During Wednesday’s visit to Eastern Carolina, State Fire Marshal Mike Causey presented ceremonial checks to 13 Wayne County volunteer fire departments: Grantham Indian Springs Jordans Chapel Little River Nahunta Oakland Patetown Pikeville-Pleasant Grove Pricetown Saulston Seven Springs Community Smith Chapel Thoroughfare Causey also presented checks to six volunteer fire departments in Lenoir County: Deep Run…… read more »
As of Wednesday, 31% of Wayne County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The delta variant has been seen in most NC counties, and the CDC has announced that over 50% of all new COVID-19 infections in the United States are from this variant of the virus. The delta variant of COVID-19 is more contagious…… read more »
Wayne County is planning to build a new jail. County Manager Craig Honeycutt highlighted plans for the new $25 million detention facility during last week’s Operation Unite Goldsboro Community Roundtable. Honeycutt says the existing jail is about 30-years-old and is not in good shape as it is used 24 hours a day, seven days a…… read more »
Six Air Force Family Scholarships are presented to students. The Goldsboro Elks Lodge #139, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and the Patriot Foundation of North Carolina joined forces to provide the educational scholarships to support North Carolina families of fallen or disabled airmen. The Air Force Family Scholarship Program recipients are: Juliette Tufano MaKenzy Schinsky…… read more »
Thirteen high school students from across the state of North Carolina gathered at the University of Mount Olive this week for the 2021 NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Supervised Agricultural Experience Institute. Students from Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Lincoln, Sampson, Wake, and Wayne participated in the three-day event aimed at introducing them to the agriculture…… read more »
On Saturday, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team conducted a stolen motor vehicle investigation from a “Be On The Lookout” issued by detectives. The ACE Team reportedly spotted the vehicle at a residence on the 100 block of Serenity Drive in Goldsboro. Upon contact with the resident, 35-year-old Mark A. Levi,…… read more »
Critical Race Theory has been a hot topic across the nation in recent weeks. The controversial idea came to the Wayne County Board of Education meeting this Monday, with three persons speaking against CRT during the public comment period. Laura Hodges argued the teaching of Critical Race Theory doesn’t make sense because all cultures have made…… read more »
On this day, July 14 in 2018, a large group of people gathered at the Wildlife Boat Ramp in Mar-Mac to take part in Goldsboro Parks and Recreation’s annual Tube the Neuse event. UPDATE: This year’s Tube the Neuse has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 31, due to high river levels.… read more »
A suspect is arrested for robberies in Goldsboro and Raleigh. The Goldsboro Police Department reports 52-year-old Aakim Franklin of Goldsboro was arrested in Raleigh on Friday by members of the State Bureau of Investigations and Raleigh Police Department. Franklin was wanted on a warrant for Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon for the June 22nd armed…… read more »
Meet Roscoe! He’s a gorgeous 6-year-old bloodhound mix. Roscoe is waiting at the Wayne County Animal to find his FUR-ever 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 available for adoption through Wayne County Animal Services. The Wayne County…… read more »
