RALEIGH – Secretary of Adult Correction Todd Ishee has named Stephen Waddell as the new warden of Maury Correctional Institution in Maury.
Waddell had been the warden at the nearby Greene Correctional Institution since 2020.… read more »
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Waddell Named New Warden at Maury Correctional Institue
United Way of Wayne County Announces Funding Opportunities for 2024
United Way of Wayne County (UWWC) is announcing funding support for 2024 to local nonprofits operating in Wayne County. The Notice of Funding Opportunity and additional information about the grant are published on the agency’s website.… read more »
Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Hosting Blood Drive
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. In partnership with The Blood Connection and Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency, The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Court #388 is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Sept. 10, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Goldsboro.… read more »
Incident on Capps Bridge Road Leaves Suspect Dead
PRINCETON – At 3:06 this afternoon, Wayne County 911 received a call from an individual at 219 Capps Bridge Road in Princeton in reference to a suspicious armed individual at their residence.
After arriving, deputies were approached by a male suspect armed with a shotgun. Verbal commands were given to the suspect and he did not comply. After raising the shotgun and ignoring verbal commands, the suspect sustained a gunshot wound from deputies on the scene. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene and no identification is available at this time.
This incident, along with the use of force, is being investigated. The SBI is also now on the scene.
Goldsborodailynews.com will have more details on this story as they become available.… read more »
CALM Receives Grant Funds
CALM (the Coalition for Addiction and Life Management) has received $25,000 in grant funds from Community Impact North Carolina (CINC) to assess substance abuse in Wayne County.… read more »
Sunday Evening Crash Causes Fatality
On Aug. 13 at approximately 6:58 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a traffic crash at the intersection of E. Elm Street and S. Andrews Avenue.
Upon arriving on the scene, officers discovered that a 29-year-old man, Marquis Jah-El Dawson, operating a 2017 Kawasaki dirt bike traveling eastbound on Elm Street struck the side of a black 2021 Toyota SUV driven by a 53-year-old woman traveling southbound on S. Andrews Avenue. Dawson was pronounced deceased on the scene by EMS personnel.… read more »
Holland a Testament to the Power of Perseverance
Johnny Holland is a living testament that there’s no room for excuses in the midst of full and joyous lives.
Holland, 58, is originally from Fayetteville, and has been a Goldsboro resident for more than 25 years. A retired Army veteran, Holland was left paralyzed from the waist down following a car accident in 1987 that caused injuries to his C6 and C7 vertebrae.… read more »
Goldsboro High School Band Marching Forward After Donation
On Friday afternoon, as Alando Mitchell stared at a table full of new instruments destined to shape the future of the marching band at Goldsboro High School, he couldn’t help but reflect on the past.
Mitchell, Goldsboro’s band director, seemed to never stop smiling during a presentation in the school’s auditorium, as National Pawn donated a collection of instruments and $2,000 to Goldsboro’s band program. … read more »
Accidental Shooting Leaves Young Boy Injured
On Saturday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to 102 Sami Street, in the Mar-Mac community, in reference to a shooting. Deputies found a 3-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound.… read more »
Update: Arrest Made Following Early Morning Shooting
At approximately 1:14 a.m. on Friday morning, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 100 block of Rockefeller Court regarding a ShotSpotter alert.… read more »
