Category Archives: Local News
Four Arrested During Raid At Goldsboro Home
Following an ongoing investigation into narcotics and weapons complaints, the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on the 900 block of N. Carolina Street on Wednesday. Four...
Dec 04, 2020
Final Weekend For Festival Of Trees
This is the final weekend of the Festival of Trees at the Odom Farming Company. The event benefits the United Way of Wayne County. The farm is decorated for Christmas and real Christmas trees decorate...
Dec 03, 2020
Southern Wayne H.S. Opens New Gymnasium (PHOTO GALLERY)
Student athletes at a Wayne County school have a new facility to train and compete in.Just about one year after the official groundbreaking ceremony, the ribbon was cut for the new gymnasium at Southe...
Dec 03, 2020
Feds File Charges Against La Grange Shooting Suspect
The target of a two-day manhunt in Lenoir County is now facing federal charges. Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, has announced 30-year-old Robert Le...
Dec 03, 2020
Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Officially Ends
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — A record-breaking 2020 hurricane season is over.The National Weather Service says there were 30 named storms this year, more than any other year in recorded histo...
Dec 02, 2020
Suspect Accused Of Stealing Bank Card
In early November, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report on the theft of a financial card. The victim reported that a debit card had been stolen and then used to purchase various items. The in...
Dec 02, 2020
Eastern N.C. Youth Can Be Recognized For Their Community Work
On Giving Tuesday, for the sixth consecutive year, U.S. Cellular kicked off The Future of Good program highlighting young people who are helping create positive change in their local communities. Thro...
Dec 02, 2020
WCC Student Honored For Service
Wayne Community College student Sabrina Blackmon has been selected for an outstanding leadership and service award from North Carolina Campus Compact.Blackmon is a recipient of the network's Community...
Dec 02, 2020
Ribbon Cut For County’s New Emergency Services Center (PHOTOS)
Wayne County is ready to open its new 911 and Emergency Operations Center. The ribbon was cut for the new A. Joe Gurley, III Emergency Services Building Tuesday morning.Gurley served the citizens of W...
Dec 02, 2020
Sex Offender Arrested After Leaving Registered Address
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports 52-year-old Michael W. Hammerberg has been charged with Fail to Report New Address - Sex Offender. That's after the sheriff's office was alerted last week tha...
Dec 02, 2020