November 2021, 82, Maryland – Shirley Jean Allen was born April 15, 1939, to the late Reverend George Peter Cooper and Lucille Banks Cooper in Elm City, North Carolina. After a brief illness, she was promoted to Glory on November 2, 2021. She never complained and her faith never wavered. Shirley was raised and worked…… read more »
November 11, 2021, 72, Goldsboro – On November 11, 2021, Luke John Oberle passed away at the age of 72 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Luke was born on August 14, 1949 in Edgewater, NJ and raised in Franklin Square, Long Island and Croton-on-Hudson, NY. At Hendrick Hudson High School, Luke performed in several musicals and…… read more »
– From the offices of Rep. John Bell and Sen. Jim Perry – Following weeks of negotiations between the House, Senate, and Governor, a final budget has been released by the North Carolina General Assembly. The budget, which the Governor has said he will sign, will be voted on this week in both chambers. In…… read more »
STATE BUDGET NC Republicans unveil final budget with pay raises, tax cuts RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans at the North Carolina legislature have rolled out their final two-year budget bill. House and Senate GOP leaders unveiled the plan on Monday, with a goal of the General Assembly giving it final approval by later in the…… read more »
Surrounded by family and friends at the East Carolina Junior Volleyball Club in Greenville, Hallie Brown made her college decision official. The senior signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Queens University of Charlotte. “It’s a feeling of relief just knowing that I know where I’m going,” Brown said. “I’m just relived,…… read more »
(GDN) — After a successful inaugural event, NC Freedom Fest organizers are already looking ahead to 2022. Doug McGrath from the Goldsboro Elks Lodge gave a presentation on NC Freedom Fest at Monday’s Goldsboro City Council meeting. McGrath says NC Freedom Fest was successful in its objective of bringing the community and personnel from Seymour…… read more »
(GDN) — Wayne UNC Health Care’s Police Department has a new Major. Major R. Thomas Flores, Jr. was sworn in on October 28th by the Honorable Annette W. Turik at the Wayne County Courthouse. Flores has over 31 years of active law enforcement experience with thousands of hours of specialized law enforcement and criminal…… read more »
(GDN) — Very early Monday morning, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a larceny in progress reported on the 500 block of Mt. Carmel Church Road in Pikeville. When deputies arrived on scene, 48-year-old Daniel M. Stocks of Goldsboro was allegedly discovered inside a barn on the property. During the investigation, it was…… read more »
University of Mount Olive Vice President for Athletics Jeff Eisen has announced that he will retire on December 31, 2021. His career in collegiate athletics administration spans over 34 years, 16 of which have been at the University of Mount Olive. In 2005, Eisen was hired as Mount Olive’s Director of Athletics. Ten years later…… read more »
November 14, 2021, 66, Goldsboro – Ms. Mary Daniels, 66, passed on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Brian Center, Goldsboro, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations of Goldsboro.… read more »
