New charges are filed in a May fatal crash on a Wayne County highway. The State Highway Patrol reports Christopher K. Blair of La Grange has been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for the May 25th collision on U.S. 70 at Oak Forest Road. Officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were reportedly attempting to pull over…… read more »
The 17th annual Lobster and Shrimp Fest is quickly approaching. The Partnership for Children of Wayne County will hold their annual event on September 24th at the Partnership office. The event has taken place for the last 16 years. Even last year during the pandemic, the staff and the board decided to proceed with the…… read more »
A section of Friendly Drive west of Goldsboro will close Monday morning for approximately two weeks to allow for three drainage pipes to be replaced. State transportation maintenance crews will replace the failing crossline pipes, which are between Rosewood and Braswell roads in the Rosewood community. Friendly Drive will be closed to through traffic in…… read more »
Wayne Community College’s Public Safety Division will hold its annual 9/11 Stair Climb this Saturday, on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. WCC emergency medical and law enforcement students and their instructors will climb the equivalent of 78 stories (38 laps on a “track” of stairwells and breezeways between…… read more »
On Friday, a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy with the DWI Task Force conducted a traffic stop after observing a motor vehicle violation. The driver provided a false name, however the deputy was able to identify the driver as 25-year-old Da’Shaun T. Webb of Goldsboro who reportedly had numerous outstanding warrants for his arrest, including one…… read more »
Wayne County is moving forward with the construction of the new Fremont Elementary School. The county Board of Commissioners and Board of Education have met and tried to clarify the price and payment for the new elementary facility for the northern end of the county. Wednesday, WCPS Superintendent Dr. David Lewis asked the commissioners to…… read more »
The Goldsboro City Council is soliciting individuals who are interested in filling the vacant Councilmember seat for District 5, which occurred as a result of David Ham being appointed to serve as Mayor of the City of Goldsboro. The selected individual will serve for the remainder of the term, until the winner of the November…… read more »
Some Town of Mount Olive employees have temporarily been relocated following a blaze at the Town Hall. The early Monday morning fire at Mount Olive Town Hall left areas of the building heavily damaged. Mount Olive Fire Chief Greg Wiggins tells GoldsboroDailyNews.com they were fortunate because the blaze was mainly contained to the town secretary’s…… read more »
Just before 9 AM on Wednesday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call initiated by Shot Spotter on the 900 block of Fairview Circle. Officers arrived and located blood and shell casings at the scene. Witnesses reported that an unknown person exited an unknown grey vehicle with a rifle and…… read more »
Goldsboro’s new mayor is officially sworn in. Tuesday evening, David Ham recited the Oath of Office and became the new Mayor of Goldsboro. Ham had been District 5 representative on the council. Since he is now mayor, the Goldsboro City Council will have to appoint a District 5 resident to fill that vacancy. Ham went…… read more »
