A vital piece of the Wayne Country Day soccer team, Anthony Valentine is willing to do whatever it takes to help his team win. So far this season, Valentine has scored 15 goals and dished out a team-high 22 assists. The Chargers are currently 14-2 overall and have won 10 games in a row. “It’s…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Athlete Of The Week: Anthony Valentine
Prisons Updating Names Of Five Facilities Including DART Cherry In Goldsboro
The names of five North Carolina prison facilities will change effective Oct. 4 in an effort to update them to 21st century cultural standards. “These changes are being made to better reflect the diversity of modern-day society,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “In this day and age, it is unacceptable to maintain facility names…… read more »
Goldsboro Barbecue Cooks Take Part In State Championship In Raleigh
The weather may be cooling off, but the competition is heating up in Raleigh where the best Whole Hog Barbecue cook teams will compete this weekend for the right to be called state champion. The cooks have qualified to compete by winning a local North Carolina Pork Council-sanctioned competition since the last championship in 2019.…… read more »
Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested At Piedmont Airline Rd. Home
Police storm a Goldsboro home to arrest a shooting suspect. The Goldsboro Police Department reports 21-year-old Jason D. Haskill of Goldsboro was identified as a suspect in the September 11th shooting on the 1000 block of N. Spence Avenue that sent a 19-year-old female to the hospital. On Thursday, the Goldsboro Police Department received information…… read more »
Boys Soccer: WCDS Blanks Greenfield (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Country Day’s late-season win streak continues. Andrew Sherman notched a team-high four goals and the Chargers picked up their 10th straight victory, 5-0 over Greenfield on Wednesday afternoon. “They were up for it. It’s the same every year. It’s that initial five to 10 minutes, which will set the tempo for the rest of…… read more »
Boys Soccer: Southern Wayne Concedes Late Goal, Falls To Fike
Photo and article from Laieke Abebe Southern Wayne soaked up the pressure in the second half but could not keep the deadlock intact. The Saints gave up a goal with less than a minute left in the game and fell, 2-1 to Fike in Quad County 3A Conference soccer action on Wednesday. 24 seconds away…… read more »
Cross Country: Goldsboro Boys, Princeton Girls Win Neuse Six Conference Meet
On Wednesday afternoon at Dees Memorial Park, Goldsboro placed five runners among the top 15 in the boys’ portion of a Neuse Six 2A Conference meet race and finished first in the team standings. The Cougars’ Jay Bass was the top male runner with a time of 18 minutes, 25 seconds. Bass’ teammates Jacob Mousseau…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 30
GUNS CONFISCATED-SCHOOLS Fifth gun confiscated from school in North Carolina system WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer has confiscated a handgun from a student’s backpack at a magnet school, the fifth such incident in the same school system this month. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the officer took the gun from a student…… read more »
Cross Country: Golden Falcons Fly Away With Boys’ Portion Of Conference Meet
The C.B. Aycock boys turned in a dominating performance during a Quad County 3A Conference cross country meet Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Falcons had seven runners finish in the top 10. Todd Gardner secured first place in 19 minutes, 38 seconds. Matt Stout (19:56) wound in second place, while Curtis Simmons secured third in 20:13.…… read more »
GPD Investigates Early Morning Shooting That Left One Dead
Around 4 AM on Thursday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 300 block of S. Leslie Street after receiving a ShotSpotter alert. On the way to that location, officers discovered a vehicle that had crashed into a residence on the 700 block of E. Walnut Street. The driver, 28-year-old Dashaunti Lavarious Waters…… read more »
