Category Archives: Local News
Goldsboro Ends Curfew
The City of Goldsboro has lifted its curfew and state of emergency. At 10:30 AM Thursday, Mayor Chuck Allen signed a proclamation ending the state of emergency and curfew that had been in effect from ...
Jun 04, 2020
Community Prayer Vigil To Be Held This Evening
A community Prayer Vigil Gathering will be held in support of Goldsboro resident, Mahalia Jones, and honoring her nephew, George Floyd. The vigil will be held at 5 PM today, Thursday, June 4, at the V...
Jun 04, 2020
Driver Taken To Hospital After Grantham Area Crash (PHOTOS)
Late Wednesday afternoon, firefighters from Grantham and Wayne County EMS Station 3 were dispatched to the scene of a one vehicle accident on the 300 block of Weaver Road. When firefighters arrived, t...
Jun 04, 2020
BREAKING: WCPS Superintendent Resigns
The Superintendent of Wayne County Public Schools has resigned. The Wayne County Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunsmore late Wednesday evening. The school b...
Jun 04, 2020
Patetown F.D. Testing Hydrant Flows
The Patetown Volunteer Fire Department will be conducting mandated five year flow testing on fire hydrants in the southern part of the Patetown Fire District during the remaining month of June.Areas a...
Jun 04, 2020
Protesters Bring Pizza & Peace To Downtown Goldsboro (PHOTOS)
Once again, hundreds pack into Downtown Goldsboro to protest racial injustice in America.The protests were sparked nationwide after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in the custody of police in...
Jun 02, 2020
PIC OF THE DAY
Well-known local teacher and principal Tammy Keel along with her two best friends, Wilson and Russell, were out enjoying the day Saturday afternoon when they stopped by the Sugar Shack in Mount Olive....
Jun 02, 2020
Marching For Justice In Downtown Goldsboro (PHOTO GALLERY)
Goldsboro Daily News photographer Bobby Williams captured these images during Monday’s peaceful protest in Downtown Goldsboro. Demonstrators started gathering at Goldsboro City Hall around 5 PM....
Jun 02, 2020
Goldsboro Declares State Of Emergency, Curfew In Effect At 9 PM
Protests over George Floyd's death and the actions of the Minneapolis Police officers involved have resulted in violence across our country. On Sunday night, a protest was held in downtown Goldsboro t...
Jun 01, 2020
Sheriff: Employee Terminated For Inflammatory Statements Regarding Protests
Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce has released the following statement regarding recent law enforcement events:“The recent incident in Minneapolis has led to cries for change across our nation, ...
Jun 01, 2020