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Three Injured in Jake Drive Shooting

Three Injured in Jake Drive Shooting

Three victims were located suffering from gunshot wounds. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s office, on November 07, 2022, at approximately 1:37 am, Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a shooting at 101 Jake Drive, Dudley, NC. After arriving on the scene, deputies located three victims suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims have been…read more »

Albertson Stew Festival

Albertson Stew Festival

The weather was perfect this past Saturday as the community came together to support the local community Library with their annual Albertson Stew Festival. The funding from this event helps support the operation of the library. This year’s talk about stew was the amazing bear stew and other stews as well. The talking and handshaking…read more »

Picture of the Day – Rocket Launches

Picture of the Day – Rocket Launches

Did you view the spacecraft early Monday morning in the skies above Wayne County? GDN Photographer Bobby Williams captured the rocket as it made its way across the skies and out of the atmosphere to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station with more…read more »

Wayne County Woman Celebrates $217,058 Fast Play Jackpot Win

Wayne County Woman Celebrates $217,058 Fast Play Jackpot Win

Patricia Taylor of Pikeville took a chance on a $5 Fast Play ticket on Oct. 24 and won $217,058. At the time Taylor purchased her 20X The Cash ticket from the Handy Mart on U.S. 70 West in Goldsboro, the Fast Play jackpot stood at $434,116. Since a $5 ticket receives 50 percent of the…read more »

WCC Veterans Celebration on Nov. 10

WCC Veterans Celebration on Nov. 10

Wayne Community College invites the public to join it in honoring local veterans. The college will hold its annual Veterans Day Celebration at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Veterans of All Wars Memorial on the north side of the front of the campus on Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro. If the weather…read more »

UNC Health Wayne to Conduct Emergency Drill

UNC Health Wayne to Conduct Emergency Drill

On November 9th, at approximately 8:45 am, UNC Health Wayne will be conducting a drill of emergency preparedness. This drill will involve several community organizations: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Wayne County Law Enforcement, and Wayne County EMS. The drill is expected to last 1 hour and will simulate a potential disaster for our community.…read more »

Green Light for Veterans

Green Light for Veterans

The County Commissioners approved unanimously to proclaim the week of November 7th as Operation Green Light in support of Veterans. Operation Green Light is a new national collaborative initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo) to support military veterans, as well as raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the…read more »

Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle on Berkeley

Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle on Berkeley

On Nov. 3, 2022, at approximately 7:05 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s C-Shift responded to the 1900 block of N. Berkeley Boulevard for a traffic crash involving a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian was running across N. Berkeley Boulevard chasing her dog when she was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound.…read more »

Authorities Need Assistance Locating Missing Man

Authorities Need Assistance Locating Missing Man

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is still attempting to locate Tristan Davail Bass and requestsagain that the public assists them in locating him. Mr. Bass was last seen on 10/15/2022, around 1:00 AM, when he left his residence in the Dudley area of Wayne County and has not returned home or made contact with any…read more »

Rosewood & Princeton Advance to 2nd Round

Rosewood & Princeton Advance to 2nd Round

Rosewood and Princeton High Schools advance to the second round of the football playoffs. On Friday night, Rosewood, Princeton, Eastern Wayne, Goldsboro, and C. B. Aycock football teams competed to advance to the second round. Chatham Central 8 Rosewood 44 Goldsboro 8 Princeton 64 Eastern Wayne 6 Heide Trask 20 Triton 53 C.B. Aycock 28…read more »

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