As of Wednesday morning, the NCDOT in Wayne County was reporting 15 secondary roads closed due to high water. Following the Neuse River’s crest of nearly 25 feet (Major Flood Stage) near Goldsboro on Tuesday, the high waters are now moving toward the Seven Springs area. N.C. 581 will likely remain closed for a few…… read more »
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NCDOT Provides Update On Wayne County Roads
Suspect Arrested For Trafficking Cocaine Near Goldsboro Motel
Monday night, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Selective Enforcement Unit and Gang Suppression Unit conducted a drug investigation in the parking lot of the Econo Lodge on the 700 block of Corporate Drive. Following the investigation, 38-year-old Kyle M. Harris of the streets of Goldsboro was arrested and charged with felony Trafficking in Cocaine…… read more »
Food Distribution Allowed To Stay At Maxwell Center For Now
A food distribution will be allowed to continue at The Maxwell Center until the end of the year. Tuesday, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners gave Three In One Family Center permission to continue its food distribution at the Maxwell Center until December 31st. Wayne County Manager Craig Honeycutt explained the operation had outgrown the…… read more »
Tri-County EMC Awards Grant To Educators For ‘Bright Ideas’
Tri-County EMC has awarded $14,747.82 in Bright Ideas education grants to 19 local teachers to fund engaging projects for their students. More than 2,000 students at schools in Wayne County will benefit from these grants. In addition to awarding teachers, Tri-County EMC also granted $500 to Northwest Elementary for having the greatest number of bright…… read more »
UMO’s RLS Class Helps Bring Whirligig Festival To Life
COVID-19 has been an unwelcome guest for our entire nation. It has caused us to do things differently and think creatively to stay connected. In that regard, the University of Mount Olive’s RLS 320 Program Planning and Leadership class recently partnered with the NC Whirligig Festival to help create a series of virtual events for…… read more »
Laurel Wilt Identified In Wayne County For First Time
The N.C. Forest Service has confirmed that laurel wilt, a devastating disease of redbay and other plants in the laurel family, has been identified in sassafras at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County. Sassafras, redbay, swampbay, pondberry, pondspice, and spicebush are in the laurel family and can be affected by this disease.…… read more »
Goldsboro P.D. Awarded CALEA Accreditation
The Goldsboro Police Department was awarded international accreditation on Friday, November 13, 2020 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEAÒ) in the Advanced Law Enforcement program. Following a multi-year self-assessment phase and a meticulous site-based assessment of community engagement, policy, procedures, equipment and facilities by CALEA assessors, Goldsboro Police Department Chief…… read more »
Person Rescued From Mobile Home Fire (PHOTOS)
Late Monday afternoon, firefighters from Rosewood, Little River and Oakland were dispatched to a possible working structure fire on the 1200 block of Old Smithfield Highway. Wayne County EMS Station 2 paramedics were also dispatched to the scene. As firefighters arrived, they found smoke coming from a single-wide mobile home. The firefighters were informed someone…… read more »
Turn Around & Don’t Drown On County’s Flooded Roads
Drivers in Wayne County may have to look for an alternate route around roads that have been closed this week due to river flooding. N.C. Department of Transportation workers were busy Monday shutting down roads near the Neuse River and other areas. People are advised to not drive around road closed barricades on the flooded…… read more »
2 Adults, 2 Juveniles Charged Following Traffic Stop
Friday afternoon, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department Gang Suppression Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit attempted to stop a vehicle for a fictitious license plate. The vehicle, occupied by two adult males and two juvenile males, traveled several blocks before finally pulling over behind a business on the 2200 block of East Ash Street. The following charges resulted from the traffic stop and investigation: 18-year-old Corey D. Alston, Jr.…… read more »
