Governor Roy Cooper has submitted a request to President Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a major federal disaster declaration to help with recovery after flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Eta in November. “Heavy rains and floods from Tropical Storm Eta left a deadly path of destruction and many of…… read more »
Around 12:45 AM Saturday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a report of a shooting on the 400 block of S. William Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered one of the apartment’s residents, 73-year-old Linda Ellis, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Shortly thereafter, an additional subject was located near the intersection of William Street and Elm Street, suffering from…… read more »
Pricetown and Seven Springs firefighters and EMS Stations 1 and 8 were dispatched to the scene of an apparent head-on collision at the intersection of Highway 111 South and Zion Church Road Friday afternoon. The emergency responders arrived and found one vehicle sitting in the middle of the road and the second in a nearby…… read more »
Do you have an interest in learning more about gardening? Would you like to meet and share with other gardeners? Do you have an interest in volunteering to provide gardening educational programs with NC Cooperative Extension? Then the Wayne County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program may be for you! The Wayne County Cooperative Extension Office…… read more »
According to the latest update from Wayne County Government, there have now been 200 coronavirus-related deaths in the county. Thursday’s update says there have been a total of 8,772 positive cases of COVID-19 in the county since the pandemic began. There are currently 410 estimated active cases of coronavirus in Wayne County. The county’s number…… read more »
The federal prosecutor for Eastern North Carolina is resigning. In response to President Biden’s request that all Presidentially-appointed United States Attorneys step down, United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr., submitted his letter of resignation to the President this week with an effective date of midnight on February 28, 2021. He expressed his honor to…… read more »
The Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 100 block of Stevens Memorial Place around 7 AM Friday for the report of an unresponsive subject laying near the roadway. EMS also responded and confirmed the subject was deceased. The GPD’s Criminal Investigations Division and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene. The individual was later identified…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools is still planning to reopen to Pre-K – 5th grade students under “Plan A” at the start of the 4th grading period. Thursday, the Wayne County Board of Education received an update on the planning for transition those students back to on-campus learning. Interim Superintendent Dr. David Lewis says COVID trends…… read more »
Three suspects are now charged for a burglary at a Goldsboro church. The break-in at Mount Carmel FWB Church was reported to the Goldsboro Police Department on November 9th. Several items had been stolen and property was also damaged. The investigation led to the arrest of 29-year-old Jordan K. Tyree of Goldsboro in December for…… read more »
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — By a mostly party line vote, the State House approved a bill to get more kids back to in person learning. While both supporters and opponents of the bill agreed that children should be back to in person learning, they differed on the approach — and Democrats pointed out the…… read more »
