Category Archives: Local

City Cuts School Resource Officers

City Cuts School Resource Officers

There will be fewer School Resources Officers patrolling the halls of Goldsboro city schools. At its last meeting, the Goldsboro City Council voted to decrease the number of Goldsboro Police Department School Resource Officers from three down to one. That was after hearing the request from Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West. West says he is not sufficiently…read more »

UPDATE: GPD Identifies Fussell Street Shooting Victims

UPDATE: GPD Identifies Fussell Street Shooting Victims

Two victims have been released from the hospital following a shooting in Goldsboro.  The Goldsboro Police Department says 41-year-old Darius L. Chestnut and 36-year-old Aaron D. Kinsey were released from Vidant Medical Center following the Friday evening shooting on the 200 block of Fussell Street.  Around 8:30 PM Friday, GPD officers heard gunfire in the…read more »

City Council May Select New Mayor Tonight

City Council May Select New Mayor Tonight

The Goldsboro City Council may vote to select the city’s new leader this evening. On tonight’s agenda, the council plans to decide if they have enough information to appoint the new Mayor of Goldsboro. The seven remaining applicants vying for the position are: Stefanie Love Bostic Elton R. Brewington David Leonard Craig Walter David Ham…read more »

High School Football Game of the Week 2021

The tradition, the rivalries, and community pride are all on the line. There’s nothing quite like High School Football! On Friday nights, the area’s home for High School Football is 98.3 FM WGBR and streaming live on GoldsboroDailyNews.com. Hear every second of the area’s most exciting games of the season on the Deacon Jones Auto…read more »

Two Injured In Goldsboro Shooting

Two Injured In Goldsboro Shooting

Police are looking for answers after two people are injured in a Goldsboro shooting.  Just before 8:30 PM on Friday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department heard multiple gunshots coming from the area of George and Fussell streets.  While officers were patrolling the area, information was received from Wayne UNC Health Care that two gunshot victims had just arrived by personal vehicle.  These two victims…read more »

Excessive Heat Hampers Firefighters At Vine St. Blaze

Excessive Heat Hampers Firefighters At Vine St. Blaze

It was a hot day Saturday morning for Goldsboro firefighters B-shift when all five stations were dispatched to the scene of a two story family dwelling on East Vine Street located between North John Street and William Street. The nine people that were living in the two story house managed to get out safely before…read more »

More Showers, Storms Expected Sunday Afternoon

More Showers, Storms Expected Sunday Afternoon

(NCNN WeatherCenter)–It’s a quiet Sunday morning, but we’re watching a cold front that could bring us more rain this afternoon. Around 1 p.m., showers and thunderstorms will slowly start to pop up around the area. Some could pack a punch, and we’ll watch the possibility for flooding. “We have the better chance of seeing numerous…read more »

Four Hospitalized In Two Car Crash

Four Hospitalized In Two Car Crash

Saturday morning firefighters from El-Roy and Wayne County EMS were dispatched to a vehicle crash involving two passenger cars on NC 111 South just past the Food Lion Shopping Center. A total of four people were taken to the hospital to be checked out with what appeared to be non life threatening injuries. Both vehicles…read more »

Car Crash In Duplin County

Car Crash In Duplin County

Late Saturday afternoon Mount Olive firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a one vehicle accident in the 100 block of Garner Chapel Road in Duplin County. A black Dodge Charger operated by a single male driver had rounded a sharp curve and ran off the left side of the road and crashed head-on into…read more »

Saluting Seymour

Saluting Seymour

Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Senior Airman Nick Pagidas Jr.from the 4th Security Forces Squadron Pagidas has been in the Air Force about three years.  He comes to Goldsboro from New York City, and he says joining was an easy decision.  Pagidas…read more »

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