Category Archives: Local News
Partnership Honors Child Care Educators (PHOTOS)
This is Teacher Appreciation Week and today is Child Care Provider Appreciation Day!Thursday afternoon, the Partnership for Children of Wayne County hosted a drive thru event for child care providers....
May 07, 2021
Oak Wolfe F.D. Holds BBQ Fundraiser
The Oak Wolfe Fire Department in Duplin County will be hosting their spring fundraiser this Saturday, May 8, at the Oak Ridge Community Building. This year, the fire department will only be cooking ba...
May 07, 2021
ACE Team Arrests Meth Suspects During Traffic Stop
On Monday, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team pulled a vehicle over on Old Grantham Road for a Chapter 20 violation. Illegal narcotics were reportedly found during a search of the vehicle. 32-year-ol...
May 07, 2021
NCDOT: Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen Honored With Highway Designation
The N.C. Board of Transportation on Thursday morning approved separate resolutions honoring Gus Tulloss, who was a long-serving member of the board, and Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen.A major Rocky Mount...
May 06, 2021
WCPS Proposed Budget Approved, Forwarded To County Commissioners
A new financial plan is nearly finalized for the next WCPS school year.This week, the Wayne County Board of Education approved Interim Superintendent Dr. David Lewis' proposed budget.At Monday's meeti...
May 06, 2021
PET OF THE WEEK: Lilly Powered By Jackson & Sons
Meet Lilly! Darling Lilly is approximately 8-years-old and looking for love in the autumn of her life. She has a beautiful tortoiseshell black/orange/sand coat and stunning emerald eyes. Lilly will ma...
May 06, 2021
COVID Testing, Vaccines Available Saturday At Rebuilding Broken Places
Free COVID-19 testing and vaccines will be available this weekend in Goldsboro.Rebuilding Broken Places, 2105 N. William Street, will host the vaccine and testing clinic this Saturday, May 8, from 10 ...
May 06, 2021
Operation Unite Goldsboro Distributes Free Computers Today
Free desktop computers will be provided to ensure Wayne County students are ready for virtual learning.Operation Unite Goldsboro in collaboration with the Kramden Institute of Durham, Southern Bank of...
May 06, 2021
UMO Grads Turn Tassels at Weekend Ceremonies
More than 350 students graduated from the University of Mount Olive over the weekend during three ceremonies. It was the first in-person commencement at the institution in over a year. The ceremonies ...
May 04, 2021
Junior Bison Summer Camps Return To WCC
Wayne Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Division will explore six subjects during its Junior Bison Camps this summer.The youth day camps are returning to the college's campus af...
May 04, 2021