December 22, 2022, 81, Ayden – Linda Faye Griffin Horton, 81, peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Inman, South Carolina on November 16, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Mary Taylor Griffin. In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in…… read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Linda Faye Griffin Horton
Elondra Delorese Napper
December 19, 2022, 48, Seven Springs – Elondra Delorese Napper, 48, of Seven Springs departed her earthly life, Monday, December 19, 2022, at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. A service to celebrate her life will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in…… read more »
Jack Kannan Named New Interim Director of the Arts Council of Wayne County
The Arts Council of Wayne County announces the appointment of Jack Kannan as its Interim Executive Director. Kannan is well known in the community, having been a successful Executive Director of multiple other non-profit organizations. He brings to the role successes with major gift campaigns, community engagement, and staff development. He will assume this responsibility…… read more »
City Experiencing Delays with Leaf & Limb Collection
The City of Goldsboro Solid Waste Division is experiencing delays. In a statement today, the City of Goldsboro stated, “The City’s Solid Waste Division continues to experience significant delays with leaf and limb collection throughout the city.” According to the statement, Solid Waste is experiencing the same personnel, equipment, and parts supply chain issues as…… read more »
School Board Honors Past Chair & the Search for a New Superintendent
In a special called meeting on December 21, 2022 the Wayne County Board of Education voted to reduce the number of consultant proposals that it had received to help lead the search for a new superintendent. After some discussion, The Board then reduced the number of proposals from six to three by having each Board…… read more »
Entrepreneurs Can Take Free Seminars
The Small Business Center at Wayne Community College has scheduled more than a dozen seminars for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs over the next few months. Two series will be offered, both of which can lead to certificates. Seminars in these series can also be taken individually. Completion of all four seminars in the Business Basics…… read more »
PET OF THE WEEK: Donner Powered by Jackson & Sons
This week’s spotlight is on Donner, an 8-month-old, altered male, which has a microchip and his shots. He is very sweet, very playful, full of energy, and is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find his FUR-ever home. To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected].… read more »
Attorney in Law Office Shooting Identified
Goldsboro Police Department has identified the victim in Monday’s shooting at Riddle & Brantley Law Offices. According to an incident report, Goldsboro police identified the victim in the case as Patrick White, 42, of Raleigh. White is listed as a personal injury lawyer with Riddle and Brantley and has practiced law since 2005. Riddle &…… read more »
Shop with a Cop
This years Shop with a Cop was a success. The Goldsboro Police Department held its 5th annual “Shop with a Cop” on December 17, 2022, at the Walmart Goldsboro. The event was made possible from grants received from the Wayne County Walmart stores; US Highway 70 W in Rosewood, Elroy, Goldsboro, and Tommy’s Road. …… read more »
Governor Cooper Commutes Sentences and Issues Pardons of Forgiveness
Governor Cooper commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of forgiveness to four others including two from Wayne County. These commutations and pardons follow an intensive review of cases, including the circumstances of the crimes, length of the sentences, records in prison, and readiness to reenter communities successfully after…… read more »
