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December Gardening Tips

December Gardening Tips

In December our minds are probably more on preparing for the holidays than working in the garden. If you need a break from the holiday rush, use these tips to guide you in the garden: General Tips If you soil test results say your soil is acidic, your garden, landscape, or lawn could benefit from…read more »

Goldsboro Intersection Will Be Improved

Goldsboro Intersection Will Be Improved

A $17.3 million contract awarded Monday by the N.C. Department of Transportation will improve a complicated Goldsboro intersection and build a new route to connect U.S. 13 and North Oak Forest Road. The North Berkeley Boulevard intersections with Central Heights Road and Royall Avenue, which are bisected by a railroad track, will be realigned into one…read more »

WCC Students Receive SECU Foundation Scholarships

WCC Students Receive SECU Foundation Scholarships

The State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation has provided scholarships to two Wayne Community College students. Karen Taft and Titus Dezern are recipients of $5,000 “People Helping People” scholarships which are renewable for two consecutive years. Taft, a Walstonburg resident, is working toward a degree in Criminal Justice. Dezern is majoring in Accounting and Finance.…read more »

GFD Donates T-Shirt Proceeds to Cures for the Colors

GFD Donates T-Shirt Proceeds to Cures for the Colors

Tuesday afternoon members of the Goldsboro Fire Department met with the Doctors and staff of Southeastern Medical Oncology Center in Goldsboro to present them with a check in the amount of $7,235.00. This was done as a fundraiser project by the members of the Goldsboro FireDepartment. The firefighters started this project of selling  Pink T-shirts for Cures…read more »

Remains Identified

Remains Identified

UPDATE:On November 29th, 2022, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the North CarolinaState Medical Examiner’s Office that the human remains found on Sunday afternoon, November27th, 2022, have been positively identified as 25-year-old Gabriel Brody Carter. The Sheriff’sOffice has been actively searching for Gabriel Brody Carter since he was reported missing onOctober 21st, 2022.…read more »

WCC Winter Fine Arts Festival

WCC Winter Fine Arts Festival

Wayne Community College invites the public to enjoy an evening of art and music during its Winter Fine Arts Festival. The event will be held 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Atrium of the Wayne Learning Center (building with the flag poles in front) on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. Around 100…read more »

United Way Reaches 80% Of Campaign Goal

United Way Reaches 80% Of Campaign Goal

Connected, WE CAN! United Way of Wayne County has announced its 2022 Community Campaign is at 80% of its goal.  This year, the United Way is trying to raise funds to impact the lives of 17,000 people in Wayne County.  The United Way thanks its Major Investors who held an employee campaign this year, many…read more »

Remains Found in Seven Springs

Remains Found in Seven Springs

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, at around 4:13 pm, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was notified of human remains located in the 400 block of Billy Price Road, Seven Springs, NC. The remains were located by a volunteer search team who had convened in the area. At this time, no positive identification has been made,…read more »

WCC President Receives Professional Organization Award

WCC President Receives Professional Organization Award

The North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals (AEOP) District 12 has named Dr. Patricia Pfeiffer its Administrator of the Year. Pfeiffer is Wayne Community College’s president. She was honored as the college AEOP unit’s Administrator of the Year earlier this year, which put her in the running for the district award. NCAEOP’s District 12…read more »

Early Morning Shooting Victim in Critical Condition

Early Morning Shooting Victim in Critical Condition

On November 27, 2022, at approximately 2:51 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a residence in the 200 Block of Randall Ln. in reference to a shooting. Officers found 30 year old Andre Boykin suffering from a gunshot wound to his head. The initial 911 call stated that he was deceased, but…read more »

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