Category Archives: Local News
NCDOT: Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen Honored With Highway Designation
The N.C. Board of Transportation on Thursday morning approved separate resolutions honoring Gus Tulloss, who was a long-serving member of the board, and Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen.A major Rocky Mount...
May 06, 2021
WCPS Proposed Budget Approved, Forwarded To County Commissioners
A new financial plan is nearly finalized for the next WCPS school year.This week, the Wayne County Board of Education approved Interim Superintendent Dr. David Lewis' proposed budget.At Monday's meeti...
May 06, 2021
PET OF THE WEEK: Lilly Powered By Jackson & Sons
Meet Lilly! Darling Lilly is approximately 8-years-old and looking for love in the autumn of her life. She has a beautiful tortoiseshell black/orange/sand coat and stunning emerald eyes. Lilly will ma...
May 06, 2021
COVID Testing, Vaccines Available Saturday At Rebuilding Broken Places
Free COVID-19 testing and vaccines will be available this weekend in Goldsboro.Rebuilding Broken Places, 2105 N. William Street, will host the vaccine and testing clinic this Saturday, May 8, from 10 ...
May 06, 2021
Operation Unite Goldsboro Distributes Free Computers Today
Free desktop computers will be provided to ensure Wayne County students are ready for virtual learning.Operation Unite Goldsboro in collaboration with the Kramden Institute of Durham, Southern Bank of...
May 06, 2021
UMO Grads Turn Tassels at Weekend Ceremonies
More than 350 students graduated from the University of Mount Olive over the weekend during three ceremonies. It was the first in-person commencement at the institution in over a year. The ceremonies ...
May 04, 2021
Junior Bison Summer Camps Return To WCC
Wayne Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Division will explore six subjects during its Junior Bison Camps this summer.The youth day camps are returning to the college's campus af...
May 04, 2021
Wednesday Is National Bike To School Day
It's time to dust off your bicycle helmets, because National Bike to School Day is this week.On Wednesday, May 5, no matter where learning is happening, families, neighborhoods and schools are encoura...
May 04, 2021
KPD: 57-Year-Old Victim Found Suffering With Serious Facial Injuries
Around 12:30 AM Sunday morning, Kinston Police responded to a report of a person tampering with motor vehicles in a parking lot on the 100 block of W. Gordon Street. The responding officers did not fi...
May 03, 2021
Partnerships Help WCC’s Automotive Programs Grow
Wayne Community College's automotive programs are getting a boost thanks to a couple of major American auto manufacturers.General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales recently donated eight GM diesel t...
May 03, 2021