Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Police execute search warrant on Elm Street
Authorities executed a search warrant at 504 E. Elm St. Wednesday afternoon, which resulted in two arrests and the seizure of several ounces of marijuana.An undercover officer with the Goldsboro Police Department's VICE Unit said the warrant was executed at...Published: Nov 30, 2016 4:54 PM Full Story
Goldsboro Event Center broken into, culprits take golf carts on joyride
Police are investigating a break-in at the Goldsboro Event Center that happened Tuesday night, and currently believe it is related to a Saturday night incident where golf carts at the course were taken out for a joyride.According to an incident...Published: Nov 30, 2016 2:28 PM Full Story
WAGES partners with business to provide meals during holiday
Every year, people all over Wayne County rely on the WAGES Meals on Wheels program to make sure they have enough to eat. During the holiday season, however, WAGES, or the Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency, closes down...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
A showcase of holiday spirit
Jayla Morlock and the rest of the Meadow Lane Elementary choral singers perform "Gotta Get a Tree" during the Wayne County Choral Showcase Tuesday evening. This is the 16th year for the annual event, spanning three nights this week at...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Fremont STARS to expand to solve county overcrowding
Fremont STARS Elementary School will welcome hundreds of new students next year, as contractors are set to build a number of new classrooms intended to handle an overflow of students from nearby elementary schools. Wayne County Public Schools superintendent...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Empty Stocking Fund
* Jean Wilkins-Rollins, $25, in memory of parents Harvey D. Wilkins and Ada B. Wilkins and nephew Owen Richard Williams Jr. * Anonymous, $100 * Mary Frances Phenicie, $25, in memory of my parents, Hubert and Mildred Johnson * Linda...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
More than $152 million approved for hurricane recovery
As of Nov. 18, more than $152 million has been approved in federal grants, loans and flood insurance payments statewide to those affected by the flooding in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. And more than 73,000 people in 45...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Animated awareness
Cole Wank stood with his mom, Danielle McEachern, and his 18-month-old brother Easton McEachern at the entrance to the Target store in Goldsboro Monday. A familiar robot -- with a unique voice -- grabbed his attention. Seymour, Goldsboro Police...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Vaccines available for flu season
This flu season is shaping up to be as unpredictable as the weather, officials say. Goldsboro Pediatrics had three positive flu tests over the past week in the Goldsboro office, Nola Claiborne said Tuesday. "We are only offering the injectable...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Church collects cookies for airmen
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will be sending holiday cookies to deployed airmen again this year. For folks who want to help and don't have access to the base, Daniels Memorial United Methodist Church is the off-base collection point. It...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Aug. 8, 2015 the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a shots fired call in the area of 800 Argo St. at approximately 12:30 am. Once in the area officers discovered 25-year-old Tyron Jones and 21-year-old Robert Cole suffering from...Published: Nov 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Story
Police investigate early morning armed robbery
Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened around 6:40 a.m. today at the Family Dollar at 2529 E. Ash St. Maj. Anthony Carmon, head of the Goldsboro Police Department's Investigative Services Bureau, said a man approached a female employee...Published: Nov 30, 2016 8:13 AM Full Story
Neighborhood kids lead police to alleged car thief
Local children helped police catch a man who allegedly wrecked a stolen car into a telephone pole and then fled the scene on foot Sunday morning. Capt. Leann Rabun said Michael Louis Nenni Jr., 45, of Jacksonville, hit the telephone...Published: Nov 30, 2016 6:27 AM Full Story
Unusually warm weather forecast for today
Wayne County residents can expect unseasonably high temperatures today as a warm weather system crosses the state ahead of cold front. Overnight temperatures dipped only into the mid to upper 60s and today's high is expected reach almost 80...Published: Nov 30, 2016 5:44 AM Full Story