Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Looking to the future
Wayne Community College graduated its largest class Tuesday evening, with 1,209 "pieces of paper" handed out to 861 students, representing 612 associate degrees, 128 diplomas and 469 certificates. The ceremony marked the end of one chapter and the beginning...Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Two shoot into vehicle
The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating a shooting on Slaughter Street that happened Tuesday night. Police officers were patrolling Olivia Lane when they heard shots fired around 11 p.m., and then saw a vehicle speeding away from the area....Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
June 7 election deadline approaches
Friday at 5 p.m. is the deadline to register in order to be eligible to vote in the June 7 special primary election. There will be only one race before Wayne County voters when they go to the polls...Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Youth in training
Members of Trifectas, the Goldsboro triathlon team, are used to expending their energies in training and competing in the areas of swimming, biking and running -- even if only for their own personal best. An outgrowth of that was...Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Princeton to hold its sixth annual Community Day
Princeton will hold its sixth annual Community Day at Princeton Elementary School this Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Princeton Police Department, the Princeton Chamber of Commerce, the Partnership for Children...Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Officials warn of IRS scam in county
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is urging citizens to be on the lookout for a common scam involving callers claiming to be representing the Internal Revenue Service and demanding money. Officials with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said that...Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Monday at approximately 10 p.m. Cpl. Jackson of the Goldsboro Police Department pulled into the parking lot of the Family Dollar Store located at 1403 Wayne Memorial Drive to conduct a business check and discovered the business being robbed...Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Men get additional charges for robbery
Additional charges have been brought against three men suspected of an armed robbery that happened at the Family Dollar at 1403 Wayne Memorial Drive on Monday night. Terry Watson, 30, of Claybrook Drive; O'Brien Shaquille Hooker, 24, of 409...Published: May 11, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story