Category Archives: Local News
Wayne County Raises Breast Cancer Awareness
You can see the support for the fight against breast cancer across Goldsboro and Wayne County.In Downtown Goldsboro, the Center Street fountain is currently running pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awar...
Oct 14, 2020
Free COVID-19 Testing In Dudley On Saturday
Free COVID-19 testing will be offered this weekend in Dudley. The testing will be offered from 10 AM - 2 PM on Saturday, October 17, at the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), 4354 Highway 117 Alt...
Oct 14, 2020
KPD: 7-Year-Old Struck By Vehicle
A child is hospitalized following vehicle collision in Kinston. The Kinston Police Department says it responded to report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on the 2300 block of Rouse Roa...
Oct 13, 2020
City Approves CARES Act Funding For Non-Profits
Several non-profits in Goldsboro are expecting a share of the city's CARES Act funding.At last week's city council meeting, Goldsboro City Manager Tim Salmon went through how the $200,000 would be dis...
Oct 13, 2020
Community Weighs In On Superintendent Search
What characteristics does the community want in the next superintendent for Wayne County Public Schools?Jim O'Rourke from the North Carolina School Board Association had some answers for the Wayne Cou...
Oct 09, 2020
First Responders Parade At Berkeley Mall On Saturday
The Berkeley Mall is teaming with the Goldsboro Fire Department to host a First Responders parade this weekend.The parade, being held on the final day of National Fire Safety Week, will feature fire t...
Oct 09, 2020
Chamber Undertakes Numerous Activities During COVID-19
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce isn't letting the pandemic slow down its community efforts.Chamber President Kate Daniels appeared on Jeff Farrow's Morning Show on Goldsboro's Greatest Hits 1150 ...
Oct 09, 2020
WCC Academic Skills Center Celebrates Its Tutors & Accreditation
Wayne Community College has had more reasons than ever to celebrate National Tutoring Week (Oct. 5-9) this year.Not only has the college's tutoring hub, the Academic Skills Center, successfully master...
Oct 09, 2020
WCSO: Suspect Passed Fake $100 Bill
A suspect is accused of passing funny money in Wayne County. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports 39-year-old Justin R. Parrish has been charged with Felony Uttering a Forged Instrument and Felon...
Oct 09, 2020
Occupant Escapes Mobile Home Blaze (PHOTO GALLERY)
Thursday afternoon, the New Hope and Saulston fire departments along with Wayne County EMS paramedics were dispatched to a possible working structure fire on Smith Farm Lane. The blaze was reported by...
Oct 08, 2020