After missing out on the N.C. American Legion Fast Pitch Softball State Tournament in 2019, Wayne County Post 11 certainly made a splash in its first game of this season’s state tournament held at Crest High School in Shelby. Down 1-0 in the third inning, Wayne County put its foot on the gas pedal and…… read more »
It will be at least one more year before National Night Out returns to Goldsboro. The Goldsboro Police Department has announced the National Night Out event scheduled for Tuesday evening, August 3, in Herman Park has been canceled. The cancellation is due to the inclement weather expected this week. The GPD says it looked at its…… read more »
DRIVER RUN OVER Police: Man ran over driver after stealing car ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina are asking for help finding a man they say assaulted a driver, stole his car and ran him over as he fled. Asheville police say Michael Lynn Hayes Jr. assaulted a driver on White Pine Drive…… read more »
Well-known local artist Ashlee Fritz didn’t let Saturday’s warm temps keep her from her latest masterpiece. Fritz was busy working on a large mural on the outside of the Elks Lodge in Downtown Goldsboro. She was commissioned by the Elks Lodge to paint the large mural on their building. Fritz has already put in over…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools will soon hold two Job Fairs for prospective bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, and instructional assistants. The first Job Fair will be held in the JD Evans meeting room of the Steele Memorial Library in Mount Olive this Thursday, Aug. 5, from 9:30 AM – 1 PM. The second Job Fair will…… read more »
On July 26th, the Wayne County Sheriff’s ACE Team conducted a welfare check at the Sheetz on Spence Avenue in Goldsboro. During the encounter, the male subject was allegedly found to be in possession of illegal narcotics. 48-year-old Kenneth W. King of Goldsboro was arrested for Felony Possession of Heroin. He was given a $1,000…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Staff Sgt. Clinton Reid from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Reid has been in the Air Force over seven years. He comes to Goldsboro from Greensboro, NC, and he says he joined to better himself and for…… read more »
Goldsboro Police officers Marissa Davis, Alvino Daniels and Steven Powers were out in the parking lot of Lowe’s on Berkeley Boulevard Saturday morning. The were helping the Goldsboro Police Department raise funds for the Special Olympics of North Carolina with the Cover the Cruiser effort. At the end of the day, the GPD cruiser was…… read more »
A group of residents gathered at The Ice Storm in Downtown Goldsboro Saturday afternoon to watch as the local ice cream parlor was reopened for business. The Ice Storm had won Blue Bunny’s Heart of Fun contest, and it underwent an interior transformation as part of the prize courtesy of Blue Bunny. After the ribbon-cutting…… read more »
Wayne Community College’s Upsilon Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, has inducted 61 new members. Phi Theta Kappa members represent the top 10 percent of students enrolled in two-year schools. To be invited into the society, WCC students must show academic achievement with a minimum grade point average…… read more »
