Goldsboro-Wayne Crime Stoppers 1st annual Caper Chase Road Run is being planned for March. Jennifer Strickland is a Crime Stoppers Board Member and the chair for the upcoming event, which features virtual and in-person options. For virtual participants, Strickland says you can sign up online and you’ll receive your race bib and t-shirt in the…… read more »
Operation Unite Goldsboro, Goldsboro Pediatrics and Wayne UNC Health Care are partnering to host a COVID Town Hall this Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. The event will be held via Zoom. Registration is required and may be completed by visiting the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5359545850?pwd=YUtpOGZqOWRDaVphTVI3Ynpaa3k4UT09. During the forum, local and state officials…… read more »
This Saturday, January 30, 2021 will mark the 39th Annual Church Night Basketball Games at the University of Mount Olive. Although fans will not be able to cheer on their favorite teams in person, the University will air the games and festivities on its Facebook page. The night will feature basketball competition between UMO and…… read more »
Around 1:15 AM on Tuesday, the clerk at the Circle K convenience store on the 1800 block of N. Berkeley Boulevard called 911 to report the store had just been robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The suspects made off with cash from the register, cartons of cigarettes and…… read more »
Duke Energy says its customers will benefit from a new deal on costs for closing the company’s coal ash basins in North Carolina. The agreement announced Monday is between Duke Energy, North Carolina officials and the Sierra Club, a conservation group. Duke Energy Spokesperson Meredith Archie says this is a “milestone agreement” for the state.…… read more »
On January 13th, the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force, agents with North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement and the Goldsboro Police Support Services Division executed a search warrant at 117 Internet on the 2300 block of U.S. 117 South. This was the result of a “lengthy” undercover investigation into illegal poker machines in Wayne County. NCALE…… read more »
Veteran Wayne Community College trustee Veda McNair has been awarded the State Board of Community College’s highest honor. McNair, who has served as a WCC trustee since 2005, is the winner of the 2021 I.E. Ready Award. The I.E. Ready Award was created in 1983 to recognize those who make significant contributions to the establishment,…… read more »
Since the summer of 2020, United Way of Wayne County has worked to support the Wayne County Health Department. That work is set to continue through June with the renewal of the contract from Curamericas Global, Inc., which supports 3.5 Community Healthcare Worker positions to partner with the innovative work of the Wayne County Health…… read more »
Due to the pandemic, the Grantham Fire Department was unable to hold its usual installation banquet and awards ceremony this year. However, the department was able to present a pair of awards. The J.L. Officer of the Year Award was presented to J.D. Blackman. The Frank Grantham Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award was given…… read more »
You may have noticed the community involvement of Deeper Life Church Ministries in the news lately. With a new pastor in town, you can only expect those efforts to grow. Aaron McNair, II is a 7th Generation preacher and is now the Senior Pastor of Deeper Life Church Ministries in Goldsboro. He was born in…… read more »
