As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 2 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year. “NCDOT and our partners have been working tirelessly over the past three months to remove litter from roadsides,” said state Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette. “But there’s…… read more »
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NCDOT: Over 2 Million Pounds of Roadside Litter Collected This Year
Farfour Named Interim Fire Chief
The Goldsboro Fire Department names its Interim Fire Chief. James Farfour, a 27-year GFD veteran, will serve as Interim Fire Chief following the departure of Chief Joe Dixon last week. Farfour began his career with the Goldsboro Fire Department as a firefighter. He was named the Deputy Fire Chief in 2019. … read more »
PROGRAMMING ALERT: Game Of The Week Postponed Until Monday
This week’s High School Football Game of the Week has been postponed. Due to poor field conditions, the Matthews Motors High School Football Game of the Week featuring Lakewood at Rosewood has been moved from tonight to Monday evening, March 22. The pregame show will begin at 5:45 PM and kick-off is set for 6…… read more »
Five WCPS Schools Dismissing Early Due To Power Outage
Due to a power outage in the community, five Wayne County Public Schools are temporarily without power. Because the power outage is expected to continue into the afternoon, five schools will be dismissing early today. Eastern Wayne High, Eastern Wayne Elementary, and Meadow Lane Elementary will dismiss at 11:15 AM. The CDS program at Meadow…… read more »
UPDATE: Power Outage Affects East Side Of Goldsboro
Several thousands Goldsboro area residents are without electricity at this time. A power outage has affected an area on the east side of Goldsboro leaving over 7,000 Duke Energy customers in the dark. According to the Duke Energy outage map, the places affected includes Berkeley Boulevard and areas along E. New Hope Road and Highway…… read more »
Wayne County Wants To Get “Shots In Arms”
Wayne County has vaccine available for eligible recipients. That was the message from County Manager Craig Honeycutt at Tuesday’s Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting. Honeycutt says the county wants to get as many shots into arms as possible. He complimented the work of all the Wayne County personnel and volunteers that are staffing the…… read more »
Get Fit Downtown: One Mile Walking Trail Unveiled
Mark the first day of spring with a weekend stroll through Downtown Goldsboro. Downtown Goldsboro has put out a challenge to walk a mile loop through the downtown. The route starts at Goldsboro City Hall and users can follow the map linked up through a QR code. This Saturday, March 20th, the first 20 people…… read more »
Two Charged With Child Abuse After Infant Treated For Drug Overdose
On March 12th, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a call on the 100 block of Vanderbilt Circle in regards to an unresponsive 5-month-old juvenile victim. The infant was transported to Wayne UNC Healthcare and later airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville for treatment for a drug overdose. After further investigation, 36-year-old Lance Patrick Gardner and 28-year-old…… read more »
City Asks Residents To Wait Before Putting Out Garbage Containers Today
Due to the threat of inclement weather, City of Goldsboro residents are asked to wait until Friday morning to put out refuse and recycle containers. Solid Waste crews will begin route pickups at 8 a.m. on Friday. … read more »
WCC Closing Campus At 2 PM
Due to the possibility of severe weather, Wayne Community College will close its campus at 2 p.m. today, March 18, 2021. Synchronous online courses will continue as scheduled. The college will return to regular operations Friday, March 19.… read more »
