The Foundation of Wayne Community College will fill several fall evenings with free Arts and Humanities lectures. Participants can attend the lectures in person in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro, watch them live at www.waynecc.edu/foundation/, or view them after the event at the same site. No…… read more »
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Foundation of WCC Offers Lecture Series In Person and Virtual
United States Tennis Association Brings State Championships Back To Goldsboro
Visit Goldsboro, the travel and tourism department for the City of Goldsboro and Wayne County, is excited to announce that the United States Tennis Association North Carolina is returning to Goldsboro-Wayne County to host the 2021 USTA North Carolina Singles Adult League State Championships. The state championships have taken place in Goldsboro since 2013. The…… read more »
Next Round Of Downtown Sculptures to Be Unveiled Oct. 15
New art will adorn Downtown Goldsboro. It’s that time of year when the sculptures along Center Street are swapped out for a new round of public art. Downtown Development Director Eric Fonseca talked about the program and presented the selected sculptures to the Goldsboro City Council this month. Fonseca says changing the art out annually…… read more »
Fall Fun At Odom Farm (PHOTO GALLERY)
Saturday afternoon’s weather was perfect as the owners and staff at Odom Farm kicked off their Fall Fun Days. The farm will be open every weekend until November 5th for families to enjoy a fall experience like hay rides, games, playing in the sandbox, visiting with the farm animals, and more. This year, the farm…… read more »
NCDOT Marks National Roundabout Week
Roundabouts can be intimidating upon first approach, but they are designed to be safer and more efficient than traditional intersections. NCDOT’s Traffic Safety Unit found that roundabouts, which replaced intersections with 55 mile-per-hour speed limits, helped reduce crashes by 41% and fatal and injury crashes by 79%. Though they are becoming more popular on North Carolina…… read more »
Mount Olive VFW’s Fall Barbecue Sale (PHOTO GALLERY)
The smell of fresh cooked barbecue was in the cool, early morning air on Saturday in Mount Olive. Members of VFW Post 9959 and volunteers had worked throughout the night cooking hogs and chicken for their annual fall barbecue sale. The group was busy plating up the barbecue for customers to enjoy.… read more »
Smithfield Foods Makes Donation For Pickles, Pigs & Swigs
An upcoming community event in Mount Olive gets a boost thanks to Smithfield Foods. On Friday, Smithfield Foods announced it was donating 20 hogs for Pickles, Pigs & Swigs in Mount Olive. Pickles, Pigs & Swigs is set for Saturday, November 20. It will feature a North Carolina Pork Council-sanctioned whole hog cooking competition, which…… read more »
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Bethwel Waitiki from the 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron Waitiki has been in the Air Force just about one year. He was born and raised in Kenya, and Waitiki was most recently a resident of…… read more »
Hundreds Of Cycle NC Riders To Visit Mount Olive Oct. 8
Mount Olive will roll out the welcome mat to hundreds of cyclists expected to roll into downtown throughout the day on Friday, October 8. Mount Olive’s Historic Train Depot will serve as a rest stop for Cycle NC’s annual Mountains to the Coast ride, which starts Saturday, October 2 in Sparta and ends over 450…… read more »
Suspect Arrested For Goldsboro Armed Robbery
The Goldsboro Police Department reports 20-year-old Taheim R. Leach of Goldsboro has been arrested for the charge of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon. Leach’s charge stems from the March 18th robbery on the 1600 block of Royall Avenue. The victims stated that a male suspect had robbed them of a cell phone at gunpoint. The…… read more »
