Category Archives: Local

GPD Investigates Sexual Assault of Minor

GPD Investigates Sexual Assault of Minor

Sunday morning, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to Wayne UNC Health Care for a report of a sexual assault. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a 15-year-old juvenile female who stated she had been sexually assaulted by a known male subject in the 900 block of N. Carolina St. The person identified by the…read more »

Waller Appointed to Art Museum Board

Waller Appointed to Art Museum Board

Gov. Cooper has appointed Angela R. “Angie” Waller to the North Carolina Museum of Art Board of Trustees. Waller, a Faison resident, will represent North Carolina’s Third Congressional District. She can serve two six-year terms on this board which develops policy and establishes standards of operation for the museum. “It is a tremendous honor to…read more »

Students Move In at UMO

Students Move In at UMO

The staff and students along with Church volunteers were busy Saturday morning assisting the new students as they prepared to move into their dorm rooms on the campus of the University of Mount Olive. Photos By GDN Photographer Bobby Williamsread more »

FIC Book Bag Giveaway

FIC Book Bag Giveaway

A large crowd of people started to gather before 4 p.m Saturday in Mount Olive’s Nelson Street Park to receive a free book bag filled with school supplies. This event began twelve years ago by a group of local men known as the Men of FIC. This organization of men came up with the idea…read more »

National Honey Bee Day Celebration

National Honey Bee Day Celebration

Saturday Bee Keepers of the Neuse along with beekeepers from around the area celebrated the National Honey Bee Day at Waynesborough Park in Goldsboro. The event is an awareness day when beekeepers, beekeeping clubs, and honey bee enthusiasts celebrate across the United States and recognize the importance of honey bees and their contribution to the everyday…read more »

4th CMS E&E Puts the Power in Airpower

4th CMS E&E Puts the Power in Airpower

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Keeping the 94 F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing running and operational may be seen by maintainers as rewarding, yet challenging. The art of fixing an aircraft can be extensive and can take countless Airmen days or weeks to accomplish. For the 4th Component Maintenance Squadron…read more »

Officials Urge Safety Around Railroads

Officials Urge Safety Around Railroads

The N.C. Department of Transportation is reminding people to stay off railroad tracks after multiple incidents involving a train and either a vehicle or pedestrian. Already this year there have been 51 incidents with vehicles and pedestrians on railroad tracks in North Carolina; 10 people have died. “That’s why we’re always reminding people to be very…read more »

High School Football Week 1

High School Football Week 1

High School Football has officially kicked off the 2022 season.  Each week WGBR will broadcast one local game on 98.3 FM and stream live on Goldsborodailynews.com.  The Deacon Jones High School Football Game of the week one featured CB Aycock Falcons at the Rosewood Eagles. Local Scores from area games: CB Aycock           32               Rosewood           26…read more »

Board Hears Architect Presentations for Rosewood Middle

Board Hears Architect Presentations for Rosewood Middle

On August 17, 2022, the Wayne County Board of Education held a special called meeting. The first item of business was to hear architect presentations for the Rosewood Middle School Project. Four architects addressed questions and shared the following presentations: RATIO Architects Davis Kane Architects, PA Hite Architecture Pinnacle Architecture, PA After the presentations, the…read more »

Fall Webworms or Bagworms?

Fall Webworms or Bagworms?

There is often confusion as to which insect pest is called webworms and which is called bagworms. Some think that bagworms and webworms refer to the same insect pest. There are three different insects on trees where the names are sometimes confused or interchanged. The three insects are fall webworms, bagworms, and Eastern tent caterpillar.…read more »

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