North Carolina’s emergency rental assistance program has opened a second application period for very low-income renters that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program promotes housing stability during the ongoing pandemic by providing rent and utility bill assistance to prevent evictions and utility disconnections. To…… read more »
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New Application Period For NC HOPE Emergency Rent Utility Assistance
City Donates Property For Sheriff’s New Addiction Recovery Program
A Goldsboro home is being donated to assist persons struggling with drug abuse and addiction. At Monday’s Goldsboro City Council meeting, Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce asked the council to bestow the property at 807 Nile Street to Hope Restorations, Inc. Pierce says this is part of the sheriff’s office new program to help reduce…… read more »
Driver Charged In May 7 Fatal Crash On U.S. 70 Bypass
Felony charges are filed in a Wayne County traffic crash that has now resulted in one death. On May 7th, a vehicle travelling on the U.S. 70 Bypass near Parkstown Road ran off the highway and overturned. The driver and two passengers were injured in the crash and taken to the hospital. One passenger, 34-year-old…… read more »
WCPS Publishes Wayne Collection
After a break in publication last spring, Wayne County Public Schools is excited to announce that its annual Wayne Collection is now online at http://www.waynecountyschools.org/. This year, the digital collection will highlight student artwork and written work from both the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years. “We are delighted to release the latest edition of the…… read more »
LCSO: Suspect Charged For Sexual Crimes Against A Juvenile
A suspect is accused of raping a minor in Lenoir County. On January 14th, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of sexual crimes against a juvenile. Detectives conducted the investigation and obtained evidence to prove the allegations. Last week Wednesday, warrants were served on Jamaal Mills for First Degree Forcible Rape, Statutory Rape…… read more »
GPD To Carry Torch For Special Olympics
The Goldsboro Police Department will take a brisk jog up Berkeley Boulevard to help the Special Olympics of North Carolina. This Wednesday, May 19, the GPD will run the Special Olympics Torch from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base up to Lowe’s. The run is scheduled to begin at 9 AM Wednesday. The public is invited…… read more »
Wayne County Bridge Will Be Replaced, Project Will Require Detour
Grantham School Road where it crosses Thoroughfare Swamp will close Tuesday morning for a bridge-replacement project. An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will demolish the 67-year-old bridge and construct a modern structure with wider travel lanes and shoulders. The new bridge is scheduled to be completed by this coming October, when the road would reopen.…… read more »
SHP Identifies Driver Killed In Waller Road Crash
The driver in a fatal Wayne County car crash has been identified. 56-year-old Lewis O. Craig of Mount Olive perished in the Friday night accident on Waller Road near Cashwell Hill Road west of Mount Olive. According to the State Highway Patrol, Craig’s vehicle went left of center, overcorrected and left the roadway. The vehicle…… read more »
Small Business Center Providing Free Summer Seminars
Wayne Business and Industry Center’s Small Business Center has scheduled more than a dozen no-cost virtual seminars for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs over the next few months. The seminars are: Growing Your Business: Hiring an Employee – 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., May 18 Nonprofit Sales and Use Tax Entities – 10 a.m.-Noon., May 24 Considerations We…… read more »
GPD Works To Maintain, Improve Community Relationships
The Goldsboro Police Department keeps up its efforts to stay involved with the community it serves. Thursday evening, the Goldsboro Police Department held a virtual conversation with local residents via Zoom, covering a variety of subjects. Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West talked about getting residents involved with department’s community policing efforts. West says future virtual…… read more »
