Goldsboro City Police made a handful of arrests Thursday: 30 year old Goldsboro native Demetrius Lesean Frederick was arrested for a felony probation violation and for resisting a public officer. 52-year old Michael Sean Mims of Garner was arrested for possession of a firearm by a felon. 47-year old Johnathon David Lane of Goldsboro was…… read more »
The Old Dobbs Genealogical Society will meet in the local history room of the Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro on Saturday April 15, 2023 at 10:30. Our speaker for this event will be Colonel Wade Sokolosky (Ret.). Col Sokolsky, a native of Beaufort, North Carolina, is a graduate of East Carolina University and a…… read more »
There is a fundraiser Saturday for the families of officers shot in the August 1st shooting incident in Goldsboro. Funds will support the families of Sgt. Matthew Fishman…Detective Ramon Torres and Sgt. Logan Cox — who were all shot as they attempted to deliver commitment papers to an address at Arrington Ridge Road. Sgt. Fishman…… read more »
On March 23, 2023, at approximately 9:36 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Murray Street in reference to a possible suicide attempt. Police say a 33-year old Goldsboro man was located deceased in his residence. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau responded to the scene to initiate an investigation. That investigation is…… read more »
State House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne) filed the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, House Bill 463, to prohibit China, Russia, Iran and other foreign adversaries and state-controlled entities from purchasing agricultural land, including property surrounding military bases. The act bans sales to adversarial governments of any agricultural land and any property within a 25 mile radius…… read more »
Update: Paris has returned home unharmed. The Goldsboro City Police are looking for a missing girl. Paris Washington is ten years old and walked away from her mother on 3/22/2023 at 3:16 PM and was last seen in the area of Slocumb Street and Elm Street. Paris may be in the area of The Grande…… read more »
How do you measure 50 feet? That’s an issue Goldsboro leaders are having to grapple with in the case of Church Spirits and Cocktails. The owner of the Walnut Steet venue wants to move to a location at 116 W. Mulberry Street, which would put it across from St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Kyle Merrett hoped…… read more »
Wayne Community College was represented at the Undergraduate Honors Symposium at the University of North Carolina Greensboro last week. The two students and one graduate and their presentations wereKaren Compean Throm (Associate in Arts major at WCC, dual enrolled in Wayne School of Engineering) – “Seasonal Patterns of Northern Cardinals,” Galen Jones (Fall 2022 WCC…… read more »
Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley and NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary LtGen Walter Gaskin toured the Creative Academy Early Learning Center in Goldsboro Tuesday to highlight the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN)-PLUS Expansion program that helps military families in North…… read more »
It’s time to tee up and enjoy a day at Walnut Creek Country Club and a round ofgolf on the greens. The Founder’s Cup Golf Tournament benefiting United Way of Wayne County will be held on April 21st. The Tournament is a SuperBall format and includes breakfast at 7:00 am servedby Panera Bread and lunch…… read more »
