SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – The new Wayne School for Technical Arts will celebrate its opening with an official ribbon cutting ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base on Sept. 9 at 10:45 a.m. Distinguished members of Seymour Johnson AFB and Wayne County Public Schools, along with other special guests and invited dignitaries, will…… read more »
Meet Oscar, Oscar is a 2-year-old male Dalmatian mix. He is very sweet, friendly, and well-rounded dog. 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 »
Wayne County, NC – Yesterday, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to offer the assistant county manager position to Human Resources Director Ginger Moore. Moore accepted the position and will start her new role on October 1, 2022, with an annual salary of $135,000. The assistant county manager position was vacant after Chip Crumpler…… read more »
On Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at approximately 12:34 a.m., Goldsboro Fire Department units were dispatched to a structure fire at 312 W. Holly Street. Engines 1, 2, 3, Tower-1, and Battalion-1 were dispatched along with Wayne County EMS on the initial call. Engines 4 and 5 were called to the scene as the incident progressed.…… read more »
A Goldsboro man on probation was arrested on August 28th and charged with Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Probation Officers from Wayne County went to Brandon Painter’s residence at 100 Hidden Maple Court, Goldsboro, to conduct a warrantless home search due to Brandon Painter being on…… read more »
MOUNT OLIVE—The smell of pork barbecue cooking on grills will once again waft over downtown Mount Olive when Pickles, Pigs & Swigs, presented by Smithfield Foods, returns in October. The second annual event is set for Friday and Saturday, October 28-29. The N.C. Pork Council-sanctioned whole hog barbecue cook-off gets underway Friday evening. The Saturday…… read more »
On August 22nd, Wayne UNC Health Care will be renamed UNC Health Wayne. It will use a new logo that symbolizes the hospital’s relationship with the UNC Health System and the joint mission of improving the health of all North Carolinians. The new design reinforces UNC Health’s evolutions into a statewide health system with a…… read more »
Monday begins school for traditional schools in Wayne County. Children and school buses will be traveling to and from the schools. Safety first when traveling through school zones and around stopped school buses. Please remember North Carolina’s law on stopping for a school bus. North Carolina has severe penalties for motorists who fail to comply…… read more »
On Monday, August 22, approximately 350 new University of Mount Olive students completed a collective 700 hours of community service throughout the town of Mount Olive. As part of the First Year Experience (FYE), students dispatched to various areas in the town to paint, stain, mulch, weed, make snack bags for kids, unload donated food…… read more »
Week two of high school football found most of the area teams on the road. This week’s WGBR Game of the Week featured C.B. Aycock Falcons traveling to Little Big Horn to take on the Eastern Wayne Warriors. Scores for Week 2 C. B. Aycock 44 Eastern Wayne 8 Goldsboro 6 Douglas Byrd 4 Rosewood…… read more »
