Category Archives: Local News
Mount Olive’s Top Cop Retiring
The Town of Mount Olive's Police Chief is retiring.Tommy Brown has served and protected the citizens of Mount Olive for 22 years.Brown started as a patrol officer for the town in 1998 and climbed the ...
Aug 21, 2020
ACE Team: Cocaine Found On Sleeping Driver
On August 11th, members of the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team were on patrol on William Street when they came across a vehicle stopped in the middle of the roadway. Deputies found the driver was slum...
Aug 21, 2020
Person With COVID-19 Was On Spring Creek Elementary Campus
There's been another potential COVID-19 exposure at a Wayne County Public School. WCPS says it has been notified that an individual who was recently on the campus of Spring Creek Elementary School has...
Aug 21, 2020
Local Case Farms Facilities Awarded For Safety, Health
Two Case Farms facilities in Goldsboro are recognized for their safety and health measures. The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council have announced the Case Farms Goldsboro processing plant and Go...
Aug 21, 2020
Goldsboro Firefighters Raise Over $8,000 for MDA
Over $8,000 is raised during the Goldsboro Fire Department's latest "Fill the Boot" effort. According to a Facebook post, Goldsboro firefighters raised $8,054 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association la...
Aug 21, 2020
More Wayne County Voters Casting Absentee Ballots
Through Wednesday, August 19, Wayne County voters had already submitted 3,143 requests for absentee by-mail ballots for the 2020 general election, an increase of over 700% from this same time in 2016....
Aug 20, 2020
Vehicle Runs Off Road Near Rosewood (PHOTOS)
Thursday morning, firefighters from Rosewood and Wayne County EMS were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle accident on Perkins Mills Road near Rosewood Road. The 2015 white Chevrolet passenger...
Aug 20, 2020
WCSO: Suspect Found With Large Amount Of Marijuana
Wayne County sheriff’s deputies make a pot-dealing bust during a traffic stop. On Saturday, deputies pulled a vehicle over in the southern portion of the county. During the stop, a passenger in ...
Aug 19, 2020
Duke Energy Extends Assistance For N.C. Customers In Need
Duke Energy will begin its standard billing practices in North Carolina in the coming weeks, keeping service disconnections for nonpayment suspended until October 2020, a full month beyond its require...
Aug 19, 2020
UMO Athletics Lends Helping Hand To Habitat For Humanity
The University of Mount Olive Department of Athletics typically gets their hands dirty on the playing field in practice, games, or in field maintenance, but last week the coaches and staff put down th...
Aug 19, 2020