Category Archives: Local News
Charter Re-Launches 60 Day Free Spectrum Internet & WiFi For Education
Charter Communications, Inc. has announced a re-launch of its Remote Education Offer providing free Spectrum Internet - with speeds up to 200 Mbps - and WiFi access for 60 days to households with K-12...
Sep 23, 2020
Council Votes Down Reparations, Looks To Form Race Relations Committee
The City of Goldsboro will not offer reparations to the Black community at this time.Monday evening, the Goldsboro City Council voted 3 – 4, shooting down a resolution supporting reparations for...
Sep 22, 2020
Suspect Arrested On Drug-Dealing Charges At Goldsboro Hotel
Saturday evening, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit were conducting a foot patrol near the Econo Lodge on the 700 block of Corp...
Sep 22, 2020
School Board To Discuss Possibly Reopening K-5 Schools
The Wayne County Board of Education plans to discuss the potential reopening of the district's elementary schools.Last week Thursday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced North Carolina's school systems can reop...
Sep 22, 2020
City Now Accepting Applications For Small Business COVID-19 Grants
Applications are being accepted now through Friday, October 2nd at 5 p.m. for the City of Goldsboro's Small Business COVID-19 Grant Program. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City created a gr...
Sep 22, 2020
Last Call For Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award Nominations
Today, September 22, is the last day to submit applications for the Duke Energy Citizenship & Service Award.Since 2014, the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce and has partnered with Duke Energy to a...
Sep 22, 2020
BREAKING: City Council Shoots Down Reparations For Black Community
Monday evening, the Goldsboro City Council voted 3 – 4 and did not approve a resolution supporting reparations for the Black community. The proposal — which was essentially a copy of the r...
Sep 21, 2020
Library Hosts Voter Registration Event On Tuesday
This Tuesday, September 22, the Wayne County Public Library will join other libraries across the state in celebrating National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan civic holiday and cross-country eff...
Sep 21, 2020
City Eyes Redevelopment Of Union Station
The City of Goldsboro is looking at potential reuse plans for the old Union Station.The dilapidated train station on the 100 block of S. Carolina Street has stood unused for years after the passenger ...
Sep 21, 2020
KPD: Weekend Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 2 Injured
Kinston Police are investigating a pair of weekend shootings, one of which resulted in a death.The first shooting occurred around 11:30 PM Friday. Kinston Police Officers responded to reports of a sub...
Sep 21, 2020