Category Archives: Government
Council Votes Down Reparations, Looks To Form Race Relations Committee
The City of Goldsboro will not offer reparations to the Black community at this time.Monday evening, the Goldsboro City Council voted 3 – 4, shooting down a resolution supporting reparations for...
Sep 22, 2020
City Now Accepting Applications For Small Business COVID-19 Grants
Applications are being accepted now through Friday, October 2nd at 5 p.m. for the City of Goldsboro's Small Business COVID-19 Grant Program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City created a gr...
Sep 22, 2020
BREAKING: City Council Shoots Down Reparations For Black Community
Monday evening, the Goldsboro City Council voted 3 – 4 and did not approve a resolution supporting reparations for the Black community. The proposal — which was essentially a copy of the r...
Sep 21, 2020
City Eyes Redevelopment Of Union Station
The City of Goldsboro is looking at potential reuse plans for the old Union Station.The dilapidated train station on the 100 block of S. Carolina Street has stood unused for years after the passenger ...
Sep 21, 2020
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 8, 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 6, 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