Roderick C. White is vying for the District 6 seat on the Goldsboro City Council.
White attended Goldsboro City Schools and is a proud graduate of Goldsboro High School. He is also a retired Army Command Sergeant Major with 31 years of active duty service. … read more »
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White Vying for District 6 City Council Seat
Eastpointe and Sandhills Center Reach Agreement to Consolidate
BEULAVILLE – Eastpointe and Sandhills Center have reached an agreement to consolidate and become North Carolina’s second-largest Local Management Entity–Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) based on population.
The combined organization will manage public behavioral health benefits for over 100,000 members in 21 counties. It will have a budget of approximately $1.4 billion and employ almost 900 people. … read more »
Aug. 11 is National Safe Digging Day
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – National Safe Digging Day (also known as 811 Day) is observed Aug. 11, and Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy are reminding professional excavators and do-it-yourselfers of the importance of calling 811 before digging to protect the nation’s underground utility infrastructure, prevent potential injury and avoid electric and natural gas outages.… read more »
Dudley Man Wins $200,000 on Scratch-Off Ticket
RALEIGH – Celestino Herrera Martinez of Dudley tried his luck on a $5 scratch-off and won a $200,000 prize.
Martinez bought his lucky Gold Standard ticket from Best Quality Inc on U.S. 117 South Alternate in Dudley.
He arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required federal and state withholdings, took home $142,501.
The Gold Standard game launched in March 2022 with six $200,000 top prizes. Since Martinez won the last $200,000 prize, the lottery will begin the process of ending the game.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education. Wayne County has received state grants totaling $30 million from monies raised by the lottery to help build the new Fremont Elementary School.
For details on other ways money raised by the lottery made a difference in Wayne County last year, visit nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.… read more »
WCPS Announces Principal and Central Service Changes
On Aug. 7, the Wayne County Board of Education approved the following principal and Central Services changes:
Edgewood Community Developmental School principal, Dr. Kevin D. Smith, Sr., was named principal of Carver Heights Elementary. He is replacing Dr. Winter Goodson, whose last day is Aug. 11. Dr. Smith began his education career in 2005 as an instructional assistant, and later as a teacher, at Edgewood Community Developmental School. Prior to being named principal of Edgewood in 2019, Dr. Smith served as an educator and principal at Riverbend School at Cherry Hospital. Dr. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in exceptional children education, a master’s degree in school administration, and a doctorate’s in education.… read more »
PET OF THE WEEK: Twitch Powered by Jackson & Sons
WGBR Pet of the Week Powered by Jackson & Sons features Twitch. Twitch is a one-year-old male tabby cat. He likes to play rolly-polly on the floor and is a sweet-loving ray of sunshine. His orange coat is soft to the touch as you stroke his fur. Twitch is available and waiting at the Wayne County Animal…… read more »
Traffic Checkpoint Leads to Pair of Arrests
On August 5, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force were assisting at a traffic checkpoint when a vehicle approached with controlled substances in plain view.
After the vehicle was pulled off the roadway, the occupants threw a firearm from the vehicle. The firearm was recovered and an additional firearm was located inside of the vehicle.… read more »
Wayne County Residents Encouraged to Lock Vehicles as Break-Ins Increase
Residents throughout Wayne County are being encouraged to lock their vehicles and remove all valuables as break-ins have increased in recent weeks.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department issued a Code Red on Aug. 3 encouraging residents to keep their vehicles locked and remove valuables. The increase in break-ins has been spread throughout the county and difficult for law enforcement to narrow down to one specific area. … read more »
Sunday Morning Shooting Leaves 8-Year-Old Injured
A shooting in Goldsboro early Sunday morning left an 8-year-old injured.
At 6:18 a.m., Goldsboro Police Department A-Shift officers, along with Wayne County EMS and Goldsboro Fire, were dispatched to 117 Astor Ct. in reference to the report of a shooting.
Once on-scene, a 8-year-old juvenile was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the left lower leg. The juvenile was transported to UNC Health Wayne and then transferred to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville for further treatment of his injury.
Goldsboro Police Investigations Division was contacted. The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about this crime, or any other crime in the Wayne County area is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at (919) 735-2255 or submit a TIP at p3tips.com. Callers will remain anonymous and if your information leads to a misdemeanor arrest with the recovery of drugs, firearms, property, or wanted fugitives and for felony arrests.
Crime Stoppers gives cash rewards for information leading to arrests of up to $500 for misdemeanors and up to $1,000 for felony arrests. Crime Stoppers is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization, funded solely by private donations. To make a donation, contact the Goldsboro Wayne Crime Stoppers Director at (919) 734-8177.… read more »
GPD Makes Arrest Following Incident at Day Circle
On Friday, at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Wayne County 911 call center received multiple calls in reference to several subjects brandishing firearms near 1000 Day Circle.… read more »
