Monthly Archives: November 2021

Zebulon “Zeb” Baird Musgrave

November 12, 2021, 86, Patetown – Zebulon “Zeb” Baird Musgrave of the Patetown community passed away Friday,  November 12, 2021 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville surrounded by loved ones.  Zeb was born in Pikeville on January 9, 1935 to the late Aaron and Lila Edmundson Musgrave. He was an active member of Stoney Creek…read more »

Eileen June Shaeffer

Eileen June Shaeffer

November 12, 2021, 92, Seven Springs – Eileen June Shaeffer, 92, of Seven Springs passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Goldsboro. No formal service will be held.  Mrs. Shaeffer was born in Ohio on February 18, 1929 to the late Charles Ray and Ruby Stinnett Cook. She is…read more »

Angel Leigh Horton

Angel Leigh Horton

November 7, 2021, 28, Goldsboro – Angel Leigh Horton, 28, 103 Wildwood Lane, passed away Sunday (November 7, 2021) after a battle with cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. She is survived by her father and stepmother, John Erwin Horton and Paula Kennedy Horton of Princeton; mother, Jean Peedin Stalling of…read more »

Gary Wayne Grimes

Gary Wayne Grimes

November 8, 2021, 78, Princeton – Gary Wayne Grimes, 78, of Princeton, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021, at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield surrounded by his family. Gary was born in Tyler County, West Virginia on April 7, 1943 to the late Earl Grimes and Bessie Howard Grimes. In addition to his parents,…read more »

Attendees Sought For “Night To Shine’ Prom 2022

Attendees Sought For “Night To Shine’ Prom 2022

(GDN) — Organizers are preparing for the 2022 Night to Shine, offering a momentous evening for special needs individuals.  First Baptist Church in Goldsboro is coordinating the next Night to Shine event with The First Church, and they’re looking for participants.  Donna Countryman is the Night to Shine chairperson for First Baptist Church, and she…read more »

Lenoir County Intersection To Be Converted to All-Way Stop

Lenoir County Intersection To Be Converted to All-Way Stop

Two intersections in eastern North Carolina will be converted into all-way stops this week to improve safety. Starting Monday, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will convert the intersection of N.C. 91 and Meadow Road (State Road 1312) in Greene County into an all-way stop. Currently, N.C. 91 drivers do not stop. On Wednesday, NCDOT…read more »

Saluting Seymour

Saluting Seymour

Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Nicolas Halim from the 4th Operations Support Squadron Halim has been in the Air Force about three years.  He comes to Goldsboro from Victorville, California.  Halim is Air Crew Flight Equipment with the 336th…read more »

Wednesday Deadline To Register For Goldsboro Christmas Parade

Wednesday Deadline To Register For Goldsboro Christmas Parade

(GDN) — It’s time to register for the annual Goldsboro Christmas Parade!  The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the annual Goldsboro Christmas Parade on December 4th at 4 PM.  The highly anticipated holiday tradition welcomes a record number of parade entries each year. Join the excitement as the streets of downtown…read more »

NCDOT Named Top 10 U.S. Military Friendly Employer

NCDOT Named Top 10 U.S. Military Friendly Employer

The N.C. Department of Transportation has been named a 2022 Top 10 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory Inc., an organization that helps transitioning military members find civilian careers. The NCDOT ranked 4th nationwide in the category of government/nonprofit employers. The recognition will appear on www.militaryfriendly.com and be published in next month’s issue of “G.I. Jobs”…read more »

Wayne Christian’s Verme Headed To UMO

Wayne Christian’s Verme Headed To UMO

At the end of the school year, Brianna Verme’s time in a Wayne Christian School jersey will come to an end. But she won’t have to travel very far to find a new home for the next four years. Verme recently signed a national letter of intent to play softball at the University of Mount…read more »

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