The Town of Mount Olive gets into the Halloween spirit. Mount Olive’s Boo Bash will be held this Saturday, October 31st from 5 – 7 PM for ages 12 and under. The drive-thru event replaces traditional trick-or-treating for the town this year due to COVID-19. Participants will enter on NE Center Street at Park Avenue. …… read more »
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Halloween Activities To Include COVID-19 Precautions
EPA Announces Rule Change At Goldsboro Area Farm
The head of the EPA touts regulation reforms while in Wayne County. Thursday, at Overman Farms just south of Goldsboro, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the agency has finalized improvements to requirements for the pesticide application exclusion zone (AEZ)—the area surrounding pesticide application equipment that exists only during outdoor production pesticide…… read more »
NCDOT Offers Halloween Safety Tips
The N.C. Department of Transportation, through its Watch for Me NC pedestrian and bicycle safety program, is encouraging parents, motorists and trick-or-treaters to be safe this Halloween. More than 1,600 pedestrians are injured or killed in collusions with motor vehicles in North Carolina each year, and over a third of those collisions occur in the…… read more »
GPD Makes Meth Arrest Near Local Motel
On Monday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department Gang Suppression Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit were investigating a drug offense in the parking lot of the Econo Lodge on the 700 block of Corporate Drive. 35-year-old Scott A. Cochrane of Dudley was arrested as a result of the investigation. He was charged with: Possession of Methamphetamine…… read more »
Coal Ash Recycling Begins At H.F. Lee Plant In Goldsboro
Coal ash recycling is underway in Wayne County. This month, Duke Energy began operations at the H.F. Lee Plant in Goldsboro. There are four coal ash basins at the former coal-fired power plant, and Duke Energy is planning to recycle the over 6 million tons of coal ash left at the site. Bill Norton is a spokesperson…… read more »
ACE Team: Suspect Caught With Heroin, Cocaine, Meth
On Saturday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s ACE Team was patrolling the area of Highway 111 South in the eastern end of the county. A vehicle was stopped for a registration violation and probable cause was developed to search the vehicle. Deputies reportedly found a large amount of narcotics and a firearm during the search. The…… read more »
PET OF THE WEEK: Aleasha Powered By Jackson & Sons
Meet Aleasha! The German shepherd mix came to the shelter as a stray. Aleasha is already spayed. She’s very friendly and playful. Click here to view all the pets available for adoption through Wayne County Animal Services. The Wayne County Animal Shelter is located at 1600 Clingman Street in Goldsboro. https://www.facebook.com/378226265524829/videos/64947997238545 … read more »
Newest Wayne County Agriculture Hall Of Fame Inductees
Introducing the 2020 Wayne County Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees! The Wayne County Agricultural Hall of Fame was founded in 1984 as a means of honoring those local residents who have made outstanding contributions to not only Wayne County Agriculture, but the county as a whole. The selection criteria focus on outstanding contributions to agriculture…… read more »
Operation Chromebook To Distribute Laptops To Local Students
Operation Unite Goldsboro along with community partners: Southern Bank of Goldsboro, Kramden Institute of Durham, and the Dillard Goldsboro Alumni and Friends, Inc, Triangle Chapter have worked together to present 50 laptops to students in Wayne County from 23 different schools. Mark Colebrook, founder of Operation Unite Goldsboro started Operation Chromebook when he realized that…… read more »
Deeper Life Church Ministries To Host Fall Festival
Deeper Life Church Ministries, at 900 Eleventh Street in Goldsboro, will host a drive-thru Fall Festival, this Saturday, October 31, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. “While the world celebrates Halloween, the church has many reasons to celebrate God’s grace, to be thankful, and to be encouraged,” said Aaron McNair, II, Senior Pastor, Deeper Life…… read more »
