Rosewood hosted the 24th installment of Wayne County’s longest-running individual wrestling invitational on Saturday. 300 grapplers competed for 14 individual titles, and the championship belt — which resembles those worn by pro boxers and wrestlers — was also up for grabs. As usual, the Eagles had a strong showing at the USAF Eagle Invitational with…… read more »
After starting the season 0-6, Eastern Wayne has now won its second game in a row. The Warriors shot the ball well and defeated county rival Southern Wayne 79-46 on Friday evening. Jabari Pearsall led the Saints with 13 points, four assists and two steals. Tyquavious Williams scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds, while…… read more »
Jamiya Bass scored a game-high 16 points and Southern Wayne defeated rival Eastern Wayne 40-30 on Friday evening. With the win, the Saints improve to 5-0 overall. Southern Wayne has now won five games in a row for the first time since 2018, while the Warriors drop to 4-3. Nevaeh Hines-Bass added 11 and 7…… read more »
Wayne County firefighters were busy Saturday responding to multiple single vehicle accidents throughout the county. Saturday morning, Grantham firefighters responded to a single vehicle accident on Loop Road. The female driver of a white jeep swerved to miss a dead raccoon in the roadway and ran off the shoulder of the road and flipped her…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Louis Valdez from the 4th Operations Support Squadron Valdez has been in the Air Force since May of 2020. He comes to Goldsboro from San Antonio, Texas. Valdez says, with so many other family…… read more »
Last week, the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program and North Carolina Mothers Against Drunk Driving held the annual Tree of Life ceremony, which honored in downtown Raleigh and memorialized those killed in car crashes in 2020. Speakers from NCDOT, NC MADD, and the state Department of Public Safety spoke at the 24th annual event, followed…… read more »
Age is just a number for Mariea Gregory. It does not define her, rather it presses her on to bigger and better dreams. Gregory admits that she has been blessed her whole life. She was raised by good parents, met and married her one true love, had two wonderful children and a grandson, as well…… read more »
In its season opener on Friday evening, Princeton used a strong defensive effort to defeat archrival Rosewood 51-28. Leading 8-1 midway through the first quarter, Khamari Jones knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to make it 14-1 as Rosewood struggled to get going in the first quarter. Jayden Braswell then scored four straight points, and the Bulldogs…… read more »
Princeton picked up its second win of the season by defeating Rosewood 41-19 on Friday evening. It was scoreless for the first four minutes of the game, but Princeton stepped on the gas pedal at that point. The Bulldogs went on a 13-1 run, and then Anna Taylor hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give Princeton…… read more »
(GDN) — Another record-breaking year as the Goldsboro Fire Department helps battle breast cancer. The GFD presented the $6,560 check at Southeastern Oncology Medical Center in Goldsboro on Friday. David Grice, an Engineer with the Goldsboro Fire Department, helps coordinate the Breast Cancer Awareness t-shirt effort along with a committee of team members. He is…… read more »
