Pamela Davis of Goldsboro tried her luck on a $30 scratch-off and won a $100,000 prize. Davis bought her lucky $5,000,000 Ultimate ticket at the Speedway on East New Hope Road in Goldsboro. She arrived at lottery headquarters Tuesday to collect her prize and, after required state and federal tax withholdings, took home $71,259. The…… read more »
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Wayne County Woman Celebrates $100,000 Scratch-off Win
WCC Foundation Receives Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust Grant
Wayne Community College has received a grant to support the construction of an agriculture lab building. The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trust No. One awarded the Foundation of Wayne Community College a $76,000 unrestricted grant. This trust is one of four funds within the Cannon Charitable Interests. “We are thrilled to receive unrestricted funding from…… read more »
PET OF THE WEEK: Lance Powered by Jackson & Sons
This week’s spotlight is on Lance, a Domestic Shorthair that is very laid back and friendly. Lance is available and waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find his FUR-EVER Home. To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services Call: (919) 731-1439 option “0” Email: [email protected] Lance Breed Domestic Shorthair Mix Age 1 year Gender Male Size Medium Color Brown/Tan Spayed/Neutered…… read more »
ShotSpotter Alert Leads Authorities to Shooting Victim
An investigation is ongoing into the shooting in the 500 block of Hinson Street. Goldsboro Police say that on May 2nd, at approximately 12:06 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to an alert from the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system. ShotSpotter alerted to several shots having been fired in the 500 block of Hinson Street.…… read more »
Man Critically Wounded in Dudley Shooting
One man is in critical condition after he was shot in the abdomen. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies responded to a shooting call at 169 Hack Drive in Dudley. Once on the scene, Deputies located Luis Fonseca suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Fonseca was transported to ECU Health in…… read more »
Mount Olive Women’s Tennis Wraps Up Season at Southeast Regional No. 2
Conference Carolinas tournament champion Mount Olive bowed out of the 2023 NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Tournament with a 4-0 loss to regionally second-seeded and nationally 12th-ranked North Georgia. The nationally 40th-ranked Trojans closed out their 2023 season with a 14-12 overall record. Southeast Region #2 host North Georgia (16-6) will next face the winner…… read more »
Annual Water Line Flushing Program Begins May 3
The City of Goldsboro Water Plant will temporarily stop adding ammonia to its water treatment disinfecting process on Wednesday, May 3, at 7 a.m. They will resume adding ammonia to the water treatment process on Tuesday, June 14. To promote optimal disinfection throughout the water distribution system, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality recommends public…… read more »
Woman Found Suffering From Multiple Gunshot Wounds
A female victim was found Saturday suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 4:46 pm, Deputies responded to a shooting that occurred in the area of Arrington Bridge Road & Westbrook Road. The female victim was identified as Belinda Grady of Goldsboro. Grady was transported to Wayne UNC…… read more »
WCC Joins Avanza Latino Student Success Initiative
Wayne Community College has joined a year-long initiative to help educational institutions better support their Latino students. The college is one of 10 North Carolina community colleges invited to participate in “Avanza: North Carolina Community Colleges Advancing Latino Student Success.” This is the first cohort of the community of practice hosted by The Hunt Institute,…… read more »
Mount Olive Claims Third Straight Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Tournament Crown
A three-goal fourth quarter propelled the top-seeded Trojans of Mount Olive to the 2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Championship title for the third straight season. Mount Olive defeated second-seeded Belmont Abbey for the third straight year, 11-9. It was a fast start as Belmont Abbey scored first less than two minutes into the contest and…… read more »
