Category Archives: Local News
BREAKING: City Council Shoots Down Reparations For Black Community
Monday evening, the Goldsboro City Council voted 3 – 4 and did not approve a resolution supporting reparations for the Black community. The proposal — which was essentially a copy of the r...
Sep 21, 2020
Library Hosts Voter Registration Event On Tuesday
This Tuesday, September 22, 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 eff...
Sep 21, 2020
City Eyes Redevelopment Of Union Station
The City of Goldsboro is looking at potential reuse plans for the old Union Station.The dilapidated train station on the 100 block of S. Carolina Street has stood unused for years after the passenger ...
Sep 21, 2020
KPD: Weekend Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 2 Injured
Kinston Police are investigating a pair of weekend shootings, one of which resulted in a death.The first shooting occurred around 11:30 PM Friday. Kinston Police Officers responded to reports of a sub...
Sep 21, 2020
Museum Hosts NC Pickle Princess Pageant (PHOTO GALLERY)
The North Carolina Pickle Pageant, under the direction of Desiree Autrey House, was held Saturday afternoon in the auditorium at the Wayne County Museum. The pageant was held at two different times to...
Sep 21, 2020
United Way To Hold October “Fill The Theatre” Food Drive
Here's a scary thought: Roughly 7,000 children struggle with hunger in Wayne County. United Way of Wayne County is hoping to take a bite out of hunger with a reprise of their Fill the Theater Food Dri...
Sep 20, 2020
Case Farms Donates To Children’s Hope Alliance
Case Farms, a fully integrated poultry farming and processing group, recently donated $10,000 to the Children's Hope Alliance, a nonprofit organization with a long history of child advocacy and welfar...
Sep 20, 2020
Trailer Detaches From Truck During Accident (PHOTOS)
Friday afternoon, firefighters from Indian Springs were dispatched to their second vehicle accident. This crash occurred on Arrington Bridge Road just north of Grady’s Barbecue. Luckily, the dri...
Sep 19, 2020
Vehicles Sideswipe One Another On Arrington Bridge Rd. (PHOTOS)
Friday afternoon, the Arrington Fire Department and Wayne County EMS were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle accident on Arrington Bridge Road at the intersection of Casey Sawmill Road. Two vehi...
Sep 19, 2020
Butterball To Host Job Fair In Goldsboro On Sept. 29
Are you looking for a great new career opportunity? If so, Butterball wants to talk to you!Butterball is hosting a drive-thru job fair at NC Career Works, 2006 Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro. The j...
Sep 19, 2020