Category Archives: Local News
Hardison Appointed District 4 Commissioner
A new commissioner is appointed to the Wayne County Board.Once Tuesday's meeting was called to order, it barely took one minute for the county commissioners to unanimously appoint Freeman Hardison, Jr...
Jul 15, 2020
Mount Olive Town Manager Announces Retirement
Mount Olive will need a new Town Manager.After nearly 15 years with the town, Mount Olive Town Manager Charles Brown has announced his retirement. Brown's retirement was effective Monday, July 13, and...
Jul 14, 2020
Governor: N.C. Schools May Reopen, Will Still Provide Remote Learning
Gov. Roy Cooper says North Carolina's K-12 public schools will reopen for the fall. However, the governor says that classroom experience will look different in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Durin...
Jul 14, 2020
City Examines Making Juneteenth An Official Holiday
Could Juneteenth become an official holiday in the City of Goldsboro?At Monday’s city council meeting, Council member Gene Aycock brought up the possibility of marking June 19th as a city holida...
Jul 14, 2020
ACE Team: Narcotics Found On Impaired Driver
On July 6th, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team pulled a vehicle over on Highway 117 South in Goldsboro for a Chapter 20 violation. The driver, 39-year-old Charles T. Hamblin of Magnolia, was reporte...
Jul 14, 2020
Town Hall Closed After Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Princeton Town Hall will be closed to the public until further notice. That's after a town employee reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post Monday, the Town of Princeton says i...
Jul 14, 2020
KPD: Suspect Charged For June 29 Shooting
A Kinston man is arrested for a late June shooting incident.On June 29th, officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to a motor vehicle collision on the 1600 block of Dr. Martin Luther King...
Jul 14, 2020
Fremont Man Allegedly Tried To Poison His Wife
A Wayne County man is accused of attempting to poison his wife. On June 14th, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office responded to a possible poisoning call at a home on the 300 block of Wilson Road in Frem...
Jul 13, 2020
PIC OF THE DAY: Firefighting Dad Is Daughter’s Hero
Although the weather was hot Saturday morning, it didn’t stop 7-year-old Madison Thornton from coming out with her mom to watch her firefighting dad, Wes Thornton, take part in the fire training...
Jul 13, 2020
County Plans To Add New Non-Emergency Medical Transport Service
Wayne County is working toward doing away with WayneNET, the county's non-emergency medical transport service.During a public hearing last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt explained the proposed c...
Jul 13, 2020