The N.C. Department of Transportation has completed the long-range transportation plan update, NC Moves 2050, and there’s now an interactive way for people to explore the plan online. The plan, adopted by the N.C. Board of Transportation on Feb. 4, provides a blueprint focused on creating a more responsive, diverse and inclusive transportation system to…… read more »
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Explore The NC Moves 2050 Plan On Interactive Webpage
N.C. Hospitality Industry Awaits Return To Normal
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — For now, a 10 pm to 5 am curfew remains in effect across the state, and the pandemic continues to hit the hospitality industry hard. But, what happens when more people are vaccinated and the crisis eases. Have people’s habit changed permanently? Lynn Minges with the North Carolina Restaurant &…… read more »
Virtual Beekeeping Classes Begin Next Week
Students and families are invited to learn about basic beekeeping through a virtual format to learn at their own pace and interact live with our certified beekeepers and instructors weekly from February 25th through March 13th. Live interaction with instructors will be held from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Monday and Thursday evenings. This is…… read more »
“Night To Shine” Light Up Lives In Wayne County (PHOTOS)
The pandemic can’t stop an evening of fun for these special needs individuals. First Baptist Church in Goldsboro coordinated its second annual a Night To Shine Prom in a virtual format on Friday evening. Donna Countryman is the Night to Shine Chairperson for First Baptist Church. She says they were overwhelmed by the support for…… read more »
Duke Energy Wants To Help You Control Your Winter Energy Bills
When the weather turns cold, you bump up the thermostat in your home to stay comfortable. And even if you don’t, the plummeting temps outside make your heating system work harder to maintain your thermostat setting. When you get your electric bill a month later, the amount you owe seems much higher than you think…… read more »
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Sheila Peraza from the 4th Fighter Wing Peraza has been in the Air Force about two years. She was born in Colorado and then she and her family moved to Wisconsin where she worked…… read more »
Governor Requests Disaster Declaration For Tropical Storm Eta
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 »
GPD: Suspected Robber Shot By Juvenile Occupant
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 »
Patients Hospitalized After Head-On Collision (PHOTO GALLERY)
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 »
Become A Wayne County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer
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 »
