Shortly before noon Monday, firefighters from Mar-Mac, Dudley, Arrington, Thoroughfare and Mount Olive along with EMS Station 3 responded to a working structure fire on Sundance Place between Durham Lake Road and Sandhill Drive. Firefighters used several small attack hand lines to gain control over the blaze. The office’s OES was called to assist in…… read more »
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Firefighters Respond to Structure Fire
Goldsboro Man Faces Weapons and Drug Charges
We’re just learning of an arrest last month of a Goldsboro man… On February 25, 2023, at approximately 5:56 p.m., Goldsboro Police Department’s Housing Unit and Special Enforcement Unit responded to a call for service in the 600 block of East Holly Street regarding a suspicious person knocking on doors and windows of a residence.…… read more »
Haas Foundation Helps Machining Students
A gift from the Gene Haas Foundation is helping 15 Wayne Community College students. The $20,000 grant is providing scholarships for tuition, books, and small personal tools for students in the college’s Computer-Integrated Machining program. Recipients areJulia Bentley, Shelby Bigham, Kaitlyn Brubaker, Jonathan Doughty, Ethan Douglas, Han Foo, De’Angelo Freeman, Juan Loy, and Joshua Morgan…… read more »
Job Fairs Planned for Wayne County Schools
This March, Wayne County Public Schools will hold two Job Fairs for prospective employees. The first Job Fair will be held Saturday, March 18 from 10 AM – 2 PM in the Meadow Lane Elementary gym, located at 3500 E. Ash St. in Goldsboro. For those who cannot attend the in-person job fair, WCPS will hold a…… read more »
UMO Tops Mercyhurst Saturday, Splits a Doubleheader Sunday
Saturday afternoon softball action between UMO and Mercyhurst kickoff at 4 p.m. with game one of a three game series. After the regular 7 inning of play the score was 4 all, an extra inning was played Mercyhurst managed to score another run giving them a one run lead over UMO. The UMO lady Trojans…… read more »
Wayne Community College Writers Honored
Renaissance, Wayne Community College’s writers’ and artists’ magazine, and its contributors have been recognized by the Community College Humanities Association for the sixth consecutive year. The magazine’s 2022 issue, as well as four writers and artists whose works appeared in it, took awards in the association’s annual Literary Magazine Competition in the Southern Division. The…… read more »
Two Solar Farms Planned for Goldsboro
A pair of solar farms are up for consideration at the next Wayne County Board of Commissioners’ meeting. Each would be on farmland or woodland properties. According to Wayne County Planning Director Berry Gray, the Stevens Mill Energy Facility would be located on Stevens Mill Road between Black Jack Church Road and James Hinson Road.…… read more »
Goldsboro Police Investigate Death of 5-Year Old
On March 2, 2023, at approximately 2:55 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a report of a child death at UNC Health Wayne. Upon arrival, officers were told that a subject brought a deceased 5-year-old juvenile to the emergency room. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau was contacted and responded to UNC Health Wayne. This investigation…… read more »
United Way of Wayne County March Events
GOLDSBORO, N.C.- It’s a BIG week for United Way in Wayne County! Friday, March 3, 2023, the United Way of Wayne County is honored to join the United Way of North Carolina, in partnership with Wayne Community College at the the United Way North Carolina Spirit of North Carolina Award Ceremony at 10am in the…… read more »
Goldsboro Police Investigate Fatal Accident
Goldsboro, N.C. — A Brunswick County man died after an accident in Goldsboro. On March 1, 2023, at approximately 8:19 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the area of U.S. 70 West and Spence Avenue regarding a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle. The driver of the motor vehicle is a 17-year-old who stopped and…… read more »
