![Purple Up! Parade Honoring Military Children [Photo Gallery]](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/29/2022/04/08100536/purple-1-150x89.jpg)
(GDN) – On April 8, 2022, local business owners and city officials gathered on Center Street in Goldsboro. The men and women dressed in purple attire for a photo in front of the dandelion mural to celebrate the Month of the Military Child. Held in April each year, “Purple Up! For Military Kids” is a…… read more »
(GDN)–It was a busy afternoon for the National Weather Service as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes raked across central and eastern North Carolina around dinner time Thursday. Most of the area was put under a Tornado Watch by the Severe Storms Forecast Center at 6:00 PM and as the afternoon progressed, storms began to build with…… read more »
![Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Suspects Connected To Stolen Vehicles From Seven Counties [Photo Gallery]](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/29/2022/04/07143634/My-project-1-150x150.jpg)
(GDN) – Between October 2021 and January 2022, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office received numerous reports of residential break-ins, vehicle break-ins and associated thefts from residents in the Belfast, Dudley, Mar-Mac, Pikeville and Goldsboro communities. During these investigations, 16 vehicles were recovered that had been reported stolen from Cumberland, Guilford, Hoke, Johnston, Pitt, Wayne and…… read more »
![7th Annual AgFest Brings Hundreds Of Students To Mount Olive [Photo Gallery]](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/29/2022/04/07131757/ROSEWOOD-FFA-150x100.jpg)
The University of Mount Olive recently hosted its 7th Annual AgFest event to promote and celebrate awareness of agriculture and other academic opportunities. The event was attended by more than 1,600 FFA students and 200 advisors from 74 schools across North Carolina. The fair-like format offered attendees 60 educational booths along with a variety of…… read more »
![Multiple Departments Respond To Early Morning Fire In Mar-Mac [Photo Gallery]](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/29/2022/04/07112832/2-1-e1649345346920-150x70.jpg)
(GDN) – On Wednesday, April 6, at approximately 4:38 a.m., the Goldsboro Fire Department was dispatched to a commercial structure fire in the 2300 block of US Highway 117 South. Engines 1, 2, 3, 4, and Tower One responded with 17 personnel, along with the Mar-Mac Fire Department and the Thoroughfare Fire Department. Mar-Mac Fire…… read more »
![Goldsboro Sorority Hosts Voter Education Forum [Photo Gallery]](https://cdn.socast.io/3922/sites/29/2022/04/07103240/SA-VE-Panel-1-e1649342016902-150x80.jpg)
(GDN) – On Thursday, March 24, 2022, the Goldsboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority gathered for a “Refuse to be Silenced” symposium at the Wayne County Public Library. The Social Action Committee event featured a nonpartisan panel discussion on the importance of voting. Moderator Mark Colebrook was joined by North Carolina House of…… read more »
The Wayne County Health Department is now administering 4th doses, or second boosters, to individuals ages 50 or older or immunocompromised individuals. Officials say if you are in one of these groups, you may receive a second booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at least 4 months after receipt of a first booster…… read more »
The deadline for filing your North Carolina individual income tax returns is approaching, unless you request an extension. According to the North Carolina Department of Revenue, electronically filed returns must be submitted electronically by midnight on April 18. For taxpayers filing via paper, returns must be postmarked by April 18. The deadline to file and…… read more »
Wayne Community College will hold a Military Career Fair On Thursday, April 7. Recruiters from the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard will be in attendance. Representatives from their National Guard and Reserve components, as well as military academies will also be in attendance. Two sessions are available: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.…… read more »
(GDN) – The Wayne County Board of Education unanimously approved keeping masks optional in Wayne County Public Schools. On Monday, April 4, 2022, Executive Director Ken Derksen presented an informal COVID-19 update. Derksen expressed that North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services guidance for schools has not changed since March. Derksen informed members that…… read more »
