VOTING-REJECTED BALLOTS Voter outreach led to big drop in rejected mail ballots ATLANTA (AP) — A surge of absentee ballots during last year’s election led to concerns that a larger percentage of mailed ballots could be rejected for arriving past the deadline, not having a voter’s signature or some other reason. An analysis by The…… read more »
The C.B. Aycock boys’ tennis team opened its season with a doubleheader against South Central on Monday afternoon. The Golden Falcons won the first match 6-3 and won the second match 5-4 to improve their record to 2-0. The Golden Falcons only have four players on their – James Rodriguez, Jacob Clark, Cody Copple and…… read more »
The City of Goldsboro is operating without it’s mayor. At Monday’s Goldsboro City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem David Ham announced that Mayor Chuck Allen would be taking a leave of absence due to doctor’s orders. Ham says the council wishes the mayor well, and he noted Allen has served the city for 21-plus years…… read more »
Classes are back in session for some students in Wayne County. Today, Tuesday, March 16, is the first official day that K-5 students and teachers in Wayne County Public Schools will be operating under “Plan A.” This is the first time WCPS has reopened schools to full in-person instruction since the pandemic forced North Carolina…… read more »
The Goldsboro High School Band will hold a parent interest meeting this week. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 17th at 6 PM in the G.H.S. Band Room. The band is especially looking for beginners, advanced horns, dancers, color guard and drumline members. … read more »
Plenty of people are planning to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this Wednesday, March 17th. Unfortunately, that means more drunk drivers on the road. Beginning Wednesday, as part of the Booze It & Lose It Campaign, law enforcement officers from all 100 counties will conduct saturation patrols to remove impaired drivers from the roadways. Motorists caught driving while…… read more »
On Tuesday, March 23, the University of Mount Olive community will come together for Giving Day. “Giving Day is a 24 hour giving challenge to encourage engagement and philanthropy of all members of the UMO community,” said Vice President for University Advancement Jason Gipe. Through social challenges and good old-fashioned rivalry, participants will have the…… read more »
On Thursday afternoon, the Kinston Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the area of College Street. Officers began searching the area and located several shell casings on the 900 block of College Street On Friday, officers with the KPD obtained warrants on 20-year-old Rahmel Gray and 22-year-old Tysheek Gray, both of…… read more »
REDISTRICTING-SOUTH South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle States across the South are the center of the upcoming, once-a-decade redistricting battle. The region is the fastest growing in the country and as a result will be adding an estimated half-a-dozen House seats. That population growth has also made it a political battleground as an…… read more »
February 4, 2021, 80, Goldsboro, NC Miram House Caudell, a long-time resident of Goldsboro, passed away Thursday night, February 4, 2021, at Paradise Assisted Living, Catonsville, MD. She served as a teacher in Wayne County school system for 33 years. She enjoyed yard work, gardening, travel, and long walks. Miriam is survived by her son,…… read more »
