Wayne County Post 11 ran away with a win against the Kinston Post 43, and they made it look easy while doing it. Post 11 managed to get 5 RBIs to Post 43 1 RBI to beat them 9-2. To start the scoring off in the bottom of the 1st Wyatt Lassiter hit a pop…
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Local Sports
Wayne County Post 11 Tremendous Win Over Kinston Post 43
Wayne County Post 11 ran away with a win against the Kinston Post 43, and they made it look easy while doing it. Post 11 managed to get 5 RBIs to Post 43 1 RBI to beat them 9-2. To start the scoring off in the bottom of the 1st Wyatt Lassiter hit a pop…
Crime
GPD & SBI Investigate Early Morning Shooting
On the morning of June 4, 2023, at approximately 5:47 a.m., the Goldsboro Police Department received a distressing call regarding a shooting incident in the 200 block of Alpha Court. Upon arrival, officers discovered Clarence Jerome Smith, a 39-year-old resident of Goldsboro, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Mr. Smith was immediately transported to UNC…
Education
WCPS to Graduate Over 1,100 Students
In May, Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) graduated more than 200 seniors from Wayne School of Engineering, Goldsboro High and Wayne Early/Middle College High School. Over the next week, the district’s five traditional calendar high schools will hold their ceremonies with approximately 940 seniors becoming graduates. Altogether, more than 1,100 WCPS graduating seniors will take the…
Government
NC House Votes to Ban Foreign Enemies from Buying Farmland
A bill to restrict foreign adversaries from purchasing N.C. agricultural land and property surrounding military bases passed the House unanimously on Wednesday. House Bill 463, the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, prohibits hostile foreign governments, like China and Russia, from buying farmland and land situated within a 25-mile radius of a military instillation. “By preventing these…
Obituaries
Mamie D. Smith
June 2, 2023, 69, Goldsboro – Mrs. Mamie D. Smith, 69, fought the good fight and received her reward on Friday, June 2, 2023, in Greenville, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of caring compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral & Cremations of Goldsboro.
