Category Archives: Local News
PIC OF THE DAY: Like Father, Like Daughter
Mount Olive Fire Department Captain Brent Heath has been a member of the department for many years. But now he has some new competition on the firefighting squad. His daughter Marylee Heath has follow...
May 09, 2020
Feeding Our First Responders (PHOTO GALLERY)
Employees from Bobby Denning Department Store along with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home partnered up Thursday to provided a hot meal for local firefighters, law enforcement, and EMS crews for there dedica...
May 09, 2020
Blaze Destroys Barn On Shady Grove Road (PHOTO GALLERY)
Late Friday afternoon, firefighters from Smith Chapel, Mount Olive, and Dudley responded to the scene of a barn fire behind a house on the 700 block of Shady Grove Road. Heavy smoke could be seen as f...
May 09, 2020
Wayne County Provides Weekly COVID-19 Update
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department is tracking 709 positive cases of COVID-19. 469 of these cases are offenders at the Neuse Correctional Institute in Goldsboro, 44 cases are from a cong...
May 08, 2020
United Way’s Good Deeds Report For May 8
The world is full of negative news and United Way of Wayne County would like to highlight the good that happens when our community pulls together. This is by no means a comprehensive list of all the g...
May 08, 2020
Wayne Chamber Assists Businesses During Pandemic
There is hardly a business or industry that has not been affected during the coronavirus crisis, and small businesses are being hit hardest.In an interview with Jeff Farrow on Goldsboro's Greatest Hit...
May 08, 2020
PET OF THE WEEK: Snow
SNOWSnow is a 2-year-old male domestic shorthair mix. He is neutered. Snow is very laid back and gentle.Click here to view all the pets available for adoption through Wayne County Animal Services.The ...
May 07, 2020
City to Begin Water Line Flushing May 10
The City of Goldsboro Public Works Department will begin its annual free chlorine system beginning May 8, 2020. The unidirectional water line flushing program will follow beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday, ...
May 07, 2020
Wayne County Celebrates National Nurses Week
Compassion. Expertise. Trust. Nurses around the world exhibit these three qualities on a daily basis.On Tuesday, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved its National Nurses Week Proclamation....
May 07, 2020
Mt. Olive Chamber Helps Deliver Meals (PHOTO GALLERY)
Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce President Julie Beck and a group of volunteers have been helping to deliver meals in the Mount Olive area. They are helping the WAGES Meals on Wheels program by volunte...
May 06, 2020