The City of Goldsboro Water Plant will temporarily stop adding ammonia to its water treatment disinfecting process on Wednesday, May 3, at 7 a.m. They will resume adding ammonia to the water treatment process on Tuesday, June 14. To promote optimal disinfection throughout the water distribution system, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality recommends public…… read more »
A female victim was found Saturday suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 4:46 pm, Deputies responded to a shooting that occurred in the area of Arrington Bridge Road & Westbrook Road. The female victim was identified as Belinda Grady of Goldsboro. Grady was transported to Wayne UNC…… read more »
Wayne Community College has joined a year-long initiative to help educational institutions better support their Latino students. The college is one of 10 North Carolina community colleges invited to participate in “Avanza: North Carolina Community Colleges Advancing Latino Student Success.” This is the first cohort of the community of practice hosted by The Hunt Institute,…… read more »
A three-goal fourth quarter propelled the top-seeded Trojans of Mount Olive to the 2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Championship title for the third straight season. Mount Olive defeated second-seeded Belmont Abbey for the third straight year, 11-9. It was a fast start as Belmont Abbey scored first less than two minutes into the contest and…… read more »
Celebrated the first week of May, National Screen-Free Week, May 1 through 7, is a weeklong challenge for families, schools, and communities to disconnect from digital entertainment screens. UScellular is encouraging Goldsboro residents to take time to reset their relationship with technology and set aside their entertainment screens, including cell phones and tablets. To help…… read more »
The Mount Olive men’s and women’s track and field programs each captured their ninth consecutive Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championship and 11th in 12 seasons as the 2023 Championships concluded on Saturday afternoon at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. On the women’s side, the Trojans were led by back-to-back…… read more »
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is reminding customers of changes announced in February to appointment scheduling, walk-in availability, and office hours in order to improve service at its 115 driver license offices across the state. Beginning Monday, May 1, all customer services statewide will be provided on a walk-in basis after noon. Appointments will only be…… read more »
The NC Pickle Festival drew a large crowd on Saturday. All day people and vendors lined the streets of downtown Mount Olive. 2023 Pickle Eating Champion, Cole Lambert from Glen Daniel, West Virginia, for eating 13 PICKLES in 5 minutes.… read more »
It’s Spring Litter Sweep time! The City of Goldsboro encourages local residents to join this effort by volunteering to pick up litter throughout the city from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, May 6. Here’s how you can participate:■ Get a team together. This is a great opportunity for your club, group or organization to get involved.■ Decide on your…… read more »
The Wayne County Museum building was recently honored by being placed on The National Register of Historic Places. The building was constructed in 1927 by the Goldsboro Woman’s Club and served as a clubhouse for the organization and as USO headquarters during WWII. The Register is the nation’s official list of buildings, objects, sites, and…… read more »
