RALEIGH – Celestino Herrera Martinez of Dudley tried his luck on a $5 scratch-off and won a $200,000 prize.
Martinez bought his lucky Gold Standard ticket from Best Quality Inc on U.S. 117 South Alternate in Dudley.
He arrived at lottery headquarters Wednesday to collect his prize and, after required federal and state withholdings, took home $142,501.
The Gold Standard game launched in March 2022 with six $200,000 top prizes. Since Martinez won the last $200,000 prize, the lottery will begin the process of ending the game.
Ticket sales from scratch-offs make it possible for the lottery to raise $2.5 million a day on average for education. Wayne County has received state grants totaling $30 million from monies raised by the lottery to help build the new Fremont Elementary School.
For details on other ways money raised by the lottery made a difference in Wayne County last year, visit nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.… read more »
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Dudley Man Wins $200,000 on Scratch-Off Ticket
Wayne County Teen Missing From Eckerd Connects Back in Custody
RALEIGH – State and local law enforcement officials have apprehended a juvenile who on July 9 failed to return to community commitment at Eckerd Connects, following a home visit in Wayne County.… read more »
Wayne County Teen Missing From Eckerd Connects
RALEIGH – The Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention reports that a committed youth in community-based commitment at Eckerd Connects in Candor failed to return following a scheduled home visit.
The juvenile is identified as Brandon D. and was last seen Sunday, July 9 at 10:30 p.m. at 211 Rollingwood Drive in Dudley. The juvenile’s home county is Wayne County. The division has notified local law enforcement and is cooperating fully with the investigation.… read more »
Crash at Intersection Sends One to Hospital
Two vehicles collided Saturday afternoon at the intersections of Sleepy Creek Road and Highway 117 Alt in Dudley. Wayne County EMS Station 8 along with firefighters from Dudley Fire Department were dispatched to the scene. As emergency personnel arrived on the scene they found two vehicles had collided and were blocking the intersection. EMS personnel…… read more »
Update – 3 Deputies Injured in Dudley
9:00 PM Update First an update on the Deputies who suffered gunshot wounds today. Sergeant Matthew Fishman, 38, is in critical condition Deputy Alexander Ramon Torres, 27, is stable Corporal Andrew Cox, 37, is stable All three are at ECU Medical Center (Vidant). Shortly before 8 pm, SWAT team members entered the residence and located…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Southern Wayne Finishes Regular Season Undefeated (PHOTO GALLERY)
Southern Wayne’s 56-9 victory against Smithfield-Selma on Thursday evening was more than just a win. The victory marked the completion of a historic achievement. Because with that win, the Saints finished the regular season with a perfect 22-0 record. It’s the first time in over a decade the Saints have won 20 games in a…… read more »
McClary Named New Goldsboro Football Coach
In the end, the call to come back home was too strong. Southern Wayne head coach Ronnie McClary Jr. is leaving Dudley is to become the new head football coach at Goldsboro High School. McClary is taking over for Timothy Ray, who left Goldsboro earlier this month to become the head football coach at Red…… read more »
Volleyball: C.B. Aycock Tops Southern Wayne In Three Sets (PHOTO GALLERY)
C.B. Aycock flew over Southern Wayne 25-15, 25-8, 25-9 in Quad County 3A Conference action on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Golden Falcons improved their record to 11-2 overall and 5-2 in conference play, while Southern Wayne dropped to 2-7 overall and 1-4 in conference play. “I think the girls played really well. They…… read more »
Athlete Of The Week: Gavin Simons
A team captain since he was a sophomore, Gavin Simons has had no trouble leading Southern Wayne on the soccer pitch this season. Simons admitted that being a team captain as a sophomore was difficult at times, but now as a senior, he has no trouble stepping into a leadership role on this year’s team.…… read more »
Athlete Of The Week: Adam Cain
Southern Wayne’s Adam “Stone” Cain always wanted to play running back, but when he was younger playing pop warner, he could not live out his dreams of carrying the football. “I played in little league, and there was always a weight limit, and I was always over it,” Cain said. “No matter how much I…… read more »
