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Three injured in county shooting

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at 105 Carraway Creek Drive around noon Monday that left three people wounded. According to a press release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, the shooting was the result of...

Second robbery suspect caught

A second suspect in the July 11 armed robbery of the Handy Mart at 2495 U.S. 13 North was arrested Monday by local authorities. Tyquellas Jaire Thompson, 18, of 2750 Big Daddy's Road, Pikeville, was arrested and charged with...

Cooper makes visit, talks addiction

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper spoke Monday at a conference at the Wayne Center about the rise of heroin and opioid prescription drug abuse in the state and what can be done to combat the growing problem. "Prescription...

City residents review plans for Herman Park Center's future

Goldsboro residents were able to review several floor plans that could one day become the new Herman Park Recreation Center during a public meeting Monday night. The Herman Park Center, which offers nearly 18,500 square feet of recreation space,...

Shots fired into home of Curtis Stackhouse

The home of Wayne County assistant district attorney and district court judge candidate Curtis Stackhouse was shot into Sunday about 2:30 a.m. Stackhouse's home, located at 500 N. Audubon Ave., was struck by several bullets, and the shots caused...

Youth deer hunting day Sept. 24

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's Youth Deer Hunting Day returns for its second year on Saturday, Sept. 24. On this day, youth younger than 16 will be able to use all legal weapons to hunt deer of either sex on...

Woman suffers minor injuries in wreck

A woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to Wayne Memorial Hospital Monday morning after her car was hit by another vehicle at the intersection of Pecan Road and Arrington Bridge Road. North Carolina Highway Patrolman C.S. Grainger said the...

Two sentenced for armed robbery, rape

RALEIGH -- The United States Attorney's Office announced that in federal court, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Smith Merinford, 23, of Dunn to 865 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release and Cortese Tramand Davis,...

Two arrested on firearm, drug charges

A Goldsboro man and a Wilson man were arrested Sunday by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on gun and drug charges. Tory Myelle Thompson, 42, of 2217 Slocumb St., and Clarence Amir Whitlor, 45, of 1008 Lincoln St., Wilson, were...

Man's truck shot at after confrontation

A man reported to the Wayne County Sheriff's Department that two suspects followed him to a store Friday night and then shot at his truck as the man left the store. According to the sheriff's report, the man stopped his...

Spring Creek volunteers headed to Louisiana

Volunteers from Spring Creek Baptist Church in Seven Springs will travel to Louisiana this weekend to help with disaster relief after recent flooding. Ruth Anne Harris, a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church, said she and other volunteers will be...

Man charged with possession of firearm

A validated gang member was arrested on firearm charges Friday when member of the Wayne County REACT Team were conducting a narcotics investigation in Jefferson Court. Lamonta Devin Holmes, 28, of 107 Somerset Drive, was arrested after deputies approached...

Man charged with drug offenses after traffic stop

A Goldsboro man was charged with a litany of offenses after a traffic stop when officers found drugs in the car he was driving and discovered he had seven orders out for his arrest. Davin Jae McCarty, 27, of...

Five shots fired in the city, records show

There were five reports of shots being fired in the city limits of Goldsboro in a less than 48-hour span from Saturday morning to Sunday night. The first incident was reported around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, when officers responded to a...