Meet Cleopatra! She is a 2 – 3-year-old female domestic shorthair cat. Cleopatra is black and white with distinguished facial markings and beautiful green eyes. She is sweet loving and very content. Cleopatra is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find her forever home! To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services…… read more »
There’s a lot going on this month at the local historical museum. Jennifer Kuykendall, the Executive Director of the Wayne County Museum, appeared on Jeff Farrow’s Morning Show on Goldsboro’s Greatest Hits 1150 and 98.3. She says the new exhibit, “Stars, Stages and Screens of Wayne County,” is open now featuring a look at locally-born…… read more »
A local radio pioneer has passed away. George Beasley, founder of the Beasley Media Group, died Wednesday at the age of 89. Beasley bought his first radio station, WPYB-AM, in Benson, NC, in 1961. He later sold that station to purchase a larger one in Goldsboro, WFMC-AM. Before moving to Wayne County, he drove through…… read more »
The Kinston Police Department is warning citizens to watch out for the latest scam. According to the KPD, a resident received a phone call from someone posing as a law enforcement officer who used a number linked to the Kinston Police Department. The caller requested money in exchange for not being arrested. These calls are…… read more »
How quickly conditions can change when Mother Nature is involved. Last week at this time, Wayne County was listed in “Moderate Drought” and a burn ban was in place. Now the burn ban has been lifted by the county and N.C. Forest Service, and a Flash Flood Watch is in place for Wayne County from…… read more »
The Goldsboro Police Department believes it has identified the deceased person that was found on Bright Street last week. The GPD on Wednesday said the person found dead on the 300 block of Bright Street on May 24th is believed to be 38-year-old Heather Diane Stewart of Goldsboro. Positive identification is still needed from the…… read more »
The Wayne County Fire Marshal has lifted the burn ban for Wayne County effective Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. The N.C. Forest Service is lifting its burn ban at the same time Wednesday. The burn ban was issued May 24, 2021 due to hazardous fire conditions in many eastern North Carolina counties. With…… read more »
Firefighters from El-Roy, New Hope and Arrington were sent to a structure fire in the 1000 block of Spring Bank Road on Wednesday afternoon. As firefighters arrived on the scene, they found an old barn behind the residence engulfed in flames and already falling down. Firefighters finished putting out the blaze. According to the owner, the old…… read more »
Around lunchtime on Wednesday, La Paz Mexican Restaurant on Spence Avenue in Goldsboro received an unexpected guest. A car jumped the curb and crashed through the front window of the popular eatery. Fortunately, the woman driving the vehicle was not injured in the accident. Goldsboro Fire Station 2 responded to the call, and the crash…… read more »
As North Carolina continues to round the corner on the COVID-19 pandemic, the state is keeping up its efforts to get vaccine shots in arms. On Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper said incentives appear to be helping get more residents inoculated. A pilot program is offering $25 summer cash cards at select vaccine sites in Mecklenburg,…… read more »
