Photo Credit C35 Sports Complex Twitter Account @C35_Complex Perfect Game President Jerry Ford recently announced that the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service reached an agreement with former Major League Baseball Player, Rob Wooten, to make Wooten’s C35 Sports Complex in Goldsboro an official regional hub for future Perfect Game baseball…… read more »
Unfortunately, there will be no High School Football Game of the Week this Friday. The next Deacon Jones Auto Group High School Game of the Week will be Friday, October 1st as Princeton travels to Eastern Wayne. The game can be heard live on Goldsboro’s Greatest Hits 1150 AM and 98.3 FM or streamed online…… read more »
Today, Tuesday, September 21, has been declared “Mayor Chuck Allen Day” in the City of Goldsboro. At Monday’s City Council meeting, current Mayor David Ham read a proclamation in Allen’s honor and presented it to Allen’s family. The proclamation states, “Mayor Allen’s tireless efforts made Goldsboro a better place to live, and have left a…… read more »
A suspect faces a kidnapping charge following a domestic disturbance in Wayne County. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Johnathan B. Bissette of Wilson was taken into custody during the response to a domestic disturbance call on the 2600 block of Pikeville-Princeton Road. Bissette was charged with: Felony 2nd Degree Kidnapping Assault on a…… read more »
Lawmakers continue working on the new state budget. State House Majority Leader John Bell of Wayne County appeared on Jeff Farrow’s Morning Show on Goldsboro’s Greatest Hits 1150 and 98.3 last week. Rep. Bell says the new budget looks at flood mitigation, and he says every dollar spent upfront will save up to $8 in…… read more »
Wayne Community College will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic this week. The event is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23 at the college. It is open to the public. No sign-up or advance registration is necessary. Walgreens personnel will be administering Pfizer vaccines during the clinic. First and second doses will be…… read more »
Work begins to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Wayne County Board of Education. The board met Monday and set the process for filling the vacancy that will be created when current District 5 representative Joe Democko steps down on October 1st. Fellow school board member Patricia Burden made the motion for filling Democko’s seat…… read more »
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Wayne County Public Library joins the American Library Association and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers, and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. Libraries offer everything from early literacy programs to…… read more »
Goldsboro City Hall and other city offices will be closing early on Tuesday so employees can pay tribute to former Mayor Chuck Allen, who passed away on Friday. City offices will close at 3 PM this Tuesday, September 21, for Mayor Chuck Allen’s Celebration of Life service. Goldsboro City Offices will reopen at 8 AM…… read more »
FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS N. Carolina fire chief resigns after drunken driving arrest GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina fire chief is resigning after authorities confirmed his arrest on drunken driving charges. WITN-TV reports that Greenville Fire/Rescue Chief Eric Griffin announced Sunday that he’s resigning. The announcement comes after the Nash County Sheriff’s Office confirmed…… read more »
