Organizers of NC Freedom Fest have made the difficult decision to postpone the festival’s inaugural event yet again to Saturday, September 18, 2021. NC Freedom Fest is an extension of an event started by the Goldsboro Elks Lodge BPOE #139 called “Wings of Wayne”, which will continue to be a Military Appreciation Festival focused on…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
NC Freedom Fest To Be Held In September
N.C. Woman Charged After Fatal Traffic Accident Near Kinston
KINSTON, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has charged a woman in connection with a crash at an intersection that killed a couple. News outlets report 42-year-old Kimberly Barrett has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and failure to stop at a stop sign in connection with…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Bryson Brock
Faith Christian’s Bryson Brock has had to overcome a lot to get back on the baseball field. Four games into his sophomore season, Brock broke his ankle sliding into home plate, which forced him to miss the rest of the season. After a six-month recovery, Brock made it back onto the field for his junior…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Madison Morgan
After missing most of her freshman season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Madison Morgan has burst onto the varsity scene as a sophomore for the C.B. Aycock girls’ soccer team. Morgan, who started playing soccer when she was four years old, is soft-spoken and lets her consistency, easy-to-spot skill, and game speak do the talking.…… read more »
NC Pickle Fest Features In-Person & Virtual Events This Weekend
The North Carolina Pickle Festival goes virtual this weekend. The Pickle Fest was scaled back this year to keep folks safe during the ongoing pandemic. But there will still be plenty of events to “relish” in the Mount Olive area. The fun kicks off tonight, Friday, April 23, with a drive-in movie at the Town…… read more »
SJAFB Hosts COVID Vaccine Clinic For Tricare Beneficiaries Today
The 4th Fighter Wing is hosting a COVID-19 mass vaccination line for authorized TRICARE beneficiaries at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Fitness Center today, Friday, April 23rd from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine are available for anyone 16 years of age and older.…… read more »
GPD’s Bike Rodeo Set For This Saturday
The Goldsboro Police Department holds its Bike Rodeo this weekend. From 10 AM until 2 PM this Saturday, April 24th, kids are invited to take part in the Bike Rodeo at the Goldsboro Police Department parking lot at the corner of S. John Street and E. Chestnut Street in Downtown Goldsboro. Bicycles will be provided…… read more »
United Way Awards Community Investment Grants
The United Way of Wayne County awarded 20 grants to 14 local agencies to support education, financial stability, health and wellness and basic needs in our community. They awarded 4 more grants than the previous year. Totaling over $532,000 these grants are a result of UWWC’s 2020 workplace campaign. One-year Impact Partner Grants were awarded…… read more »
Driver Charged With DWI Following Fatal Crash On Hwy. 13
A two vehicle crash on a Wayne County road results in one death. The State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred around 9 PM Wednesday night on Highway 13 just south of Herring Road. A southbound vehicle driven by 39-year-old Rosario Ramos-Delgado of Clinton apparently crossed the centerline and struck a northbound vehicle driven by…… read more »
North Carolina News – April 22
BC-NC-CHILD FATALLY SHOT 7-year-old fatally shot while riding in car with his mom HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a 7-year-old boy was fatally shot while riding in a car with his mother. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday in Hickory. Hickory police said in a news release that officers responding…… read more »
