(GDN) — The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of the latest phone scam. According to the sheriff’s office, multiple people have received a phone call from 252-468-0204. The caller identifies themselves as being with the Kinston Professional Firefighters Association or the Lenoir County Volunteer Firemens Association. The person asks for credit card numbers…… read more »
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LCSO: Scam Caller Using Firefighter Groups To Solicit Funds
Wayne County Health Department Announces N95 Mask Distribution
The Wayne County Health Department will begin distributing N95 masks this Tuesday at four locations across the County. Each household will receive one box of 20 masks, first come, first served, while supplies last. N95 masks will be available at the following locations on weekdays: Pikeville Library at 107 W. Main Street in Pikeville Goldsboro…… read more »
Vehicle Leaves Scene After Striking Pedestrian On E. Ash Street
(GDN) — The Goldsboro Police Department is seeking the public’s help in solving a hit-and-run. Around 7 PM on Saturday, the 28-year-old victim was walking along the 3800 block of E. Ash Street when he was struck by a vehicle east of Piedmont Airline Road. The suspect vehicle continued traveling west on E. Ash Street. …… read more »
Drought Conditions Disappear In Wayne County
(GDN) – The dry conditions that have persisted for weeks are almost entirely gone in Wayne County. The latest map released by the U.S. Drought Monitor last week shows only the extreme southern area of Wayne County remains “Abnormally Dry.” Otherwise, the county is officially out of the dry and drought conditions. The drought conditions…… read more »
Virtual Pink Goes Red Event Set For Friday
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Epsilon Phi Omega Chapter of Goldsboro will host a virtual Pink Goes Red Heart Health event in observance of Women’s Heart Health month on Friday, February 4, 2022, from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. The speaker will be Phyllis Merritt-James, Family Nurse Practitioner, RN, MSN, CCM, FNP-C. Members of the…… read more »
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Senior Airman Kalisha Wheeler from the 4th Fighter Wing Wheeler has been in the Air Force four years. She comes to Goldsboro from Fredericksburg, Virginia. She says she joined for college assistance and to travel. Wheeler’s job…… read more »
Arts Council Awards Over $16,000 In Grants
The Arts Council of Wayne County recently received a state grant in the amount of $32,206 and has awarded half to nine local arts organizations. The funds are made available annually through the Grassroots Arts Program by the North Carolina Arts Council. The program provides arts funding to all 100 counties on a per capita…… read more »
Guest Op-Ed: Unvaccinated?? Time to Reconsider
– Editorial Opinion submitted by Dr. David Tayloe of Goldsboro Pediatrics – As a pediatrician on the “front lines,” I talk with parents every day who are thankful and relieved that they and their children are vaccinated and boosted. Unfortunately, I also talk with people who have not received the COVID vaccine and will not…… read more »
Another Snowy Saturday Morning In Wayne County (PHOTO GALLERY)
Our photographer Bobby Williams captured these images on the early snowy Saturday morning in Goldsboro and Mount Olive. Nealy one inch of the white stuff fell in parts of the county. The heaviest of the snow appeared to be in the southern part of the county. NCDOT crews in Wayne County managed to stay ahead…… read more »
NC 111 Crash Leaves One Dead
(GDN) — A Wayne County traffic crash leaves one person dead and two more in the hospital. The State Highway Patrol says the fatal collision occurred Tuesday at the intersection of NC 111 and Daw Pate Road. A 2020 Hyundai driven by 65-year-old Linda Vaughn-Morris of La Grange pulled out from a stop sign and…… read more »
