U.S. Quidditch (USQ) has selected Goldsboro, North Carolina as a finalist to potentially host the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex. Visit Goldsboro, the travel and tourism department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, submitted a hosting proposal to the U.S. Quidditch office in February 2021 and received the finalist…… read more »
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U.S. Quidditch Names Goldsboro a Finalist to Host 2022 Mid-Atlantic Regionals
PET OF THE WEEK: Bronx Powered By Jackson & Sons
Meet Bronx! Bronx was our Jackson and Son’s Pet of the Week this morning! Get to the Wayne County Animal Shelter today, and get details on bringing Bronx to your forever home! To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected] Click here to view all the pets…… read more »
Heatwave Continues; Heat Advisory Extended Again
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the Heat Advisory for another day, with Heat Index values reaching up to 108 degrees on Friday. NC News Network meteorologist Mike Moss says Friday and Saturday will be hot, with highs in the low to mid 90s, but temperatures could begin to finally tumble on Sunday with…… read more »
Dudley’s Jamelle Ingram Aspires To Inspire
Growing up Jamelle Ingram, of Dudley, was considered a loner. “I had low self-esteem during my formative years,” Ingram admits. “In middle and high school, I remained isolated from my peers. I really only had one true friend.” As an outlet, Ingram played tennis. He lost often, but was satisfied with the knowledge that he…… read more »
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Four
A section of NC 111 South was closed for several hours this morning following a three vehicle crash that injured four people. Firefighters from El-Roy, Seven Springs and Indian Springs along with several EMS units were dispatched to the scene of a head-on collision involving three vehicles around 7:30 this morning on N.C.111 South just…… read more »
UPDATE: Missing Goldsboro Man Located
Updated: August 11, 2021 with new information. On Aug. 6, 2021, at 4:20 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department took a report of a missing 71-year-old male, Walter Lee Johnson. Mr. Johnson was last seen at his residence on Swan Street in Goldsboro some time that morning. Mr. Johnson suffers many medical complications and was considered…… read more »
Goldsboro PD Respond To ShotSpotter Alerts
The Goldsboro Police Department received two ShotSpotter Alerts on August 11, 2021 at 12:25 p.m. The first alert was at 917 E. Elm for two rounds and the second alert was for one round. Witnesses stated two vehicles were traveling east bound on Elm Street and that one vehicle had a male subject hanging out…… read more »
Heat Advisory Extended Thru 7 PM Thursday; Heat Index of 108
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has extended the Heat Advisory through Thursday for Wayne and surrounding counties. …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING… …HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY… * WHAT…Maximum heat index values of 105 to 108 degrees expected. * WHERE…Halifax, Nash, Edgecombe,…… read more »
Death Investigation Update
On March 31, 2021, at approximately 11:35 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were dispatched, along with Wayne County EMS, to the 1200 block of Day Circle for an unresponsive child. The 2-year-old child was transported to the Wayne-UNC Health emergency department where she was pronounced deceased. Members of the Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal…… read more »
Volunteers Needed For Litter Sweep
The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 11-25. Each April and September, NCDOT asks volunteers to help remove litter from roadsides. Volunteers from local businesses, schools, nonprofits, churches, municipalities, law enforcement and community groups play an important role in keeping…… read more »
