Matthew Livingston, interim city manager, was officially sworn in on Wednesday, as the new leader of the City’s government operations. Livingston brings nearly 25 years of experience in local government, having served as town manager in Rolesville, Wallace, and Ayden, and as the executive director of the Eastern Carolina Council of Governments.… read more »
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Livingston Sworn in as Interim City Manager
Thursday Morning Shooting Leaves One Injured
On Thursday at 12:09 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 600 block of W. Oak Street in reference to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple rounds fired. … read more »
Early Voting for March Primary Begins Thursday
Early voting for the Mar. 5 Primary Election begins on Thursday.… read more »
WCC, BCC Sign Instructional Service Agreement for AI Curriculum
Wayne Community College and Brunswick Community College have signed an Instructional Service Agreement (ISA) for Artificial Intelligence (AI).… read more »
PET OF THE WEEK: Bella Powered by Jackson & Sons
WGBR Pet of the Week Powered by Jackson and Sons spotlights Bella. Bella is a brown 5-year-old spayed Bullmastiff. She is a sweet loving creature that gets along with other dogs, but she can get a little anxious in a large crowd with multiple dogs. Bella is also heartworm-positive and requires treatment. Bella visited our…… read more »
City Council Approves Pay Raises for GPD
The Goldsboro City Council unanimously voted during Monday evening’s meeting to approve pay raises for the Goldsboro Police Department.… read more »
Salmon Released From Position as City Manager
The City of Goldsboro is searching for a new City Manager.
The Goldsboro City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to adopt a motion to release Tim Salmon from his role as City Manager. … read more »
WCPS Lottery Application Schools to Hold Information Sessions
Over the next few weeks, the school district’s three lottery application schools will hold student information sessions as part of the ongoing lottery application window. … read more »
WCPS Speech Pathologist Recognized as EC Educator of Excellence
The Wayne County Board of Education and superintendent recently recognized Jennifer Lewis, the Lead Speech Language Pathologist for Wayne County Public Schools, for her achievement of being recognized by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as a 2023 Exceptional Children Educator of Excellence. The recognition occurred at the Board’s monthly meeting.… read more »
Motorcyclist Leads Sheriff's Deputies on High-Speed Chase
On Feb. 9 at approximately 8 p.m. members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force were conducting a saturation patrol in the area of Interstate 795 when a motorcycle passed deputies at a high rate of speed.… read more »
