Category Archives: Local News
Mt. Olive Airport Included In Safety Project Funding
In its January meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation approved state funding for various safety and airfield improvement projects at nine North Carolina airports.More than $279,000 in state funding...
Jan 30, 2021
Goldsboro-Wayne Crime Stoppers Hits The Streets For New Fundraiser
Goldsboro-Wayne Crime Stoppers 1st annual Caper Chase Road Run is being planned for March.Jennifer Strickland is a Crime Stoppers Board Member and the chair for the upcoming event, which features virt...
Jan 27, 2021
United Way Continue Health Department Support During COVID-19
Since the summer of 2020, United Way of Wayne County has worked to support the Wayne County Health Department. That work is set to continue through June with the renewal of the contract from Curameric...
Jan 25, 2021
Grantham F.D. Presents Annual Awards
Due to the pandemic, the Grantham Fire Department was unable to hold its usual installation banquet and awards ceremony this year. However, the department was able to present a pair of awards. The J.L...
Jan 25, 2021
Deeper Life Pastor Believes Mission Goes Beyond Church’s Four Walls
You may have noticed the community involvement of Deeper Life Church Ministries in the news lately.With a new pastor in town, you can only expect those efforts to grow.Aaron McNair, II is a 7th Genera...
Jan 25, 2021
ACE Team Arrests Meth Suspects
On Saturday, January 16, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team pulled a vehicle over on Big Daddys Road for a speeding violation. During the traffic stop, a search of the vehicle was conducted with ille...
Jan 24, 2021
60th Anniversary Of Goldsboro Nuclear Mishap
It's the 60th anniversary of the big bang that, fortunately, never happened.Around midnight on January 24th, 1961, a B-52G aircraft based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base experienced a fuel leak and ...
Jan 24, 2021
Traffic Stop Turns Into Meth Arrest
On Saturday, January 16, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office ACE Team assisted the North Carolina Highway Patrol on a traffic stop on Townsend Road for a registration violation. A search of the vehicle ...
Jan 24, 2021
Norwayne Alumni & Friends, Inc. Focuses On Community
For over 48 years, Norwayne Alumni and Friends, Inc. has focused on having a positive impact on the community where it is headquartered. The Alumni organization has recently partnered with the Christi...
Jan 23, 2021
Time For Planting Asparagus
Asparagus may seem like an unusual vegetable that would be difficult to grow in the garden. However, a gardener can successfully grow asparagus if they understand how an asparagus plant grows.Asparagu...
Jan 23, 2021