Category Archives: Local News
UPDATE: Quest Diagnostics Provides COVID-19 Testing Locally
As COVID-19 cases continue to emerge in communities and universities across North and South Carolina, testing remains the most valuable resource we have in response. Quest Diagnostics — which ha...
Sep 12, 2020
Suspect Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old
On December 2, 2019, a report was filed with the Goldsboro Police Department regarding allegations that a 9-year-old female victim was sexually assaulted by a known subject. During the subsequent inve...
Sep 11, 2020
WCSO: Two Suspects Found With Stolen Vehicle
Last week Friday, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office was informed that a stolen motor vehicle was located at a residence on the 900 block of Church of God Road. Members of the ACE Team and Patrol Shift...
Sep 11, 2020
Break Out The Bibs: Lobster & Shrimp Are Back!
For 16 years, the Partnership for Children of Wayne County has offered its annual Lobster and Shrimp Fest as a fundraiser for the organization.Even with the coronavirus pandemic, the Partnership was n...
Sep 11, 2020
Extension Holds 2020 Fall Bulb Fundraiser
Fall is the time to start planting flowering bulbs in your garden. Take advantage of the Wayne County Cooperative Extension's fundraiser and order bulbs for your garden now. Funds will be used for upk...
Sep 11, 2020
K&W Cafeterias File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina-based icon of Southern comfort food has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that follows downsizing that began prior to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Sep 11, 2020
Goldsboro Asked To Consider Reparations For Black Community
Could Goldsboro become the next North Carolina city to institute reparations for its Black community?The City of Asheville already did it.Now, former Goldsboro Councilman Bevan Foster is asking his ci...
Sep 10, 2020
UPDATE: Passenger Killed After Exiting Moving Vehicle
Just before 6:30 AM Wednesday, Goldsboro Police patrol officers were dispatched to the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 70 E. at Wayne Memorial Drive for a reported traffic crash between a vehicle and ...
Sep 10, 2020
POLICE: Suspect Arrested With Meth At Goldsboro Park
The Goldsboro Police Department was conducting an after-hours check of Peacock Park on the 1500 block of Herring Ave on Friday. In the park, the officers made contact with a suspicious person, identif...
Sep 10, 2020
Community Groups To Host Virtual Non-Partisan Candidates Forum
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Epsilon Phi Omega Chapter, Goldsboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and Community Voter Collaboration Group are partnering to ho...
Sep 10, 2020