Category Archives: Local News
2020 Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair Cancelled
Wednesday morning, the Wayne County Livestock Development Association released the following statement regarding the 2020 Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair:Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, its i...
Aug 12, 2020
Two Suspects Charged In Relation To Shooting, B&E On Lincoln Drive
On August 3rd, a resident of Lincoln Drive in Goldsboro reported that a subject identified as 41-year-old Laccota Woods and his wife 40-year-old Kristy Best, both of Mount Olive, were at her residence...
Aug 12, 2020
County’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Lower Than State’s
The coronavirus pandemic continues and Wayne County is trying to stay ahead of the crisis.Last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt shared some good news in an update provided by Wayne County Health D...
Aug 12, 2020
Dillard Academy Still Enrolling For 1st – 8th Grade
Dillard Academy Charter School, at 505 W. Elm Street in Goldsboro, is still accepting applications for grades 1 - 8 for the coming school year. Classes start on Monday, August 17th, and will be conduc...
Aug 12, 2020
Free COVID-19 Testing Being Offered In Dudley On Thursday
Free COVID-19 testing is being offered for the community this Thursday, August 13, at Brogden Primary School, 2253 Old Mt. Olive Highway in Dudley. The testing will be administered from 4 - 8 PM on Th...
Aug 12, 2020
POLICE: Body Found Near UMO Campus
Police are investigating after a person is found dead near the University of Mount Olive campus. Early Tuesday morning, the body of a middle-aged white male was found by two joggers. The body was foun...
Aug 11, 2020
Untreated Wastewater Overflows In Mount Olive
Heavy rains are to blame for the release of over 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater in Mount Olive.The Town of Mount Olive says the sanitary sewer overflow totaling approximately 135,000 gallons ...
Aug 11, 2020
Alternative Baseball: Assisting Teens & Adults With Autism, Other Disabilities
Taylor Duncan was a child when he was diagnosed on the autism spectrum.Now, 24-years-old, Duncan has founded Alternative Baseball Organization, a non-profit "authentic baseball experience for teens 15...
Aug 11, 2020
Goldsboro Milling Arm Ending Hog Production Operations
Goldsboro Milling Company has decided to cease all of it hog production operations in the next year or so. The decision is expected to impact about 150 contract farms in the Maxwell Foods system as th...
Aug 11, 2020
United Way Survey Asks How COVID-19 Has Impacted N.C. Residents
United Ways across North Carolina are concerned about the hardships that families are facing because of COVID19. To gather information on how people have been impacted, United Way of NC (the state ass...
Aug 11, 2020