Meet Ollie! This handsome fella is a 5-month-old domestic short-haired feline. He’s a very sweet cat. Ollie is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find his FUR-ever home. To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected] Click here to view all the pets available for…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
PET OF THE WEEK: Ollie Powered By Jackson & Sons
Ghost Tours Return To Goldsboro This October
Visit Goldsboro, the travel and tourism department for Goldsboro-Wayne County, is re-launching its Totally Fly Ghost Tours just in time for the fall season. The tour series will start Friday, October 1, 2021 and will take place on Fridays & Saturdays for most of October and November. Friday tours will take place in historic Downtown…… read more »
Suicide Prevention Awareness Vigil Set For Thursday
A Suicide Prevention Awareness Vigil will be held in Goldsboro this week. The city’s Commission on Community Relations and Development will host the vigil at 7 PM this Thursday, September 30th on the steps of historic Goldsboro City Hall. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.… read more »
Wayne County Cooperative Extension Holds Fall Bulb Sale Fundraiser
It is time to start planting spring-flowering bulbs in your garden. The Wayne County Cooperative Extension can help with its 2021 Fall Bulb Sale. Orders and payments will be accepted through October 15th through the mail or drop-off at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Office (3114B Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro). Orders can be picked up at…… read more »
Firefighters Rescue Two People From Argo Street Blaze
Two people had to be rescued from a house fire in Goldsboro on Tuesday morning. The Goldsboro Fire Department responded to the structure fire on Argo Street before daybreak. Four residents were in the home as the blaze broke out. Two residents managed to get out safely as the fire spread, and Goldsboro firefighters entered…… read more »
Boys Soccer: Spring Creek Triumphs Over North Johnston In Penalty-Kick Shootout (PHOTO GALLERY)
No amount of time was going to decide Monday’s crucial Neuse Six 2A Conference matchup between Spring Creek and North Johnston. Not 80 minutes of regulation, and not 20 minutes of overtime. In the end, the Gators upended North Johnston 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout and emerged victorious in their conference opener. “I’m ecstatic for…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 28
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AMBULANCES Ambulances sent to North Carolina counties for COVID-19 aid RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nine North Carolina counties are benefiting from 25 ambulances and their crews provided by the federal government to help locals struggling to respond to the spikes in calls during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Division of Emergency Management says the two-person…… read more »
Wayne County Enters Harvest Time As Ag Season Winds Down
It has been an “interesting year” for Wayne County’s agriculture industry. Wayne County Cooperative Extension Director Kevin Johnson gave an update on this year’s growing season at last week’s Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting. He says the corn harvest was fabulous after an abundant rainy season over the summer. Next to come out of…… read more »
UPDATE: Stretch Of Herman Street Reopened Following Structure Fire
A structure fire has shut down a busy Goldsboro roadway this morning. Herman Street is closed from the railroad tracks to Argo Street due to that structure fire. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. UPDATE: Herman Street had reopened to traffic as of late Tuesday morning.… read more »
Health Department To Administer Pfizer Boosters To High-Risk Groups
Starting Wednesday, September 29, 2021, the Wayne County Health Department will begin administering booster shots to strengthen and extend protections against severe COVID-19 illness. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have authorized a booster Pfizer-BioNTech (COMIRNATY) vaccine to those who have been vaccinated for six months and are at…… read more »
