Goldsboro’s new fire chief started at the bottom with the city’s fire brigade and worked his way to the very top. Ron Stempien was named Chief of the Goldsboro Fire Department in June, and he began his role as chief on June 30th. In an interview with Jeff Farrow on Goldsboro’s Greatest Hits 1150 and…… read more »
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After 25 Years, New Fire Chief Stempien Familiar With GFD Mission
Wayne County Earns Recertification As Work Ready Community
Wayne County has earned its fourth recertification as a Work Ready Community. It was named the first Certified Work Ready Community in North Carolina by North Carolina’s Eastern Region in 2013 and the ACT in 2015 and has met every recertification mark since then. To maintain its certification as an ACT Work Ready Community, the…… read more »
Gardenside Chats With Extension Master Gardeners Begin This Week
Join Wayne County Extension Master Gardeners for Gardenside Chats at the Wayne Extension Demo Gardens (next to the Farm Credit Farmers Market, 3114 Wayne Memorial Drive). Each month, Extension Master Gardener volunteers will share information on a gardening topic. Stop by anytime between 10am to Noon to pick up information and learn more about each…… read more »
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Investigator Keyshawn Evans with the 4th Security Forces Squadron Evans been in Air Force for just about five years. His hometown is Henderson, NC. Evans compares his job to being a detective in a police department. Evans…… read more »
2nd Annual Field Of Honor: A Tribute To Service Above Self
The Goldsboro Rotary Club is pleased to present the 2nd Annual Field of Honor. In partnership with Wayne Community College, hundreds of United States flags will fly on the lawns of Wayne Community College in A Tribute to Service Above Self, as Goldsboro Rotarians bring their Field of Honor® flag display to the heart of…… read more »
Arts Council Announces New Board Members, Officers
MSgt Kyle Cramer was elected 2021-2022 President of the Arts Council of Wayne County at the July meeting of its board of directors. Also, 11 newly approved board members were welcomed. Cramer may be the first active-duty military member to serve as the organization’s president in its 57-year history. He and his family moved back…… read more »
New State Transportation Map Available
Now is the time to get yourself a new North Carolina State Transportation Map. The cover of the new map features some of North Carolina’s most scenic views, including the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Greensboro skyline and Sunset Beach. First published in 1916 and updated every two years, the state map is NCDOT’s most popular publication, with…… read more »
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested For Fatal Overnight Stabbing
Around 2:30 AM on Saturday, officers with Goldsboro Police Department’s Patrol “A” Shift were dispatched to the 900 block of Carver Drive for a report of a stabbing. The victim, 25-year-old Jesus Valles, appeared to have been stabbed in the torso. He was transported to Wayne UNC Health Care Emergency Department then taken to Vidant…… read more »
Suspect Charged For Shooting In La Grange
On Saturday, July 31, at approximately 9 PM, deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 100 block of Dina Drive in LaGrange in reference to shooting that had just occurred. When deputies arrived, they found the victim, Tyler Gregory Beaman, with multiple gunshot wounds to his lower legs. Deputies assisted the…… read more »
Wayne County Health Department To Offer Rapid COVID-19 Testing
With a rise in COVID-19 cases across North Carolina, the Wayne County Health Department will be offering rapid COVID-19 testing, by appointment only, starting Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Testing will be done outside of the building, and residents who are being tested should not go inside. CDC guidelines recommend COVID-19 testing for: People who have…… read more »
