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 »
Could Goldsboro become the next North Carolina city to institute reparations for its Black community? The City of Asheville already did it. Now, former Goldsboro Councilman Bevan Foster is asking his city do the same. Foster made his pitch for reparations at Tuesday’s Goldsboro City Council meeting. He is essentially asking for the city to pass…… read more »
Goldsboro City Manager Tim Salmon has been on the job for over one year, and the city council now plans to evaluate his administration thus far. At Monday evening’s city council meeting, Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen brought up the proposed evaluation process for the manager. The council agreed to hold the evaluation for Salmon in…… read more »
The Goldsboro City Council was scheduled to meet on Monday, August 3, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Due to the potential of inclement weather from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Isaias the meeting has been canceled. The next regularly scheduled Council Meeting is Monday, August 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Large…… read more »
The calls for racial justice come to Goldsboro City Hall. At Monday’s Goldsboro City Council meeting, community organizer Bobby Jones brought two requests to the city. Jones is calling for a moratorium on the hiring of any white Goldsboro Police Department staff until enough black GPD staff have been hired to closely reflect the demographics…… read more »
A Goldsboro internet café is again asking to increase its number of electronic gaming machines. The request comes from Jerry Futrell who wants to up the number of e-gaming machines at the Longhorn Internet Café on U.S. 117 South between Arrington Bridge Road and George Street. Goldsboro Planning Director Jennifer Collins told the city council…… read more »
The Goldsboro City Council adapts to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council met Monday evening under new guidelines that included keeping the council members six feet apart and most citizens watching the meeting from a remote location or at home. The action taken by the Goldsboro City Council Monday included approving the Families First Coronavirus Response…… read more »
