Category Archives: Local News
NC Pickle Festival Opens Vendor Applications Early for 2026 Event
Earlier Timeline Aims to Improve Planning for 40th Anniversary CelebrationWAYNE COUNTY N.C. - The North Carolina Pickle Festival is breaking with tradition this year, opening vendor applications three...
Nov 03, 2025
NCDOT Plans Major Widening Project for N.C. 242 Near Benson
Public Input Sought on $23 Million Highway ExpansionBENSON, N.C. - The North Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback on plans to widen a critical stretch of N.C. 242 north of ...
Nov 03, 2025
212 North Carolina Schools Approved for Federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
All Applicants Selected for 2025-26 School Year InitiativeNORTH CAROLINA - The North Carolina State Board of Education has approved 212 elementary schools across the state to participate in the Fresh ...
Oct 30, 2025
$575,000 Awarded to Eastern North Carolina Nonprofit Programs by NCCF
NORTH CAROLINA - The North Carolina Community Foundation has awarded $575,000 in grants across eastern North Carolina from the Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment, marking the eighth annual application-...
Oct 30, 2025
Sunrise Kiwanis Supports Ronald McDonald House with $600 Donation
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Sunrise Kiwanis recently presented a $600 donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern North Carolina, continuing the service organization’s commitment to supporting ...
Oct 30, 2025
Fifth Graders Explore Career Pathways at WCC through "Careers on Wheels" Event
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Over 500 fifth graders from Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) spent the day at Wayne Community College on Friday, Oct. 24, forming more ideas about what they want to be when they gr...
Oct 30, 2025
Two WCC Students Present at NC Honors Conference
Fadah and Alviso-Bustos Share Service Learning Project on Reading LiteracyGOLDSBORO, N.C. - Two Wayne Community College students recently represented their institution at the 2025 North Carolina Honor...
Oct 30, 2025
Game of the Week: Southern Wayne Saints to Battle C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons in Thursday Night Conference Showdown
Big East 5A/6A Conference Clash Set for PikevillePIKEVILLE, N.C. - Football fans are in for an exciting Thursday night as the Pittman Agner Law High School Football Game of the Week features a critica...
Oct 29, 2025
NC Labor Commissioner Urges Senate Leader to End Federal Shutdown Over Worker Safety Concerns
WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. - North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley has sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for immediate action to end the federal government shutdown, warnin...
Oct 29, 2025
City of Goldsboro to Break Ground on West Oak Pocket Park
Ceremony scheduled for November 3 as part of federal neighborhood transformation initiativeGOLDSBORO, N.C. - The City of Goldsboro will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the West Oak Pocket Park at 1...
Oct 29, 2025