Around 3:30 AM on Sunday, the Kinston P.D. responded to the 2200 block of Old Snow Hill Road for reports of shots fired. While responding to the area, officers were advised that two gunshot victims had shown up at UNC Lenoir. Officers arrived at the hospital and found emergency personnel actively working on both individuals. The…… read more »
Visit Goldsboro, the travel and tourism department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, is excited to launch a survey to get input from Wayne County residents for what they would like to see, do, experience in the local area that would achieve greater quality of life and stronger leisure visitation to the area.…… read more »
Daylight saving time began at 2 a.m. Sunday. This time of year can create problems for drivers as the sun rises and sets later in the day. Make sure to: Ensure your vehicle’s exterior and interior lights are working properly; Be alert for bicyclists and pedestrians; and Be well rested; Never drive when you’re drowsy.… read more »
A 1.3-mile section of Old Mount Olive Highway is scheduled to close this week for the replacement of two pipes that will improve storm drainage. Old Mount Olive Highway will be closed to through-traffic between Everett Road and Parker Road. The closure will last from 7:30 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Friday. Maintenance crews for the N.C.…… read more »
The No. 2 University of Mount Olive baseball team split the series doubleheader with Barton College falling in game one 6-1 before taking the afternoon cap 4-3 in Conference Carolinas action Saturday afternoon at Scarborough Field. UMO improves to 11-4 overall 8-3 in conference, while Barton goes to 6-8, 5-4. Prior to the start of…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Kyle Smith from the 4th Fighter Wing Smith joined the Air Force in June of 2020. He says he enlisted after seeing how serving benefited his parents. Smith is a Personnelist at Seymour Johnson,…… read more »
On Monday, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Squad served 20-year-old Victoria A. Teasley of Princeton with outstanding warrants on the 100 block of Hitching Rack Lane. After being placed under arrest, Teasley was allegedly found to be in possession of illegal narcotics. Teasley was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Simple Possession…… read more »
Her hair flowing gently in the breeze, Morgan Miller grabbed a pen and smiled as she signed the piece of paper. On Friday afternoon, Miller inked a national letter of intent to play softball at William Peace University. “It’s great, and it’s been a lifelong goal of mine to sign. I’ve been playing softball since…… read more »
Reanna Braswell finally got to sign her national letter of intent on Friday afternoon. The former Princeton Bulldog, who is now a freshman at William Peace University, did not get a chance to sign last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Due to COVID and that I wasn’t sure this is what I wanted to…… read more »
Goldsboro was looking to improve its record to 3-0 on Friday evening, but Clinton used a big second half to defeat the Cougars 42-7. “Clinton is a good ball team, and we’re a good ball team. We just have to polish up some things,” Goldsboro head coach Timothy Ray. “At the end of the day,…… read more »
