Category Archives: Local News
Mount Olive Hosts Second Parade For Graduates (PHOTO GALLERY)
The Town of Mount Olive hosted another parade for graduating high school seniors this past Tuesday. Seniors from Spring Creek and North Duplin high schools, as well as graduates from area private scho...
May 31, 2020
Vehicles Collide In Mar-Mac (PHOTOS)
Late Saturday afternoon, firefighters from Mar-Mac along with an EMS unit responded to the scene of a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Old Mount Olive Highway and Genoa Road. The southbound la...
May 31, 2020
Grant Presented To Patetown Fire Department (PHOTO GALLERY)
Late Thursday, members of the Patetown Fire Department gathered at their station on Patetown Road anxiously waiting for a visit from North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshall Mi...
May 31, 2020
Hay Barn Fire Near Seven Springs (PHOTO GALLERY)
Before lunchtime on Thursday, firefighters from Seven Springs, Indian Springs, Pricetown, and Elroy were dispatched to a possible working structure fire on the farm of Jerry Lynch near Seven Springs. ...
May 28, 2020
Two More COVID-19 Deaths Reported In Wayne County
20 people have now passed away due to the coronavirus in Wayne County.As of Wednesday's update from Wayne County Government, there have been 1,047 total positive cases of COVID-19 in Wayne County. 469...
May 27, 2020
Hwy 55 To Make National Hamburger Day Donation
This Thursday, May 28 on National Hamburger Day, Hwy 55 will donate $1 for every Andy's Size All-American Cheeseburger combo sold to benefit the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.Natio...
May 27, 2020
United Way’s Good Deeds Report For May 26
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 26, 2020
Wayne County’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1,000
Wayne County has recorded over 1,000 cases of coronavirus. As of Tuesday morning's update from Wayne County Government, there have been 1,028 total positive cases of COVID-19 in Wayne County. 469 of t...
May 26, 2020
Wilber’s Barbecue Previews Opening Menu
Wilber's Barbecue - the iconic Eastern North Carolina barbecue destination in Goldsboro, NC which opened in 1962 and will re-open soon - is sharing its opening menu. "One of the things that makes Wilb...
May 25, 2020
Vehicles Collide On Highway 13 South (PHOTOS)
Late Saturday afternoon, Mar-Mac firefighters and several Wayne County EMS units were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 13 South and Providence Church Road....
May 24, 2020