Sunday afternoon, paramedics from Wayne County EMS Station 8 and firefighters from Mar-Mac were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle accident on Genoa Road between Old Mount Olive Highway and Highway 117. A Chevrolet Camaro driven by a female was struck from behind by a Chevrolet SUV. The driver of the Camaro had to be assisted…… read more »
This week, drivers will start seeing election signs along state-maintained roads. A state law allows campaign signs to be placed in the right of way of state roads as early as 30 days before the start of early voting. So, signs can legally be placed on September 15. Restrictions regarding the signs, include: Whoever places the signs is…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. SrA Ken Boyton from the 4th Fighter Wing Boyton has been in the Air Force a little over 4 ½ years. He comes to Goldsboro from Long Island, NY. Boyton says after seeing the Sept. 11 terrorist…… read more »
Two Raleigh men are accused of trafficking heroin through Wayne County. On September 7th, the Wayne County ACE Team conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation on the U.S. 70 Bypass. A probable cause search of the vehicle allegedly led to the discovery of a large amount of heroin. The two occupants in…… read more »
The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a fund-raising dinner/reverse raffle on Thursday, October 22 at R & R Brewing in downtown Mount Olive. Proceeds raised will benefit chamber projects. Tickets are $100 per couple and include meals for two and a chance to win the main prize of $5000. Due to the…… read more »
On Thursday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department Gang Suppression Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit were conducting a narcotics investigation in the 1700 block of Day Circle. As a result of this investigation, 30-year-old Timothy Demetrius O’Neal Cobb of Dudley was arrested. He was charged with: (F) PWISD Marijuana (F) Possession of Cocaine (F) Possession of MDMA (M) Possession…… read more »
The Goldsboro Fire Department is offering its sincere thanks to Ken Jones and the entire Deacon Jones Auto family for a generous donation on the anniversary of 9/11. The tax deductible donation will assist with the restoration of the GFD’s 1919 La France fire engine.… read more »
Nutsedge is one of those pesky weeds that seems to show up everywhere and is a challenge to get rid of. Nutsedge, also called nutgrass, is a perennial whose leaves die back in the fall and re-sprout in the spring from tubers (“nutlets”) and rhizomes (underground stems) in the soil. It is important to know…… read more »
As COVID-19 cases continue to emerge in communities and universities across North and South Carolina, testing remains the most valuable resource we have in response. Quest Diagnostics — which has a lab in Greensboro, N.C., and is the world’s leading provider of diagnostic testing — has teamed up with Walmart to open 65 COVID-19 pop-up testing sites…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 3,063 total positive cases of COVID-19. 108 of these cases have been attributed to congregate living facilities and 2,503 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 2,816 of the 3,063 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated…… read more »
