Category Archives: Local

New Kiwanis Train Arrives [Photo Gallery]

New Kiwanis Train Arrives [Photo Gallery]

(GDN)–It was a very happy day Saturday morning as the brand new Kiwanis Miniature Train arrived at its new home at Herman Park in Goldsboro. A very special group of strong supporters showed up early to catch the arrival of the brand new train that will take the place of the old train that left…read more »

UMO Students Participate in Mock Trial Experience

UMO Students Participate in Mock Trial Experience

Sixteen University of Mount Olive criminal justice students recently developed a fictitious murder case, and then tried the defendants during a mock trial. “They started out with a skeleton fact pattern, conducted interviews around campus with professors and administration to learn more about the facts of the case from the witnesses,” said Dr. Glenn Coffey,…read more »

Mobile Home Damaged By Fire [Photo Gallery]

Mobile Home Damaged By Fire [Photo Gallery]

(GDN)–Firefighters from Indian Springs, Seven Springs and Pricetown were dispatched around 10 p.m. Friday night to the scene of a working single-wide mobile home fire on Indian Springs Road near the intersection of Indian Springs Road and Arrington Bridge Road. Wayne County EMS Station 1 was also dispatched to the scene. As fire and EMS…read more »

Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive Set for Saturday

Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive Set for Saturday

Wayne County Postal Workers and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct their annual national food drive this Saturday, May 14. NALC’s food drive, first held in 1993, helps feed millions of Americans. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest one-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate…read more »

Food Lion Feeds Raises Enough To Make Nearly 10,000 Meals

Food Lion Feeds Raises Enough To Make Nearly 10,000 Meals

Food Lion Feeds has raised nearly 10,000 meals for Eastern Carolina families in need. According to WITN Food Lion Feeds teamed up with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, along with Curtis Media (owners of GoldsboroDailyNews.com) and WITN, to hold a four-day food drive. The first location Monday was in Kinston, then Tuesday…read more »

WCPS Presents Visual Arts Awards

WCPS Presents Visual Arts Awards

This week, 56 student artists were recognized at the Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) 2021-2022 Visual Arts Awards Program held at the H.V. Brown Hall at the Dillard/Goldsboro Alumni Center. Christy White, WCPS Title IV Enrichment Facilitator, welcomed the students, parents, and educators in attendance. Georgia Dees, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Wayne…read more »

Two Wayne County Roads Closed Next Week

Two Wayne County Roads Closed Next Week

Crews will temporarily close two Goldsboro-area roads next week to upgrade the drainage systems. A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation plans to first close Salem Church Road between Stoney Hill and Buck Swamp roads, north of town, beginning at 8 a.m. Monday. The failing crossline pipe underneath the road will be replaced with…read more »

TRAFFIC ALERT: Eleventh St. Closed

TRAFFIC ALERT: Eleventh St. Closed

The Goldsboro Fire Department reports that Eleventh Street is closed from Norwood Ave. to Williams Street due to a structure fire. Please avoid the area until further notice.read more »

Touch-A-Truck Returns Saturday

Touch-A-Truck Returns Saturday

Trucks of all shapes and sizes will be on display this Saturday for the 5th annual Touch-A-Truck event at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. And not just trucks…helicopters, armored vehicles, race cars, ATV’s and vehicles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will be on display for viewing and touching. Touch-A-Truck will be from 9 AM to…read more »

GUEST OP-ED: Working Together To Create A More Resilient Wayne County & Eastern NC

GUEST OP-ED: Working Together To Create A More Resilient Wayne County & Eastern NC

– Editorial Opinion submitted by Majority Leader John Bell and Representative Raymond Smith who represent portions of Wayne County in the N.C. House. A few weeks ago, we were pleased to have N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Secretary Elizabeth Biser visit Goldsboro to see firsthand flood-prone areas along Stoney Creek and hear directly from…read more »

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