Yearly Archives: 2021

North Carolina News – May 17

North Carolina News – May 17

AP-NC-Car Crash-Toddler Killed N Carolina toddler killed when thrown from vehicle in crash SNOW HILL, N.C. (AP) — The N.C. State Highway Patrol says a 2-year-old was killed when the child was thrown from an SUV which was involved in a crash. WITN reports the patrol says the child was not in a safety seat…read more »

Small Business Center Providing Free Summer Seminars

Small Business Center Providing Free Summer Seminars

Wayne Business and Industry Center’s Small Business Center has scheduled more than a dozen no-cost virtual seminars for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs over the next few months. The seminars are: Growing Your Business: Hiring an Employee – 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., May 18 Nonprofit Sales and Use Tax Entities – 10 a.m.-Noon., May 24 Considerations We…read more »

GPD Works To Maintain, Improve Community Relationships

GPD Works To Maintain, Improve Community Relationships

The Goldsboro Police Department keeps up its efforts to stay involved with the community it serves. Thursday evening, the Goldsboro Police Department held a virtual conversation with local residents via Zoom, covering a variety of subjects. Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West talked about getting residents involved with department’s community policing efforts. West says future virtual…read more »

Sex Offender Accused Of Moving From Registered Address

Sex Offender Accused Of Moving From Registered Address

On May 6th, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office received information that 30-year-old Darren R. Howery, Jr. had moved from his registered address on Brockwood Avenue in Goldsboro making his whereabouts unknown.  Howery was eventually located and confined at the Wayne County Detention Center.  He was charged with Fail to Report New Address – Sex Offender. …read more »

UNITED WAY: Connections Improve Lives

UNITED WAY: Connections Improve Lives

Connected we can build girls of courage, confidence and character! United Way of Wayne County is proud to support a Community Troop with Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines.  (Left to right: Rachel Rhodes, Community Investment & Engagement Director UWWC; Sherry Archibald UWWC Executive Director; and Jasmine Rowe’ Membership Director Girl Scouts NC Coastal Pines)…read more »

OP-ED: The Road To A Brighter Future Runs Through N.C.

OP-ED: The Road To A Brighter Future Runs Through N.C.

– Editorial/Opinion submitted by Gov. Roy Cooper –   North Carolina is emerging from a worldwide pandemic strong and growing, with new jobs and new neighbors arriving daily. We welcome this growth, but in order for our communities to thrive, our infrastructure must catch up and keep up. In recent weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris, Transportation Secretary…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. Senior Airman Melena Smith from the 4th Fighter Wing Smith has been in the Air Force nearly four years.  She comes to Goldsboro from Dayton, Ohio.  Smith works on the jet engines at Seymour Johnson.  Her training…read more »

WCSO: Domestic Call Leads To Drug Trafficking Arrest

WCSO: Domestic Call Leads To Drug Trafficking Arrest

Last week Monday, a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy responded to an address in the eastern area of the county for the report of a domestic disturbance.  As the deputy arrived at the residence, it was discovered 36-year-old Roberto C. Pineda of La Grange had physically assaulted a female at the residence.  Once Pineda was detained,…read more »

Driver Killed In Crash West Of Mount Olive

Driver Killed In Crash West Of Mount Olive

Late Friday evening, Smith Chapel firefighters and Wayne County EMS Station 9 were dispatched to a single vehicle accident with a possible ejection on Waller Road near the intersection of Cashwell Hill Road.  Th emergency responders found a passenger vehicle had run off the road and flipped onto its roof in a field.  The driver…read more »

Baseball: WCDS Wins NCISAA 2A State Championship (PHOTO GALLERY)

Baseball: WCDS Wins NCISAA 2A State Championship (PHOTO GALLERY)

The memory of losing last season the COVID-19 pandemic has driven the Wayne Country Day baseball team all season long. On Saturday afternoon, the Chargers erased those demons with a series-clinching 15-1 win over The Burlington School in game two of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A state championship series. Wayne Country Day claimed…read more »

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