Category Archives: Local News
Downed Power Line Closes Grantham School Road
Members of the Grantham Fire Department are on the scene of a downed power line across Grantham School Road near the intersection of McArthur Pond Road. All traffic has been diverted around that area....
Sep 09, 2020
Watch For School Buses As Students Head Back To Class
Wayne County Public Schools will begin a modified schedule today, Tuesday, September 8, 2020. This means that school buses will be on the road as they transport students to and from schools per the mo...
Sep 08, 2020
Commissioners Approve List Of Legislative Goals
Wayne County has plenty of things it would like to see the North Carolina Legislature accomplish in the coming year.Last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt and the Wayne County Commissioners went th...
Sep 08, 2020
Library Celebrates National Voter Registration Day On Sept. 22
On September 22, 2020, 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 effort t...
Sep 08, 2020
Neuse River Near Goldsboro May Narrowly Avoid Flood Stage
The Neuse River is slowly dropping after approaching flood levels this past weekend. A Flood Warning was issued for the Neuse River near Goldsboro Saturday as the river reached 17-feet, which is Actio...
Sep 07, 2020
School Break-In Suspect Arrested
The Goldsboro Police Department took a report on a breaking and entering at North Drive Elementary School on August 24th. Property and supplies had been taken from the school. Two days later, a suspec...
Sep 06, 2020
City, County Closings For Labor Day
Goldsboro City Offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day. Monday's solid waste routes in the city will be collected on Wednesday, September 9.Wayne County will observe the following...
Sep 06, 2020
Find The Critters In Downtown Goldsboro
Can you find the 20 special critters that call Downtown Goldsboro home?The Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation invites you take part in the new "Critter Crawl," a scavenger hunt in the revamped...
Sep 05, 2020
Athletes of the Week: Ashton Gupton
When Wayne Country Day senior Ashton Gupton started playing golf, she had no idea she would fall in love with the sport.Golf is a deceptively tricky sport. It may look easy, but becoming a good golfer...
Sep 04, 2020
Athletes of the Week: Thomas Sumner
Many students play soccer in high school, but few inhabit the sport the way Wayne Country Day's Thomas Sumner does.The senior goalie became a serious student of the game after taking it up in middle s...
Sep 04, 2020