May 2, 2021, 58, White Flash – Loraine Adele Snowden Wright passed away late Sunday night, May 2, 2021 at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville, N.C. Loraine, born in York County, Pennsylvania, had been a long-time resident of Augusta, West Virginia where she worked in logistics at Rubbermaid. In 2017, she relocated to North Carolina,…… read more »
May 5, 2021, 53, Goldsboro – Johnny Richard Sauls Jr., 53, of Goldsboro passed away Wednesday at his residence. He is the son of Virginia Kelly Diehl and husband William “Bill” and the late, Johnny Richard Sauls Sr.; and was the husband of Melissa E. Sauls. Johnny was a self-employed carpenter and loved to go…… read more »
May 4, 2021, 53, Goldsboro – Juan Castaneda Rodriguez, 53, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at his home. Born in Mexico on June 16, 1967, he was the son of the late Josefina Castaneda Rodriguez. Juan worked in maintenance at Case Farms. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May…… read more »
May 5, 2021, 68, Seven Springs – Joyce Karen Smith Lee, 68, was greeted at the gates of heaven by her Savior on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Joyce was born in Thomasville, NC to the late Donald Reed Smith and Mary Kathleen Coggins Smith on February 6, 1953. A great celebration and welcome was offered…… read more »
May 6, 2021, 85, Goldsboro – Leroy Lambert, 85, of Goldsboro passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his home in Goldsboro. A visitation will be held Monday, May 10, 2021 from 2 until 3 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Mr. Lambert was born in Wayne County on February 17, 1936…… read more »
May 5, 2021, 67, Princeton – Peggy Lou Butler Evans, 67, of Princeton passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at her home. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021 from 11:30 until 12:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park…… read more »
May 5, 2021, 83, Goldsboro – Joan Flynn, Goldsboro, NC, was born in Philadelphia, PA, to Harry Elliott and Elizabeth Anderson Elliott and was married for 59 years to her husband, John J. Flynn, Sr., Retired US Army Master Sergeant. She raised three boys, John J. Flynn, Jr. — Pittsboro, NC; Joseph P. Flynn, Goldsboro,…… read more »
Wayne County Emergency Management encourages residents to plan now for hurricanes by updating their emergency plans and supply kits. Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30. “Preparing for a disaster begins with having a plan and an emergency kit,” said Aaron Stryker, Emergency Management Coordinator. “Now is the time to prepare for this…… read more »
Wayne Community College will be on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and robotics training. The local college will begin offering an AI and Automation Program in the fall. WCC will have the only AI program in the N.C. Community College System when the fall semester begins. The announcement is especially timely as Apple plans to…… read more »
The Operation Desktop Distribution was held Thursday evening. Operation Unite Goldsboro in collaboration with the Kramden Institute of Durham, Southern Bank of Goldsboro, Dillard Goldsboro Alumni and Friends, Headquarters and the Triangle Chapter will distribute the 40 computers to students as well as another 20 computers to the Dillard Alumni and Friends Computer Lab. … read more »
