Rosewood High School (Eagles) and Charles B. Aycock High School (Golden Falcons) JROTC’s from Wayne County N.C. conducted a one-day JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge summer camp at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, Seven Springs, N.C. with support from the North Carolina National Guard on June 11, 2021. JCLC is a summer camp that provides…… read more »
The Seymour Johnson Air Force Base hosts a very special day for one young man. On his 13th birthday, Jackson Forssberg got to be a Pilot for a Day, touring the facilities at the Goldsboro base and checking out all the awesome equipment used by the 4th Fighter Wing. Jackson was joined by his mother…… read more »
The United Way of Wayne County has been a partner with Wayne County’s Health Department, through the Helping Hands Partnership, since the Summer of 2020. Through this collaboration, the UWWC has been able to make a substantial impact on the lives of residents of the Wayne County community. These two organizations share a common goal…… read more »
Goldsboro-Themed DLCM Loves the 919, Deeper Life Church Ministries will continue its Impact the City initiative with a Juneteenth Carnival Celebration. The free Community Carnival will be held Saturday, June 19 from 9 am -12 pm at the Goldsboro High School football field, 901 East Beech Street in Goldsboro. DLCM will be following the CDC…… read more »
A plane crash in Kinston has left the pilot dead. Attendees at the Kinston Drag Strip on Highway 11 and 55 spotted the small plane as it approached the racetrack Thursday night. News outlets report the plane crashed in the midst of the race. The pilot was the lone person on the plane.… read more »
The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has announced a change to income requirements that will increase the number of applicants eligible for emergency rent and utility assistance. When the second application period opened on May 17, the program prioritized applicants with an income of 50 percent of the area median income,…… read more »
If you were out and about in the southern area of Wayne County on Thursday, you may have noticed several crop dusters spraying fields near Mount Olive. Several of the planes were maneuvering in the skies assisting local farmers. … read more »
Firefighters from Smith Chapel and a Wayne County EMS unit were dispatched to a single vehicle accident Thursday afternoon near the intersection of Mills Road and O’Berry Road. The car was apparently heading east on O’Berry Road when it rounded a curve, ran off the right side of the road and overcorrected. The vehicle then…… read more »
The City of Goldsboro plans to approve its new budget by the week’s end. The Goldsboro City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 5 PM on Friday, June 18 for the purpose of adopting the city’s 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget. At least one council member plans to attend the meeting remotely. At this time,…… read more »
