State House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) filed the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, House Bill 463, to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries and state-controlled entities from purchasing agricultural land, including property surrounding military bases. The act bans sales to adversarial governments of any agricultural land and any property within a 25 mile radius…… read more »
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Bell Files Bill to Stop Land Sales to China, Russia and Iran
Missing Child
Update: Paris has returned home unharmed. The Goldsboro City Police are looking for a missing girl. Paris Washington is ten years old and walked away from her mother on 3/22/2023 at 3:16 PM and was last seen in the area of Slocumb Street and Elm Street. Paris may be in the area of The Grande…… read more »
Sometimes 50 Feet Is Not 50 Feet
How do you measure 50 feet? That’s an issue Goldsboro leaders are having to grapple with in the case of Church Spirits and Cocktails. The owner of the Walnut Steet venue wants to move to a location at 116 W. Mulberry Street, which would put it across from St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Kyle Merrett hoped…… read more »
Wayne Community College Represented at UNC Greensboro
Wayne Community College was represented at the Undergraduate Honors Symposium at the University of North Carolina Greensboro last week. The two students and one graduate and their presentations wereKaren Compean Throm (Associate in Arts major at WCC, dual enrolled in Wayne School of Engineering) – “Seasonal Patterns of Northern Cardinals,” Galen Jones (Fall 2022 WCC…… read more »
The Governor Visits Goldsboro
Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley and NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary LtGen Walter Gaskin toured the Creative Academy Early Learning Center in Goldsboro Tuesday to highlight the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)-PLUS Expansion program that helps military families in North…… read more »
Honor Our Firsts Contributes to Rewarding Responders
Honor Our Firsts, a non-profit founded to honor first responders made a $2500 donation to Rewarding Responders, a 501(c)(3) founded to reward first responders and their families with all-expenses-paid vacations to Walt Disney World, at their annual Gala Saturday March 18th at the Maxwell Center. Pictured is Tonya Barber, local attorney, and an Honor Our Firsts…… read more »
Railway Plan Gathers Steam
Goldsboro City Councilman Charles Gaylor says it could be “transformative” for Goldsboro. The Chairwoman of the County Board of Commissioners calls it “an integral building block for the future of not only our county but the entire southeast region of North Carolina.” It’s the idea of rail service between Wilmington and Goldsboro. The County Commissioners…… read more »
PET OF THE WEEK: Daly Powered by Jackson & Sons
This week’s spotlight is on Daly, a Domestic Longhair mix that is very sweet and friendly. Age 9 years Gender Female Size Large Color Grey/Cream Declawed No Housetrained Unknown Daly is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find her FUR-ever home. To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected].… read more »
UMO Volleyball’s Treser Honored
Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards and Trevor Treser of Mount Olive earned Libero of the Week honors. A 6-foot senior from Wexford, Pennsylvania, Treser had a match-high 12 digs and did not commit a reception error in a four-game victory against Erskine on…… read more »
Mount Olive Guard Honored
A pair of Conference Carolinas men’s basketball student-athletes have been named Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) Men’s Basketball All-American selection for their play this season. KJ Jones II of Emmanuel, the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, earned second team honors while first team all-conference honoree Michael Brown of the University of Mount…… read more »
