Special attention is being given to Wayne County’s children this month, and advocates are hoping the effort continues well beyond April. Melissa Harrell is the Mental Health Services Manager at WAGES Head Start/Early Head Start. She says one goal during Positive Parenting Awareness Month is to let the community know about the local programs that…… read more »
Heading into Monday afternoon’s game, C.B. Aycock had an eight-game losing streak against South Central. But all streaks must come to an end at some point, and on Monday, the Golden Falcons snapped its eight-game losing streak against South Central with a 6-5 victory. “The girls never gave up, and I was proud of them,”…… read more »
Will Fickling, Hunter Lippold, Tanner Willman, Thomas Sumner and Brandon Harriger all earned CPIC all-conference honors, and Wayne Country Day claimed the CPIC conference championship with a team score of 294 at Lane Tree Golf Club on Monday afternoon. Liberty Christian finished in second place with a team score of 322, while Isaiah Rhodes and…… read more »
A wanted suspect is accused of leading Wayne County authorities on a high-speed chase. On Sunday, a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy spotted 19-year-old Karl S. Ferrera of Mount Olive driving in a vehicle. Ferrera reportedly had ten outstanding orders for arrest, so the deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over. Ferrera would not stop and…… read more »
Wayne Community College has received eight General Motors diesel trucks for use in its automotive technology program. The 3.0-liter diesel 2019 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks were donated to WCC by General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales for use in the GM-ASEP (Automotive Service Education Program). Each of the trucks, all light-duty pre-production…… read more »
Around 4:30 PM on Monday, the Kinston Police Department responded the report of a person being shot at the corner of Davis Street and Shine Street. The officers found a 26-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Vidant Medical Center. The KPD says the investigation into the shooting is currently…… read more »
The City of Goldsboro’s Human Resources Department will host a virtual career fair from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 5. Representatives will be available to discuss job opportunities and share general information about working in local government. Those interested in participating in the event should visit https://www.goldsboronc.gov/human-resources/virtual-career-fair/ to register. Visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/goldsboronc to view…… read more »
A Goldsboro resident is killed in a crash along a Lenoir County roadway. The State Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Royal Ciancanelli was reportedly travelling east on U.S. 70 early Saturday morning when his motorcycle left the roadway and struck a ditch. He was ejected from the bike and hit the median guard cable. Ciancanelli was…… read more »
APPLE-US INVESTMENTS Apple announces 1st East Coast campus in North Carolina Apple plans to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to build the company’s first East Coast campus. The move is expected to bring at least 3,000 new jobs to the state. The company announced Monday that the development is part of an…… read more »
Zack Naughton is a hard-working student-athlete who is always striving to become a better player, a better leader, a better teammate, and a better person all-around on and off the soccer pitch. He eats, sleeps, breathes, and lives the passion that started when he first started kicking around a soccer ball at six years old.…… read more »
