Monthly Archives: September 2023

Updated: Goldsboro Police Respond to Juvenile With Gunshot Wound

Updated: Goldsboro Police Respond to Juvenile With Gunshot Wound

On Sept. 17 at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle traveling north on Wayne Memorial Drive after the vehicle ran several stop lights. The driver pulled over near Wayne Memorial Drive and Ninth Street at which time the driver made the officer aware they had an emergency and were headed to UNC Health Wayne.read more »

Area High School Football Scores

Area High School Football Scores

Below are high school football scores from the area for games played on Sept. 21:

Clinton 40, Princeton 14

North Duplin 54, Bear Grass Charter 0read more »

WCC Welcomes First Cohort of C3 Students

WCC Welcomes First Cohort of C3 Students

Wayne Community College’s NC State Community College Collaboration (C3) program accepted its first cohort of students this fall. Formerly only a C3 Military Connect school, WCC is now a full C3 partner, opening the path to more students.read more »

Mount Olive Firefighters Rescue Child From Toy Vending Machine

Mount Olive Firefighters Rescue Child From Toy Vending Machine

MOUNT OLIVE – On the evening of Sept. 16, firefighters from Mount Olive and a Wayne County EMS unit were dispatched to an entrapment call to the Mount Olive Laundromat on N. Breazeale Ave. Mount Olive Fire Chief Greg Wiggins, was the first to arrive on the scene and found a small child had climbed into one of the toy vending machines in the rear of the building.read more »

PET OF THE WEEK: Muddy Powered by Jackson & Sons

PET OF THE WEEK: Muddy Powered by Jackson & Sons

This week’s Pet of the Week powered by Jackson & Sons is “Muddy.” Muddy is a sweet loving 4 year-old male shepherd mix. He is black, white, and brown. Muddy loves to give kisses and hugs and lots of love. He is sweet in an easygoing way. Come visit Muddy and all the animals available for…read more »

State Agencies Prepare for Train Derailments in Mock Exercise

State Agencies Prepare for Train Derailments in Mock Exercise

RALEIGH – Multiple state agencies are working together to prepare if there was a freight train derailment in North Carolina.
On Sept. 18, state and federal agencies, and private industry partners gathered at the State Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh for a tabletop exercise that focused on how officials would respond if a train derailment occurred.read more »

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