Category Archives: Local News
City Examines Making Juneteenth An Official Holiday
Could Juneteenth become an official holiday in the City of Goldsboro?At Monday’s city council meeting, Council member Gene Aycock brought up the possibility of marking June 19th as a city holida...
Jul 14, 2020
ACE Team: Narcotics Found On Impaired Driver
On July 6th, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team pulled a vehicle over on Highway 117 South in Goldsboro for a Chapter 20 violation. The driver, 39-year-old Charles T. Hamblin of Magnolia, was reporte...
Jul 14, 2020
Town Hall Closed After Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Princeton Town Hall will be closed to the public until further notice. That's after a town employee reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post Monday, the Town of Princeton says i...
Jul 14, 2020
KPD: Suspect Charged For June 29 Shooting
A Kinston man is arrested for a late June shooting incident.On June 29th, officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to a motor vehicle collision on the 1600 block of Dr. Martin Luther King...
Jul 14, 2020
Fremont Man Allegedly Tried To Poison His Wife
A Wayne County man is accused of attempting to poison his wife. On June 14th, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office responded to a possible poisoning call at a home on the 300 block of Wilson Road in Frem...
Jul 13, 2020
PIC OF THE DAY: Firefighting Dad Is Daughter’s Hero
Although the weather was hot Saturday morning, it didn’t stop 7-year-old Madison Thornton from coming out with her mom to watch her firefighting dad, Wes Thornton, take part in the fire training...
Jul 13, 2020
County Plans To Add New Non-Emergency Medical Transport Service
Wayne County is working toward doing away with WayneNET, the county's non-emergency medical transport service.During a public hearing last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt explained the proposed c...
Jul 13, 2020
Potters Baseball Returns To Mount Olive
Potters Baseball, a group of high school baseball players from several states, will travel this summer, visiting and interacting with communities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolin...
Jul 13, 2020
WCC Student Standouts Lauded
Wayne Community College has recognized its top students of the 2019-2020 academic year.Sixty-seven students were honored with 80 awards.Each year, WCC faculty members select one student from their pro...
Jul 12, 2020
Is COVID-19 Stressing Out Your Kids?
University of Mount Olive Psychology Department Chair Natalie Kemp shares insights on the psychological impacts of COVID-19 on children.If you are like me, you may love to travel in the summer. My hus...
Jul 11, 2020