Late Sunday afternoon firefighters from Smith Chapel were dispatched along with EMS station 9 to a single vehicle accident with power lines down between Grantham School Road and Thunder Swamp Road. As the firefighters arrived on the scene they found a black truck with three patients out of the vehicle and power lines down across…… read more »
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Single Vehicle Accident Shuts Down NC 55 West Of Mount Olive
Rally for Joyonna is Sunday
There is a Rally for Joyonna Persall and against gun violence planned for Sunday April 23 at the T.C. Coley Community Center – 516 South Leslie Street, Goldsboro. It’s being described as the first of many rallies in the wake of last Wednesday’s shooting. Joyonna Persall died and five other teens were injured in a…… read more »
The Founder’s Cup is Friday
The Founder’s Cup Golf Tournament is Friday, April 21, but there’s still time to get a team together. 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 benefits the United Way of Wayne County. The Tournament is…… read more »
Goldsboro Police Congratulate Capt. Josh Stine
From the Goldsboro Police Department Facebook page: We would like to wish Captain Josh Stine a well-deserved congratulations and welcome back! Capt. Stine has spent the last the twelve (12) weeks at NC State University as a participant in the Administrative Officers Management Program (AOMP). This was the 95th class to graduate from this program.…… read more »
Store Clerk Charged After Underage Driver Involved in Crash
A Goldsboro store clerk has been charged following an North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) investigation into a vehicle crash involving a 20-year-old driver. In the early morning hours of April 2, 2023, North Carolina State Highway Patrol (SHP) responded to a single-vehicle crash involving a 20-year-old female driver, who sustained minor injuries, in Wayne…… read more »
Goldsboro City Council Will Discuss Church Spirit & Cocktails
The Goldsboro City Council meets Monday, April 17, with a familiar item on the agenda. The council is expected to discuss a request to change a city ordinance to allow Church Spirit & Cocktails to move to 116 West Mulberry Street – putting it across from St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The current rules would prevent…… read more »
Community Reacts to Shooting
All of the six people shot Wednesday in Goldsboro were teenagers. Police say the ShotSpotter system and 911 callers alerted them to an incident near N. Leslie St. and E. Walnut St. at around 6:30 pm. Five juveniles were in stable condition at UNC Health Wayne Wednesday evening. 15-year-old Joyonna Pearsall, a high school sophomore,…… read more »
Wayne County Animal Services to Host Rabies Clinics
Wayne County Animal Services will be hosting four rabies clinics to encourage residents to have their pets vaccinated for only $5. North Carolina General Statute 130A-185 requires that any owner of a dog, cat or ferret shall have their animal vaccinated by four months of age and keep the animal currently vaccinated against rabies. Residents…… read more »
Free Earth Day Event Offers STEM and Art Activities for Families
Art and science will get equal billing during Wayne Community College’s upcoming Earth Day event. “The Art of Science” will be a free carnival-style walk-through celebration of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math. It will take place at the college 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. It is open to the whole family…… read more »
WCC Recognizes New Global Scholars
Five Wayne Community College students have earned the title of Global Scholar. Jo Bacia, Sriya Patel, Grace Evans, Caleb Mitchell, and Mayra Herran completed the college’s Scholars of Global Distinction program. Each student completed 15 or more credit hours of globally intensive courses, participated in at least eight “passport” events (international activities and dialogues) and…… read more »
