Wayne Community College and the Wayne County Reentry Council are celebrating Second Chance Month by trying to help formerly incarcerated people to move forward with their lives. Renita Dawson, the Executive Director of the Reentry Council of Wayne County explains, “We have family or loved ones who have been released from prison or who are…… read more »
United Way of Wayne County is excited to announce Matthews Motors as an official hole-in-one sponsor for the Annual Founder’s Cup Golf Tournament on April 21st at Walnut Creek Country Club! “Every year we strive to improve the tournament experience for our teams from the previous year and this year is no exception,” stated Resource…… read more »
The National Association of Letter Carriers is gearing up for this year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Goldsboro’s letter carriers are partnering with United Way of Wayne County as they have in the past to hold the local food drive. Stamp Out Hunger is a national, coordinated effort by the…… read more »
A frost advisory is in effect from 2 am to 9 am Tuesday. The temperatures are expected to drop as low as 33 degrees resulting in frost formation. The advisory includes central North Carolina including Wayne County. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the…… read more »
Firefighters from Dudley Volunteer Fire Department along with EMS Station 8 were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Outlaw Road and Old Mount Olive Highway. The driver of the C&M Plumbing truck wasn’t injured in the crash, but several people in the van were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to be checked…… read more »
Goldsboro City Police report a series of arrests this week: 50-year-old Kimberly Daly Dawson of Day Circle was charged with possession of heroin and simple possession of a schedule IV drug after an arrest Thursday, April 6. 37-year-old Roy Rogers Watkins of Virginia Street was arrested Thursday for second-degree trespass, simple possession of a schedule…… read more »
On April 9, 2023, at approximately 7:09 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to 2316 William St. for a call of an unresponsive male lying in the parking lot of Carolina Motel. When officers arrived, they discovered a male identified as Gary Lamont Green lying unresponsive in the PVA. EMS responded and pronounced the subject deceased. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau and Crime Scene Unit were contacted and responded to the scene. At this time…… read more »
On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at approximately 3:18 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1000 block of S. Best St. The resident reported that an unknown person forced entry to the home while the resident was asleep and began removing items. An acquaintance of the resident, who was also sleeping in the…… read more »
A man was arrested after threatening Walmart shoppers with a gun. Saturday at approximately 3:25 p.m. Goldsboro Police Department received a call in reference to an armed suspect inside Walmart, 1002 N. Spence Ave. Several witnesses began calling advising responding officers of a suspect brandishing a firearm, and threatening citizens. As responding officers arrived on…… read more »
The Goldsboro Police Department would like to announce our recent promotion of Capt. Bryant Canady to the position of Major of the Investigative Services Bureau. Canady has twenty years of service with the Goldsboro Police Department and will take on his new position on April 19, 2023. Please help us recognize this achievement in his…… read more »
