On August 27, 2022, Wayne County Deputies responded to the area of Willowbrook Subdivision in Pikeville, NC, in reference to a shooting into an occupied dwelling. After deputies arrived in the area, they spoke to several witnesses who stated that they heard multiple shots being fired in the neighborhood and noted that the shots were…… read more »
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On April 7, 2022, a 22-year-old female victim filed a report with the Goldsboro Police Department in reference to being sexually assaulted by a known assailant. The suspect was identified as Andrew Robert Peaks. The investigation progressed, and probable cause was developed. On Aug. 3, 2022, a warrant was secured against Mr. Peaks for one…… read more »
This week local teams played Thursday and Friday nights under the lights. Last night WGBR High School Football Game of the Week covered the Princeton at Rosewood game. Princeton 45 Rosewood 32 Eastern Wayne 26 James Kenan 46 North Lenoir 6 C.B. Aycock 44 Friday Night Spring Creek 6 Bear Grass Charter 28 Goldsboro…… read more »
The Patetown Volunteer Fire Department will be conducting a mandatory 5-year Flow Testing on fire hydrants during the month of September 2022. Areas affected this year will be: Antioch Road from Bartlett Road north and west to its western intersection with Big Daddy’s Drive; Along Hwy 111N from Antioch Road to Hwy 222; and new…… read more »
Wayne County, NC – Yesterday, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to offer the assistant county manager position to Human Resources Director Ginger Moore. Moore accepted the position and will start her new role on October 1, 2022, with an annual salary of $135,000. The assistant county manager position was vacant after Chip Crumpler…… read more »
On Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at approximately 12:34 a.m., Goldsboro Fire Department units were dispatched to a structure fire at 312 W. Holly Street. Engines 1, 2, 3, Tower-1, and Battalion-1 were dispatched along with Wayne County EMS on the initial call. Engines 4 and 5 were called to the scene as the incident progressed.…… read more »
A Goldsboro man on probation was arrested on August 28th and charged with Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Probation Officers from Wayne County went to Brandon Painter’s residence at 100 Hidden Maple Court, Goldsboro, to conduct a warrantless home search due to Brandon Painter being on…… read more »
MOUNT OLIVE—The smell of pork barbecue cooking on grills will once again waft over downtown Mount Olive when Pickles, Pigs & Swigs, presented by Smithfield Foods, returns in October. The second annual event is set for Friday and Saturday, October 28-29. The N.C. Pork Council-sanctioned whole hog barbecue cook-off gets underway Friday evening. The Saturday…… read more »
On August 22nd, Wayne UNC Health Care will be renamed UNC Health Wayne. It will use a new logo that symbolizes the hospital’s relationship with the UNC Health System and the joint mission of improving the health of all North Carolinians. The new design reinforces UNC Health’s evolutions into a statewide health system with a…… read more »
