In a game that lasted only five innings because of heavy rain, Goldsboro came back to defeat Spring Creek 9-6 on Tuesday. “It was a great team effort, and they didn’t give up,” Goldsboro head coach Danny Merritt said. “All the way through the lineup, we kept making things happen.” Spring Creek took an early…… read more »
AP-US-SEVERE-WEATHER Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench the South BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Relentless wind and rain have pummeled large swaths of the South, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama and damaging homes from Texas to Virginia. Crews are preparing to continue cleaning up debris and assessing destruction across the…… read more »
Wayne Country Day had a 1-0 lead at halftime against Trinity Academy in the first round of the NCISAA playoffs on Tuesday. However, the Chargers were unable to hang onto the lead, and Trinity Academy scored three goals in the second half to defeat the Chargers 3-2. Macy Floyd scored both goals for Wayne Country…… read more »
We’re not out of the woods yet, and Wayne County leaders continue to urge residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. At Tuesday’s county board meeting, Wayne County Manager Craig Honeycutt says they’re willing to come out to vaccinate groups of 24 persons or more. Commissioner Freeman Hardison says vaccine hesitancy appears to have struck…… read more »
Mallory Noel Ratcliff of Fredericksburg, VA and Monica Lynn Irwin of Wilmington received the Dr. Thomas R. Morris Awards for Academic Excellence at the University of Mount Olive’s spring commencement. The Thomas R. Morris Awards are presented to the traditional and non-traditional baccalaureate graduates whose studies have been at the University of Mount Olive during…… read more »
A section of N.C. 222 in Wayne County is scheduled to close Wednesday morning to replace a crossline pipe that is failing underneath the roadway. The closure will occur near Atlantic Road, just east of the Johnston-Wayne County line. Maintenance employees for the N.C. Department of Transportation will dig up the pavement, remove the 42-inch…… read more »
May 2, 2021, 79, Goldsboro – Mr. Roscoe Johnson, 79, passed on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at Willow Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Goldsboro, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.… read more »
May 1, 2021, 61, Goldsboro – Mr. Larry Johnson, 61, passed on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.… read more »
April 30, 2021, 81, Goldsboro – Mr. William A. Williams Sr., 81, passed on Friday, April 30, 2021 at the Kennestone Hospital, Kennesaw, GA. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.… read more »
April 23, 2021, 68, Mount Olive – It is with profound sorrow and grief that we the management and staff of Serenity Memorial Funeral Home join with the Bedgood and connected families to announce the earthly transition of Mr. Jackie Jesse Bedgood, 68, years of age. Mr. Bedgood entered into eternal rest at his residence.…… read more »
