The City of Goldsboro is looking at potential reuse plans for the old Union Station. The dilapidated train station on the 100 block of S. Carolina Street has stood unused for years after the passenger rail service through the station came to an end in 1968. Earlier this month, the Goldsboro City Council heard a…… read more »
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — Rural North Carolina families continue to struggle with online access for school-age children. According to the N.C. Broadband Infrastructure Office, or BIO, 1.6 million families in the state cannot access or afford home internet. BIO Director Jeff Sural said getting providers to invest in these areas is a difficult sell…… read more »
Kinston Police are investigating a pair of weekend shootings, one of which resulted in a death. The first shooting occurred around 11:30 PM Friday. Kinston Police Officers responded to reports of a subject shot on the 2200 Block of Briarfield Road. Officers arrived on scene and found two subjects lying in the road suffering from…… read more »
The North Carolina Pickle Pageant, under the direction of Desiree Autrey House, was held Saturday afternoon in the auditorium at the Wayne County Museum. The pageant was held at two different times to stay in compliance with the COVID-19 requirements regarding crowds and masks. The second half of the pageant got underway at 6 p.m. and was over by about…… read more »
NCDOT needs your help after ongoing impacts from COVID-19 have canceled the department’s Fall Litter Sweep. Traditionally scheduled for the last two weeks of April and September, the Litter Sweep is NCDOT’s statewide roadside litter removal initiative. Last year during a Litter Sweep, Adopt-A-Highway groups, NCDOT employees and other volunteers removed nearly 939,000 pounds of litter. Due…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Senior Airman Kevin Torres from the 4th Fighter Wing. Torres has been in the Air Force about four years. He was born in Chicago and he was raised in Columbia. Torres is on the Commander’s Support Staff,…… read more »
Here’s a scary thought: Roughly 7,000 children struggle with hunger in Wayne County. United Way of Wayne County is hoping to take a bite out of hunger with a reprise of their Fill the Theater Food Drive held this spring. Donations were down compared to previous years, likely due to the impact of COVID-19 on…… read more »
Case Farms, a fully integrated poultry farming and processing group, recently donated $10,000 to the Children’s Hope Alliance, a nonprofit organization with a long history of child advocacy and welfare. The donation allows Case Farms to be the presenting sponsor for the fifth consecutive year during the Children’s Hope Alliance’s 12th annual “Giving Them Hope”…… read more »
Friday afternoon, firefighters from Indian Springs were dispatched to their second vehicle accident. This crash occurred on Arrington Bridge Road just north of Grady’s Barbecue. Luckily, the driver escaped serious injury but was later taken to the hospital to be checked out. The driver told the state trooper that he was heading north on Arrington Bridge Road towards Goldsboro.…… read more »
Fall is a great time in our area to enjoy comfortable temperatures and being outdoors in our gardens. Usually during this time of year, you can find some advertisement and promotions of winter fertilizer products for the lawn. The question then comes up, “Am I supposed to be fertilizing my lawn in the fall?” The…… read more »
