Category Archives: Local News
Alternative Baseball: Assisting Teens & Adults With Autism, Other Disabilities
Taylor Duncan was a child when he was diagnosed on the autism spectrum.Now, 24-years-old, Duncan has founded Alternative Baseball Organization, a non-profit "authentic baseball experience for teens 15...
Aug 11, 2020
Goldsboro Milling Arm Ending Hog Production Operations
Goldsboro Milling Company has decided to cease all of it hog production operations in the next year or so. The decision is expected to impact about 150 contract farms in the Maxwell Foods system as th...
Aug 11, 2020
United Way Survey Asks How COVID-19 Has Impacted N.C. Residents
United Ways across North Carolina are concerned about the hardships that families are facing because of COVID19. To gather information on how people have been impacted, United Way of NC (the state ass...
Aug 11, 2020
Virtual Community Roundtable Set For Thursday
Operation Unite Goldsboro will hold a virtual Community Roundtable this week.Participants can join the roundtable discussion via Zoom at 7 PM this Thursday, August 13.The meeting ID is 535 954 5850 an...
Aug 11, 2020
Suspect Charged With Indecent Liberties With A Child
A Goldsboro man is accused of sexually assaulting a child. On Saturday, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office took the report on the sexual assault. During the investigation, 75-year-old James W. Passmore...
Aug 10, 2020
Isaias Provides Valuable Trial Run For Bigger Storms
While Wayne County was spared some of the worst damage from Hurricane Isaias last week, the storm did provide some good lessons on emergency preparedness.Aaron Stryker, the Emergency Management Coordi...
Aug 10, 2020
Kinston Police Ask For Information On Shooting Death
A shooting death is under investigation in Kinston. Just after 4 AM Sunday morning, the Kinston Police Department responded to the 800 block of Greenmead Drive for the report of a shooting. Officers f...
Aug 10, 2020
Task Force Makes Meth Arrests After Spotting Wanted Suspect
On Friday, July 31, members of the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force were conducting surveillance when they reportedly observed 37-year-old Christopher T. Strickland Dudley leaving from a local m...
Aug 10, 2020
Storms Wash Out Roads In Duplin County
Friday night’s storms that crossed Duplin County in the Calypso and Faison Area dumped several inches of rain in a short period of time, according to Faison Fire Chief Lee Kennedy. Chief Kennedy...
Aug 09, 2020
Two Suspects Arrested For Using Stolen Debit Card
On December 18th, 2019, a victim reported to the Goldsboro Police Department her debit card had been stolen and used to make at least three fraudulent purchases. During the ensuing investigation, the ...
Aug 09, 2020