Update On Sept. 12, 2022, a warrant for an open count of murder was secured on 32 year old Shadell Barksdale of Goldsboro. On Nov. 3, at approximately 8:00 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department took Mr. Barksdale into custody in the 600 block of S. Claiborne Street. The apprehension was aided by members…… read more »
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s highway division responsible for Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties has a new leader. Keith Eason was introduced Thursday as the new Division 4 engineer during a meeting of the N.C. Board of Transportation. He will oversee about 400 NCDOT employees in a division that maintains more than…… read more »
Two Wayne Community College students will spend two weeks in Italy, thanks to an anonymous donor. The gift of nearly $11,000 to the Foundation of Wayne Community College will allow Gracen Bogue and Dominick Wormely to participate in a college-sponsored trip in May 2024. The two were surprised with the news when they thought they…… read more »
Goldsboro Police Department officers responded to a shooting that occurred in the 200 block of Randall Lane on Wednesday. The victim, 32 year old Montario Brewington was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Brewington had been driven in a private vehicle and stopped in the 2800 block of Royall Avenue to call EMS. The victim was taken to UNC Health Wayne for…… read more »
Wayne Community College Faculty Member Bobby McArthur has become the first instructor in North Carolina to earn a global certification. McArthur, an Industrial Systems and Mechatronics Engineering instructor, demonstrated the highest levels of knowledge and skills and was presented the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) Industry 4.0 Certified Associate certification. He earned nine fundamentals-level…… read more »
Early this morning firefighters from Dudley, Arrington, and Indian Springs Volunteer Fire Departments along with EMS station 1 were dispatched to the scene of a possible structure fire in the 500 block of Eagles Nest Road. Heavy smoke could be seen billowing over the trees in that area as thefirefighters were responding with their equipment. As…… read more »
This week’s spotlight is Beltar, he is a Domestic Shorthair that is very sweet and friendly. He is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find his FUR-ever home. To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected].… read more »
Representative John Bell announced that Wayne County Public Schools will receive funds for additional school safety resources. Thanks to funding from the N.C. General Assembly, Wayne County Schools has been awarded $984,000 in additional school safety resources for the 2022-2023 school year. The funding, which is part of more than $74.1 million in school safety grants…… read more »
During the late evening hours of October 30, 2022, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office wasnotified of a circulating Instagram post threatening the student body at Eastern Wayne HighSchool. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation with the assistance of theFederal Bureau of Investigation, NC ISSAC, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and ClaytonPolice Department. As…… read more »
Update The victim of the homicide from 203 Haywood Drive, Goldsboro, has been identified as 32-year-old Exzavia Cortez Ramseur of Clayton, NC. The investigation is still ongoing, and detectives are actively following up on leads at this time. From what detectives have determined, this appears to have been an isolated incident. The Sheriff’s Office asks…… read more »
