Category Archives: Local News

On Monday, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team assisted Wayne County Probation and Parole with an Operation on E. New Hope Road. During the investigation, illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia were...

UScellular has announced that it made a $64.3 million investment in its North Carolina network in 2020, including $28.3 million in 5G upgrades that bring customers faster data speeds, a more responsiv...

If you are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine (65+, health care worker, or child care worker) and would like to receive your first dose on Monday, Wayne County has launched an online scheduling sy...

Late Thursday afternoon, Jonathan Miller and his 8-year-old daughter Madison were out enjoying the warm weather while riding their bicycle in Westbrook Park in Mount Olive.

Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday $282 million in loans and grants to help pay for 94 drinking water and wastewater projects statewide.The project funding was approved at the State Water Infrastru...

Active cases of coronavirus continue to drop in Wayne County. According to the latest update from Wayne County Government, there were 274 estimated active cases of COVID-19 in the county as of Wednesd...

On Saturday, the Wayne County Sheriff's Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team was involved in a manhunt for wanted felony fugitive 26-year-old Jordan P. Riggs of La Grange. Patrol Shift D, the Warrant ...

Meet River! He is a 1-year-old domestic shorthair cat. River has a cute gray mix of colors. He's waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find his forever home!Click here to view all the pets ava...

Goldsboro's newest city council member takes her seat.Hiawatha Jones was sworn in as the new District 1 representative at the Goldsboro City Council's retreat on Wednesday.State Sen. Don Davis adminis...

The Foundation of Wayne Community College's spring 2021 Arts and Humanities schedule will fill the Monday evenings in March.The lectures will be provided live online. Links to the talks are at www.way...