Monthly Archives: August 2021

Heat Advisory Extended Thru 7 PM Thursday; Heat Index of 108

Heat Advisory Extended Thru 7 PM Thursday; Heat Index of 108

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the Heat Advisory through Thursday for Wayne and surrounding counties. …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING… …HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY… * WHAT…Maximum heat index values of 105 to 108 degrees expected. * WHERE…Halifax, Nash, Edgecombe,…read more »

Death Investigation Update

Death Investigation Update

On March 31, 2021, at approximately 11:35 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were dispatched, along with Wayne County EMS, to the 1200 block of Day Circle for an unresponsive child. The 2-year-old child was transported to the Wayne-UNC Health emergency department where she was pronounced deceased. Members of the Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal…read more »

Esther “Sis Whitley” Williams

Esther “Sis Whitley” Williams

August 7, 2021, 87, Pikeville – Ms. Esther “Sis Whitley” Williams, 87, passed on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.read more »

Carolyn Johnson

Carolyn Johnson

August 7, 2021, 62, Goldsboro – Mrs. Carolyn Johnson, 62, passed on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.read more »

Eloise H. Smith

Eloise H. Smith

August 5, 2021, 90, Princeton – Ms. Eloise H. Smith, 90, passed on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. The celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 11:00 am by INVITATION ONLY. There will be a public viewing held on Wednesday, August 11, 2021…read more »

Henry L. Bellamy

Henry L. Bellamy

August 4, 2021, 63, Goldsboro – Mr. Henry L. Bellamy, 63, passed on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsbororead more »

El Hadji Mamadou Assane Tamedou

El Hadji Mamadou Assane Tamedou

August 3, 2021, 60, Goldsboro – Mr. El Hadji Mamadou Assane Tamedou, 60, passed on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. There was a viewing held on Friday, August 6, 2021 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations, 1701 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC. He…read more »

Henry Delano “Speck” Tyndall

Henry Delano “Speck” Tyndall

August 4, 2021, 84, Mount Olive – Henry Delano “Speck” Tyndall, 84, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2021 with his family by his side. Speck was born in Duplin County on October 8, 1936 to the late William Claudell and Lettie Mae Tyndall. He was predeceased by a brother, Kenneth Ray Tyndall and his…read more »

Michael Dewayne Radford, Jr.

Michael Dewayne Radford, Jr.

August 5, 2021, 17, Goldsboro – Michael Dewayne Radford, Jr., age 17, passed away on Thursday. Born in Wayne County, Michael was a rising Senior at Southern Wayne High School. Michael loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing and ATV riding. A service to celebrate Michael’s life will be held on Wednesday, at 2:00pm by the…read more »

Jody Eugene Jackson

Jody Eugene Jackson

August 5, 2021, 50, Goldsboro – Jody Eugene Jackson, age 50, passed away Thursday, August 5 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Per his request, there will be no formal funeral services at this time. The family is being served by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.read more »

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