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 »
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GPD Units Make Drug Arrest At Day Circle
Deacon Jones Auto Donates To 1919 Fire Engine’s Restoration
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: A Pesky Weed In The Garden & Landscape
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 »
UPDATE: Quest Diagnostics Provides COVID-19 Testing Locally
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 »
Wayne County Weekly COVID-19 Update
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 »
Suspect Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old
On December 2, 2019, a report was filed with the Goldsboro Police Department regarding allegations that a 9-year-old female victim was sexually assaulted by a known subject. During the subsequent investigation, the suspect was identified as Dominique D. Wynn of Goldsboro. On Wednesday, a warrant was secured on the 21-year-old Wynn for 1st Degree Kidnapping, Statutory…… read more »
WCSO: Two Suspects Found With Stolen Vehicle
Last week Friday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was informed that a stolen motor vehicle was located at a residence on the 900 block of Church of God Road. Members of the ACE Team and Patrol Shift “D” deputies responded to the home and located the stolen vehicle. A resident of that home, 23-year-old Dustin…… read more »
Break Out The Bibs: Lobster & Shrimp Are Back!
For 16 years, the Partnership for Children of Wayne County has offered its annual Lobster and Shrimp Fest as a fundraiser for the organization. Even with the coronavirus pandemic, the Partnership was not going to let all those lobster and shrimp lovers down. Valerie Wallace, the Executive Director of the Partnership for Children of Wayne…… read more »
Extension Holds 2020 Fall Bulb Fundraiser
Fall is the time to start planting flowering bulbs in your garden. Take advantage of the Wayne County Cooperative Extension’s fundraiser and order bulbs for your garden now. Funds will be used for upkeep and expansion of the Wayne County Extension Demonstration Gardens. Orders and payment are being accepted through October 23rd by mail or…… read more »
K&W Cafeterias File For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina-based icon of Southern comfort food has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that follows downsizing that began prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. K&W Cafeterias filed the 80-page petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The filing was first reported by the…… read more »
