018 11:34 AM Full Story
Fremont native to head State Fair
Friends are already asking Kent Yelverton for free passes to the N.C. State Fair. "I expect I will have many more," he said. "But more than passes, parking passes. Parking passes are the big thing. "That's why I ride...Published: Mar 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Getting in at the right time
David Perry can remember when downtown Goldsboro was like many other downtowns across the state -- little activity, few businesses, waning investment. But he's watched from the sidelines as development in downtown Goldsboro was first jumpstarted by local government, with...Published: Mar 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Council to review ABC store site plans
The Goldsboro City Council will review site and landscape plans for a new Alcoholic Beverage Control store planned along Wayne Memorial Drive, near Tommy's Road. The site and landscape plan for the store, which would be built behind the...Published: Mar 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Annual AgCarolina Farm Credit calendar contest is underway
AgCarolina Farm Credit's annual photo calendar contest is in progress at AgCarolina.com. Members, employees and friends of AgCarolina can submit photo entries via the website until July 31. Participants can submit up to three photos taken within the AgCarolina Farm...Published: Mar 5, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Family, fun and education
Melissa Hall recalled driving past the section of Wayne Memorial Drive where the anticipated Maxwell Center was being constructed. Her children would regularly ask "when they could come in," she said with a smile. So when the March 1 grand...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
High Court denies Lane
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled against convicted murderer Eric Glenn Lane's appeal to allow for DNA testing of evidence in the 2002 slaying of 5-year-old Precious Ebony Whitfield. Lane was convicted in 2005 of the kidnapping, rape...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
On the battlefield
History marched into Wayne County over the weekend as the sound of muskets and cannon blasts could be heard from the Goldsborough Bridge Battlefield in Dudley. Close to 150 re-enactors, some traveling from as far as Canada, took to...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
County looks at Waylin Fire District tax hike
Wayne County commissioners will be asked on Tuesday to increase the Waylin Fire District tax by 2.5 cents. The Waylin Fire District serves the rural area around Mount Olive. The increase would raise the rate to 7 cents per...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
WorkKeys test dates set for March
The WorkKeys(r) tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate will be offered at Wayne Community College four times this month. The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions on March 13 and 20, 8:30 a.m.-12:30...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Goldsboro High School alumnus lands role in record-breaking 'Black Panther'
Goldsboro High School graduate Stanley Aughtry never set out to land a role in a blockbuster superhero movie -- but he's ended up with two so far nonetheless. After first appearing in 2008's Batman film "The Dark Knight," Aughtry...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Education is the roadmap to safety
Anyone who drives could stand to learn a bit more about the care and safety of a vehicle. CCOG, Chevrolet Cadillac of Goldsboro, is holding a free community education event on Saturday, March 17, at the dealership on U.S....Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Case Farms sets safety record
Case Farms, a fully-integrated poultry farming and processing group, recently achieved a major safety milestone after working 3 million hours without experiencing an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable lost time accident at its Goldsboro processing facility. This...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Second annual car show will benefit students
Daniels Memorial United Methodist Church will hold its second annual car show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 10. It will be hosted by Ground Level Car Club at the church, 2802 E. Ash St. There is...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
University of Mount Olive recital to feature Dr. Alan Armstrong
MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. Alan Armstrong will be featured in a recital at the University of Mount Olive at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in the Hazel Waters Kornegay Assembly Hall, 207 Wooten St. The recital is entitled "Welcome...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Boutique credits success to persistence
Anna Jacks Children's Boutique is officially open for business. The clothing store, which stocks both children's clothes and some adult wear, held its grand opening Wednesday. For the Rackley family, who own and operate the boutique, getting to this...Published: Mar 4, 2018 3:05 AM Full Story
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Rising to the challenge
A Goldsboro High School graduate accepted the "Black Panther Challenge" -- started in Harlem, N.Y. to raise money for kids to see the groundbreaking film with an African-American superhero -- and used it to treat youth in his hometown to...Published: Mar 3, 2018 5:34 PM Full Story
Friday, March 2, 2018
Supreme Court denies appeal for convicted murderer
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled against convicted murderer Eric Glenn Lane's appeal to allow for DNA testing of evidence in the 2002 slaying of 5-year-old Precious Ebony Whitfield. Lane was convicted in 2005 of the kidnap, rape and...Published: Mar 2, 2018 3:48 PM Full Story
One person taken to hospital after wreck on U.S. 70
A wreck this morning on U.S. 70 involving farm equipment resulted in one person being taken to the hospital. Goldsboro police responded to a vehicle crash that happened shortly before 10 a.m., at the exit ramp of U.S. 70 and...Published: Mar 2, 2018 12:55 PM Full Story
Spring Creek High School to host annual Miss Spring Creek Pageant Saturday
Spring Creek High School will host the annual Miss Spring Creek Pageant Saturday with five contestants vying for the title. The pageant will begin at 6 p.m. in the Spring Creek Middle School auditorium. This years contestants are as follows:...Published: Mar 2, 2018 11:18 AM Full Story
League of Women Voters to host information session about gerrymandering
The League of Women Voters of Wayne County will hold a program Saturday to provide Wayne County residents with updated information on gerrymandering It also will examine the challenges that it poses to good government in the state, and how...Published: Mar 2, 2018 11:00 AM Full Story
Wind advisory in effect until 10 p.m.
A wind advisory is in effect today from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. as a strong noreaster off the Atlantic coast will generate the strong winds across central North Carolina. The northwest winds will be 20 to 30 mph with...Published: Mar 2, 2018 10:54 AM Full Story
Sheriff puts more officers at schools
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has stepped up the number of school resource officers at Wayne County Public Schools, according to a Wayne County press release. Effective immediately, the sheriff's office is using part-time, reserve and other full-time deputies...Published: Mar 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Opening the Maxwell Center
"You can count how many seeds are in an apple, but you can't count how many apples are in a seed." That old saying is very appropriate when it comes to predicting the potential of the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and...Published: Mar 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Center impresses ag expo visitors
It is not uncommon to see tractors and feed bins in Wayne County. It is not common to see them inside buildings, but they were on Thursday. Tractors, grain bins, a beehive and landscaping were among the many exhibits...Published: Mar 2, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Tornado warning issued for southern Wayne County
A tornado warning for southern Wayne County is in effect until 3:45 p.m. At 3:12 p.m. a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Mount Olive moving east at 35 miles per hour. Radar had indicated rotation....Published: Mar 1, 2018 3:28 PM Full Story
Police arrest two men on drug-related charges
Goldsboro police arrested two men on drug-related charges in two separate incidents Thursday. Alquan Dunn, 22, of 3821 E. Ash St., was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and deliver and with resisting a public...Published: Mar 1, 2018 2:28 PM Full Story
Sheriff steps up number of officers at public schools
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has stepped up the number of school resource officers at Wayne County Public Schools, according to a Wayne County press release. Effective immediately, the sheriff's office is using part-time, reserve and other full-time deputies to...Published: Mar 1, 2018 10:38 AM Full Story
United Way meeting highlights dedication to early education
Complacency toward education has left the United States behind other countries and created a workforce lacking in critical thinking and literacy skills, speaker William Millett said at the United Way of Wayne County annual meeting Wednesday. Organizations like United...Published: Mar 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Election filing period ends
Filing for most offices to be decided in the Nov. 6 midterm general election ended Wednesday at noon creating two countywide Democratic primaries and a nonpartisan district one. The primary is Tuesday, May 8. Democrats Raymond Smith of Goldsboro and...Published: Mar 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Habitat gears up for two Mount Olive builds
MOUNT OLIVE -- The signs are up. The lot is staked and ready for a new house. And people are bound to be wondering what is going on with plans for two new Habitat for Humanity houses to be...Published: Mar 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story
Maxwell Center opens today
In a county born of agriculture, the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center will celebrate its roots with an Ag Expo today -- its inaugural event for the center's grand opening. The expo will begin at 9 a.m. with...Published: Mar 1, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story