On the afternoon of Sept. 22, Mount Olive firefighters along with a Wayne County EMS unit were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle accident with injuries at the intersection of NC 55 East and Breazeale Ave. in front of McDonald’s.… read more »
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Updated: Goldsboro Police Respond to Juvenile With Gunshot Wound
On Sept. 17 at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle traveling north on Wayne Memorial Drive after the vehicle ran several stop lights. The driver pulled over near Wayne Memorial Drive and Ninth Street at which time the driver made the officer aware they had an emergency and were headed to UNC Health Wayne.… read more »
WCC Welcomes First Cohort of C3 Students
Wayne Community College’s NC State Community College Collaboration (C3) program accepted its first cohort of students this fall. Formerly only a C3 Military Connect school, WCC is now a full C3 partner, opening the path to more students.… read more »
Mount Olive Firefighters Rescue Child From Toy Vending Machine
MOUNT OLIVE – On the evening of Sept. 16, firefighters from Mount Olive and a Wayne County EMS unit were dispatched to an entrapment call to the Mount Olive Laundromat on N. Breazeale Ave. Mount Olive Fire Chief Greg Wiggins, was the first to arrive on the scene and found a small child had climbed into one of the toy vending machines in the rear of the building.… read more »
Goldsboro Fire Department Responds to Fire at Krispy Kreme
On Sept. 19 at approximately 10:54 p.m., the Goldsboro Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at Krispy Kreme, 2607 E. Ash St. Engines 2, 4, 5, Tower 1, and the Battalion Chief responded with 14 personnel.… read more »
PET OF THE WEEK: Muddy Powered by Jackson & Sons
This week’s Pet of the Week powered by Jackson & Sons is “Muddy.” Muddy is a sweet loving 4 year-old male shepherd mix. He is black, white, and brown. Muddy loves to give kisses and hugs and lots of love. He is sweet in an easygoing way. Come visit Muddy and all the animals available for…… read more »
State Agencies Prepare for Train Derailments in Mock Exercise
RALEIGH – Multiple state agencies are working together to prepare if there was a freight train derailment in North Carolina.
On Sept. 18, state and federal agencies, and private industry partners gathered at the State Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh for a tabletop exercise that focused on how officials would respond if a train derailment occurred.… read more »
Updated: Threat of Rain Brings Changes to High School Football Schedule
With the threat of potentially heavy rainfall in the forecast for Friday, multiple high schools have begun to reschedule their football games.… read more »
Community Invited to Participate in Reentry Simulation
The Wayne County Reentry Council, in partnership with OurJourney and the Goldsboro Police Department, will hold a reentry simulation at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Goldsboro Event Center.… read more »
Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids Program Launches
The State of North Carolina and RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, recently announced the Clean Classrooms for Carolina KidsTM program is ready to help public schools, licensed childcare centers, and family childcare homes identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in building infrastructure.… read more »
