Category Archives: Government
County Urges Citizens To Take Part In 2020 Census
Wayne County has some ground to make up when it comes to participating in the 2020 Census. According to figures provided by the county, only 60.8% of people in Wayne County have responded to the Censu...
Sep 17, 2020
County Commissioners Updated On Coronavirus
The Wayne County Commissioners get an update on coronavirus in the county.At Tuesday's Wayne County Board meeting, Dr. Alma Jenkins told the commissioners about the importance of wearing a face coveri...
Sep 16, 2020
Goldsboro Asked To Consider Reparations For Black Community
Could Goldsboro become the next North Carolina city to institute reparations for its Black community?The City of Asheville already did it.Now, former Goldsboro Councilman Bevan Foster is asking his ci...
Sep 10, 2020
Commissioners Approve List Of Legislative Goals
Wayne County has plenty of things it would like to see the North Carolina Legislature accomplish in the coming year.Last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt and the Wayne County Commissioners went th...
Sep 08, 2020
City, County Closings For Labor Day
Goldsboro City Offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day. Monday's solid waste routes in the city will be collected on Wednesday, September 9.Wayne County will observe the following...
Sep 06, 2020
Foster’s Primary Win Officially Certified By Local Elections Board
It's been five months since Bevan Foster won the Democratic Primary Election for the District 3 seat on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners.However, that victory was immediately marred by an elect...
Aug 21, 2020
Council Agrees On Process For Evaluating City Manager
Goldsboro City Manager Tim Salmon has been on the job for over one year, and the city council now plans to evaluate his administration thus far.At Monday evening’s city council meeting, Goldsbor...
Aug 18, 2020
Wayne County Announces One Stop Early Voting Schedule
Early voting for the Presidential Election starts October 15th in Wayne County. The early voting plan was unanimously approved by the Wayne County Board of Elections this week. Five sites in the count...
Aug 14, 2020
County’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Lower Than State’s
The coronavirus pandemic continues and Wayne County is trying to stay ahead of the crisis.Last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt shared some good news in an update provided by Wayne County Health D...
Aug 12, 2020
Isaias Provides Valuable Trial Run For Bigger Storms
While Wayne County was spared some of the worst damage from Hurricane Isaias last week, the storm did provide some good lessons on emergency preparedness.Aaron Stryker, the Emergency Management Coordi...
Aug 10, 2020