State education leaders are teaming up with the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP) to help sound the alarm about speeding, one of the leading causes of death in children and a major cause of death for young adults. “Speeding repeatedly tops the list of the central causes of preventable roadway deaths, especially among young adults,” said Mark…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Education Leaders Drive Home Safe Driving Message
Body Of Missing Child Found In Neuse River, Search Continues For Father
Crews have recovered the body of the youngest victim that went missing in the Neuse River last week. Around 2 PM on Monday, the body of 5-year-old Braylin Holman was located in the Neuse River during a systematic search for the two missing individuals. This scene remains active as crews continue to search for and…… read more »
OUT & ABOUT: Future Firefighters
Our photographer Bobby Williams captured these pictures while he was out and about Saturday afternoon at the Pricetown Fire Department. … read more »
Wayne UNC President Urges Everyone To Get Vaccinated
There are options for getting your COVID vaccine locally. Operation Unite Goldsboro held its Spring Community Roundtable in a virtual format Thursday evening. Wayne UNC Health Care President and CEO Dr. Jessie Tucker, III was one of the presenters. When talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Tucker reminded that we’re not out of the woods…… read more »
North Carolina News – March 29
AP-US-TILLIS-PROSTATE-CANCER Sen. Thom Tillis says he’ll have surgery for prostate cancer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sen. Thomas Tillis says he’s got prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week in North Carolina to treat it. The Republican said he expects to make a full recovery, in part because the cancer was detected relatively early. His…… read more »
Pollen Season Arrives Late In N.C.
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — Spring has arrived, and so has pollen season. State Climatologist Corey Davis tells us that the pollen season has started later than usual. Davis says that colder temperatures in February led to a slightly delayed start to the pollen season. Particularly, the pine pollen season was delayed due to cooler…… read more »
Exhibitors Needed For The 12th Annual Career Fair
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is holding its 12th Annual Career Fair virtually on Tuesday, April 27th from 9 AM – 1 PM. All 8th grade students in Wayne County as well as those 9-12 grade students that are enrolled in a Career & Technical Education class will be attending the virtual event. The event…… read more »
Neuse River Search Continues With No Results
A father and son are still missing following a weekend of searching along the Neuse River near Goldsboro. Crews have spent days searching the river after the father and son went into the water at the boat launch off Highway 117 south of Goldsboro Wednesday evening. Search operations resumed Sunday morning with the Wayne County…… read more »
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Staff Sgt. Alexander Ferrugia from the 4th Fighter Wing Ferrugia has been in the Air Force about six years. He comes to Goldsboro from his hometown just outside of the Atlanta, Georgia area. Ferrugia works in the…… read more »
Residents Help A Role Model Celebrate Her 97th Birthday (PHOTO GALLERY)
Saturday afternoon, family and friends gathered in the front yard of Christine Royal Jones to help her celebrate her 97th birthday! Her family honored her by putting on a drive-by celebration in front of Jones’ home on Jim Outlaw Road in Duplin County. Jones is well known by many folks who’ve come to love and…… read more »
