Category Archives: Local News

WCC to Hold Showcase for Dual-Enrollment Program
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - High school students, along with their parents and guardians, are invited to Wayne Community College to learn more about its dual-enrollment program. The Career and College Promise S...
Amy Roux Mar 10, 2026

15-Year-Old Taken Into Custody After Handgun Found at Eastern Wayne High School
WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. - A 15-year-old student was taken into custody after school administrators discovered a handgun on campus at Eastern Wayne High School earlier this month. According to the Wayne Cou...
Amy Roux Mar 10, 2026

Hazmat Response at Goldsboro Warehouse Involves Aluminum Phosphide Shipment; No Injuries Reported
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The Goldsboro Fire Department responded to a hazardous materials incident Monday afternoon involving a tractor-trailer carrying aluminum phosphide at a warehouse on South U.S. 117. A...
Amy Roux Mar 10, 2026

U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy Visits WCC, Tours Campus
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Wayne Community College welcomed United States Rep. Greg Murphy for a campus visit on Monday, March 2. Murphy attended the groundbreaking ceremony for WCC's new agriculture building....
Amy Roux Mar 09, 2026

Fugitive Wanted in 1995 California Homicide Arrested After ShotSpotter Alert in Goldsboro
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - A man wanted in connection with a 1995 homicide in California was taken into custody Thursday after a ShotSpotter alert led officers to a home in Goldsboro. According to the Goldsbor...
Amy Roux Mar 09, 2026

Goldsboro Celebrates Super Bowl Champion Jarran Reed
GOLDSBORO, NC - City, county and state leaders joined community members Saturday to celebrate hometown hero Jarran Reed during a special event honoring the Super Bowl champion for both his athletic ac...
Amy Roux Mar 08, 2026

Wayne County, Goldsboro Leaders Proclaim March as Women's History Month
GOLDSBORO, NC - Leaders at both the city and county levels are recognizing the historic contributions of women by proclaiming March as Women's History Month. During recent meetings, the Goldsboro City...
Amy Roux Mar 08, 2026

NC Rural Center Program Aims to Help Rural Churches Strengthen Their Communities
RALEIGH - Churches are often among the most visible and enduring institutions in rural North Carolina, and a program from the NC Rural Center is helping congregations turn that presence into community...
NCN News Mar 08, 2026

Registration Now Open For Annual Golf Tournament
GOLDSBORO, N.C.- It's time to tee up and enjoy a day at Walnut Creek Country Club and a round of golf on the greens. The Founder's Cup Golf Tournament benefiting United Way of Wayne County will be hel...
Amy Roux Mar 07, 2026

Goldsboro Travel Advisor Invited to Exclusive Preview of New Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks & Caicos
GOLDSBORO, NC - A Goldsboro travel advisor is getting an early look at one of the Caribbean's newest luxury family resort experiences. Mallory Dumond, a Goldsboro and Wayne County-based travel advisor...
Amy Roux Mar 07, 2026


