Category Archives: Local News
Goldsboro Asked To Consider Reparations For Black Community
Could Goldsboro become the next North Carolina city to institute reparations for its Black community?The City of Asheville already did it.Now, former Goldsboro Councilman Bevan Foster is asking his ci...
Sep 10, 2020
UPDATE: Passenger Killed After Exiting Moving Vehicle
Just before 6:30 AM Wednesday, Goldsboro Police patrol officers were dispatched to the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 70 E. at Wayne Memorial Drive for a reported traffic crash between a vehicle and ...
Sep 10, 2020
POLICE: Suspect Arrested With Meth At Goldsboro Park
The Goldsboro Police Department was conducting an after-hours check of Peacock Park on the 1500 block of Herring Ave on Friday. In the park, the officers made contact with a suspicious person, identif...
Sep 10, 2020
Community Groups To Host Virtual Non-Partisan Candidates Forum
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Epsilon Phi Omega Chapter, Goldsboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and Community Voter Collaboration Group are partnering to ho...
Sep 10, 2020
Downed Power Line Closes Grantham School Road
Members of the Grantham Fire Department are on the scene of a downed power line across Grantham School Road near the intersection of McArthur Pond Road. All traffic has been diverted around that area....
Sep 09, 2020
Watch For School Buses As Students Head Back To Class
Wayne County Public Schools will begin a modified schedule today, Tuesday, September 8, 2020. This means that school buses will be on the road as they transport students to and from schools per the mo...
Sep 08, 2020
Commissioners Approve List Of Legislative Goals
Wayne County has plenty of things it would like to see the North Carolina Legislature accomplish in the coming year.Last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt and the Wayne County Commissioners went th...
Sep 08, 2020
Library Celebrates National Voter Registration Day On Sept. 22
On September 22, 2020, 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 effort t...
Sep 08, 2020
Neuse River Near Goldsboro May Narrowly Avoid Flood Stage
The Neuse River is slowly dropping after approaching flood levels this past weekend. A Flood Warning was issued for the Neuse River near Goldsboro Saturday as the river reached 17-feet, which is Actio...
Sep 07, 2020
School Break-In Suspect Arrested
The Goldsboro Police Department took a report on a breaking and entering at North Drive Elementary School on August 24th. Property and supplies had been taken from the school. Two days later, a suspec...
Sep 06, 2020