Category Archives: Local News
Regan Confirmed As Next EPA Administrator
A Wayne County native is confirmed to oversee the nation's top environmental agency.President Joe Biden had selected Michael Regan to serve as Administrator the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a...
Mar 12, 2021
WCC Instructor Presents At Conference, Will Lead Virtual Performance
Wayne Community College Music Instructor Randi M. Chalfant recently presented at the North Carolina Community College Associate in Fine Arts Association annual conference.Chalfant was asked to speak o...
Mar 12, 2021
Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday Morning
It will start staying light outside much later into the evening. However, the tradeoff is losing an hour of sleep this weekend. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 AM this Sunday, March 14th. You'll like...
Mar 11, 2021
State To Start Some Group 4 Vaccinations On March 17
More North Carolina residents will become eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting next week.Governor Roy Cooper announced on Thursday that the state would start inoculating certain persons i...
Mar 11, 2021
Severe Weather Preparedness Week: Lightning Safety
Each year in the United States, more than 400 people are struck by lightning. On average, around 41 people are killed; hundreds of others suffer permanent neurological disabilities. Most of these trag...
Mar 10, 2021
Public Meeting Set For City’s Annual Action Plan
The public is invited to provide input on housing and non-housing needs in the city of Goldsboro for the FY21-22 Annual Action Plan (AAP) during a virtual public meeting Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. I...
Mar 10, 2021
Gov. Cooper, Legislative Leaders Announce Deal On K-12 Schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders have announced compromise legislation that will mean more K-12 students in North Carolina will return to daily in-per...
Mar 10, 2021
Wayne County’s COVID-19 Trends Continue To Improve
Active cases of the coronavirus continue to decline locally. According to the latest update from Wayne County Government, there are an estimated 175 active cases of COVID-19 in the county as of Monday...
Mar 10, 2021
Gov. Cooper: 1 Million Already Vaccinated, More Work To Be Done
North Carolina remains focused on the fast and fair administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.At Tuesday’s media briefing, Governor Roy Cooper proudly announced over 1 million North Carolinians hav...
Mar 10, 2021
PROGRAMMING ALERT: High School Game Of The Week Moved To Thursday
Week 3 of WGBR's coverage of high school football has been changed. This week's Matthews Motors High School Football Game of the Week will still feature Southern Wayne at Eastern Wayne. However, the g...
Mar 10, 2021