You may have noticed the community involvement of Deeper Life Church Ministries in the news lately. With a new pastor in town, you can only expect those efforts to grow. Aaron McNair, II is a 7th Generation preacher and is now the Senior Pastor of Deeper Life Church Ministries in Goldsboro. He was born in…… read more »
On Saturday, January 16, the Wayne County Sheriff’s ACE Team pulled a vehicle over on Big Daddys Road for a speeding violation. During the traffic stop, a search of the vehicle was conducted with illegal narcotics allegedly being found. 48-year-old James P. Wiggins of Goldsboro and 47-year-old Melissa R. Hinnant of Pikeville were both arrested…… read more »
It’s the 60th anniversary of the big bang that, fortunately, never happened. Around midnight on January 24th, 1961, a B-52G aircraft based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base experienced a fuel leak and broke up in midair over Wayne County. Five crewmen were able to successfully eject or bail out of the aircraft, but three…… read more »
Friday night, the Bears of New Bern High School came to town and played the Saints of Southern Wayne High on the school’s new gym. The Bears jumped out to an early lead and held on beat the Saints, 65-37. … read more »
The University of Mount Olive women’s basketball team defeated North Greenville University 79-60 in Conference Carolinas action in Mount Olive, N.C. Saturday afternoon. UMO improves to 2-2 overall and 2-2 in conference, while NGU falls to 2-1, 2-1. … read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Technical Sgt. Vernon Young with the 4th Fighter Wing Young has been in the Air Force for about 16 years. His hometown is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Young works in the 4th Fighter Wing’s Public Affairs Office. He describes…… read more »
On Saturday, January 16, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office ACE Team assisted the North Carolina Highway Patrol on a traffic stop on Townsend Road for a registration violation. A search of the vehicle was conducted reportedly resulting in the discovery of illegal narcotics. 24-year-old April M. Ludwig of Goldsboro was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine…… read more »
Jaden Cooper led Wayne Country Day with 24 points in a 79-76 loss against Northwood Temple Academy in non-conference action on Friday night. Vante Hutcherson had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Dre Ervin contributed 12 points. Carlos Raven finished the game with 10 points. The Chargers (14-2 overall) will look to…… read more »
Ty’Lisha Maye scored 14 points and had eight steals to lead the Lady Saints past New Bern 33-30 on Friday evening. Jamaiya Bass scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds. Southern Wayne is now 2-2 overall, and 2-1 in Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference play. The Saints will next host J.H. Rose (0-4) on Tuesday. … read more »
Michael Richards knew this season was going to be different for Wayne Christian, and so far, the Eagles’ head coach has been right. Wayne Christian started strong and kept Greenfield at arm’s length all game. The Eagles built up a double-digit lead in the opening quarter and hung on to defeat Greenfield 51-43 on Friday…… read more »
