Category Archives: Local News
Proposed County Budget Includes Tax Increase To Cover Facility Projects
It is budget season and Wayne County is looking at a potential tax increase.County Manager Craig Honeycutt presented his proposed budget to the Wayne County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday.The new b...
May 19, 2021
Delayed Audit Presented To City Council
After months of delays, the City of Goldsboro received its much-anticipated audit.John Frank from accounting firm Dixon, Hughes, Goodman, LLP presented the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year audit at Monday's Gold...
May 19, 2021
WCPS’s Dr. Smith Selected For Leadership Award
The North Carolina School Superintendents’ Association and the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development have announced the selection of Dr. Yvette Smith Mason, as a recipient of...
May 19, 2021
New Application Period For NC HOPE Emergency Rent Utility Assistance
North Carolina's emergency rental assistance program has opened a second application period for very low-income renters that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The N.C. Housing Oppor...
May 19, 2021
City Donates Property For Sheriff’s New Addiction Recovery Program
A Goldsboro home is being donated to assist persons struggling with drug abuse and addiction.At Monday's Goldsboro City Council meeting, Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce asked the council to bestow t...
May 18, 2021
LCSO: Suspect Charged For Sexual Crimes Against A Juvenile
A suspect is accused of raping a minor in Lenoir County. On January 14th, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of sexual crimes against a juvenile. Detectives conducted the ...
May 18, 2021
Wayne County Bridge Will Be Replaced, Project Will Require Detour
Grantham School Road where it crosses Thoroughfare Swamp will close Tuesday morning for a bridge-replacement project.An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will demolish the 67-year-old bridg...
May 17, 2021
Sex Offender Accused Of Moving From Registered Address
On May 6th, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office received information that 30-year-old Darren R. Howery, Jr. had moved from his registered address on Brockwood Avenue in Goldsboro making his whereabouts ...
May 17, 2021
UNITED WAY: Connections Improve Lives
Connected we can build girls of courage, confidence and character! United Way of Wayne County is proud to support a Community Troop with Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines. (Left to righ...
May 16, 2021
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.Senior Airman Melena Smith from the 4th Fighter WingSmith has been in the Air...
May 16, 2021