A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming to Goldsboro this week. Chapter 371 of the Air Force Sergeants Association, located at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, is sponsoring a visit by “The Moving Wall” as one of its POW/MIA week activities. It will be located at Wayne Community College and open to the…… read more »
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica At WCC On Wednesday
Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder For Wednesday Shooting
A suspect is arrested for a Goldsboro shooting that left one person injured. The Goldsboro Police Department reports 21-year-old Tyana S. Morrison of Goldsboro was taken into custody for the charge of Attempted First Degree Murder at the Wayne County Magistrate’s Office on Friday. Morrison was identified as a suspect in the Wednesday morning shooting…… read more »
Vehicle Flips On Ash Street
Goldsboro firefighters and police responded to this single vehicle accident along Ash Street, Monday morning. The vehicle had rolled and came to a rest on its roof. No life threatening injuries were reported at the time of the accident.… read more »
Mount Olive Receives Two New Fire Trucks (PHOTO GALLERY)
Last week, the Mount Olive Fire Department became the proud owner of two brand new 2021 Pierce Enforcer fire engines. Both engines are identical with only a few cosmetic differences on the outside. Engine 1 has an American Flag on the front grill, while Engine 2 has the North Carolina Flag on the grill. Both…… read more »
State Highway Patrol Graduates 65 New Troopers
The State Highway Patrol proudly welcomed 65 new troopers at a graduation ceremony held for the 153rd Basic Highway Patrol School on Friday. The ceremony ended 35 weeks of rigorous training to prepare the new troopers for a rewarding career of service to the state of North Carolina. The closed ceremony was held at the…… read more »
WCC Students Follow In The Footsteps Of Their First Responder Brethren On 9/11 (PHOTOS)
Wayne Community College’s Public Safety Division goes the distance in honor of those first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, WCC emergency medical, law enforcement students and their instructors climbed the equivalent of 78 stories, the highest floor firefighters were able to reach…… read more »
GPD Investigates Shooting That Sent One To The Hospital
Around 9:40 PM on Saturday, Goldsboro Police responded to a shooting that occurred on the 1000 block of N. Spence Avenue. A victim was located suffering from a gunshot wound. 19-year-old Elana Corbett was transported to Wayne UNC Health, and then later flown to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The GOD says Corbett was last…… 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 Anthony McCall from the 4th Fighter Wing McCall has been in the Air Force just about two years. He comes to Goldsboro from Jacksonville, Florida, and says he joined to have experiences outside of…… read more »
Car Collides With 18-Wheeler On Parkstown Road (PHOTO GALLERY)
Shortly after lunch time Saturday, members of the New Hope Fire Department along with an EMS unit were dispatched to the scene of an accident involving a passenger car and an an 18-wheeler loaded with hogs on Parkstown Road between the U.S. 70 Bypass and Beston Road. As fire and EMS arrived, they found a…… read more »
WCC Hosting Job Fair On Wednesday
Wayne Community College will host a mini-job fair this Wednesday, Sept. 15. The event will feature JMA Placement Inc., a staffing company with a footprint across the southeastern United States. It will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Atrium of the Wayne Learning Center on the main campus in Goldsboro. The fair…… read more »
