The Goldsboro Police Department says it is still trying to solve a homicide that’s over ten years old. On September 22nd, 2009, officers with the GPD found 19-year-old Jamie Worthington suffering from a gunshot wound on the 200 block of Seymour Drive. Worthington was transported to Wayne Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. …… read more »
Meet Chanel (like the perfume)! She is a 2 year old domestic shorthair cat that has elegant long legs with a soft grey coat and white markings. Stunning green/gold eyes. Sweet natured and she is spayed. Click here to view all the pets available for adoption through Wayne County Animal Services. The Wayne County Animal…… read more »
February 11 is National 2-1-1 Day. United Way of Wayne County is proud to join United Ways across North Carolina and the nation in celebrating NC 2-1-1, the free, confidential information and referral system that connects callers and web visitors to health and human services 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year.…… read more »
As of Wednesday, the Wayne County Health Department has administered 5,448 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The county has a total of 12,259 names on its waiting list from the call center and online registration form. It continues to schedule those on the wait list for doses of the vaccine as it is available,…… read more »
North Carolina’s essential workers will be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that the next phase of the state’s inoculations would begin February 24 and includes frontline essential workers, starting with K-12 educators and child care center workers such as: Teachers Principals Child care providers Bus drivers Custodial…… read more »
Around 6:15 PM Tuesday, the Kinston Police Department responded to a vehicle crash at the corner of E. Lenoir Avenue and N. East Street. EMS and Kinston Department of Fire and Rescue also responded to assist with life-saving measures. The initial investigation revealed a dirt bike driven by 27-year-old Dedrick D. Dail, Jr. of Kinston…… read more »
Late Tuesday afternoon, the Albertson, Pleasant Grove, Pricetown and Seven Springs fire departments as well as Duplin County EMS Station 6 responded to a structure fire on Highway 111 north of Albertson. Heavy black smoke could be seen from several miles away as the firefighters approached the scene where a doublewide mobile home was fully…… read more »
A Goldsboro man is arrested on several drug-dealing charges. According to the Goldsboro Police Department, 32-year-old Dominique M. Brown was taken into custody around 7 PM Monday evening on the 600 block of Pineview Avenue. Brown is charged with: Trafficking Opium or Heroin Possess Marijuana up to ½ oz. Maintaining a Vehicle/Dwelling/ Place for Controlled…… read more »
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state senators have sent a bill over to the House that would require K-12 public schools to offer an option of at least some in-person instruction to students. Teacher advocates worry about the safety of reopening since the state is not currently allowing those workers to get vaccinated. Gov.…… read more »
Renita D. Allen Dawson is the new president of the North Carolina Community College Adult Educators Association. Dawson, the associate vice president of workforce continuing education services at Wayne Community College, was elected to a two-year term as the association’s president. The board of directors that Dawson leads is responsible for adopting policies, procedures, and…… read more »
