With nearly $1 million coming to the county, the Wayne County Detention Center is hoping to reduce the recidivism rate for persons dealing with substance addiction. Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce talked about the jail’s new Substance Misuse Program at last week’s meeting of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Pierce says sheriff’s department nationwide…… read more »
Wayne County Public Library has received a Grassroots Art Program grant through the Arts Council of Wayne County to host an event for El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros on Saturday, May 1from 2-4pm at the Maxwell Center. This event, part of a nationally recognized initiative commonly known as Día, is a…… read more »
Members of the Evergreen Garden Club of Goldsboro were busy planting flowers and shrubs around the landscaping along Center Street in Downtown Goldsboro on Saturday morning. The Evergreen Garden Club members said that anyone wishing to join the club could call Diane Lewis at 919-583-5393. … read more »
Members of the Goldsboro Police Department and the Optimist Club of Goldsboro hosted a bike rodeo in the GPD’s parking lot on Saturday. The program is designed to teach kids all about safety while riding their bikes. The Optimist Club members along with police officers worked with the kids to teach them the importance of…… read more »
Saturday morning, firefighters from Grantham, Thoroughfare, Smith Chapel and Dudley took part in a live burn training exercise hosted by the Grantham Fire Department. The training gave firefighters a chance to work with multiple sizes of attack lines on structure fires. A county EMS unit was on standby at the scene in case the firefighters…… read more »
– Editorial/opinion by Jim Weaver, NC State Chief Information Officer – Still cannot get high-quality, reliable, high-speed internet service at home? You are not alone. In fact, more than 500,000 North Carolinians do not have access to broadband because of a lack of population density or geographic barriers that prevent internet service providers from connecting…… read more »
Late Saturday afternoon, firefighters from Dudley and paramedics from EMS Station 8 were dispatched to a single vehicle accident on Emmaus Church Road between Sleepy Creek Road and Brewington Road. The responders found a single vehicle accident involving a black Ford Escort that went off the right side of the road, struck a concrete culvert…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Tech Sgt. Bradley Ivey from the 4th Fighter Wing Ivey has been in the Air Force for 14 years. His hometown is Linden, NC. He says, growing up around Fayetteville, he had often thought about military service. …… read more »
A Goldsboro man was sentenced last week to 18 years in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine and Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, as well as Aiding and Abetting. According to court documents, 24-year-old Tierea Demon Atkins (AKA “Red Dot”),…… read more »
The Delta Dental Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of North Carolina, Friday held a virtual event to award $85,000 for oral health initiatives serving NC communities. The event, which commemorated the 10th anniversary of Smiles for Kids, a grant program that funds oral health education and services across North Carolina, featured remarks from…… read more »
