Sunday, March 26, 2017
City pilot program employ youth
The city of Goldsboro is getting ready to launch a new summer youth employment program that will offer teenagers minimum-wage jobs. The city-funded program, which will be operated out of the Goldsboro Parks and Recreation Department, is expected to...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Second graders will tour farm on Thursday
The annual We Dig It Ag Day for second-graders will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, at Odom Farming Co. at 1426 Claridge Nursery Road. The event, sponsored by the Wayne County Farm...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Extension Office hires new 4-H agent
Growing up in the Grantham community, Jessica Hogan's involvement in the 4-H horse program had her wanting to be a professional horse rider when she grew up. That didn't happen. But, as she grew older, Ms. Hogan decided she wanted...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
UMO to sponsor naval history program in April
The University of Mount Olive will sponsor a program on the history of the United States Navy Monday, April 10 from 11 a.m. to noon. It will take place in the Hennessee Room in the Holmes and Lois K. Murphy...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Plans to use U.S. 70 to recruit industry
An effort is underway to designate sections of U.S. 70 from Wayne County through Craven County as a "North Carolina Aerospace Corridor" in an attempt to market the area to the aerospace industry. Crystal Gettys, Wayne County Development Alliance...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Community meeting on children April 11
NC Child, Goldsboro Pediatrics, WAGES, and the Partnership for Children of Wayne County invite the public to join them for a community discussion about important issues facing children and families in our community. Specifically, the focus will be on the...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Law enforcement, community come together
Over 100 people gathered at Fairview Park Saturday to see law enforcement and non-profit organizations unite with the community. The 3rd annual Community Fun Day kicked off with 65 students from A Drummers World getting people to stomp their feet...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is praised for resiliency during gala
People often ask Kathleen Ferguson what the Air Force thinks of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. According to Ms. Ferguson, who spoke at the 2017 Friends of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base gala Saturday, not much of anything. That is...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Police crack down on drunk drivers
Upward of 20 patrol cars stacked alongside the edges of U.S. 70 East and West, with signs alerting oncoming drivers to what was waiting for them up ahead Friday night -- a DWI and traffic violation checkpoint. The Goldsboro Police...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
UPDATE: Vanderbilt Circle fire displaces 16, deemed suspicious
An early morning fire that displaced two families in the Westhaven community Saturday has been deemed suspicious. Officials said two women who live side-by-side were forced from their homes along with their children ---- 14 kids in all ranging in...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Council approves multiple uses for center
The former W.A. Foster Center could become a future educational site and boxing facility following a Goldsboro City Council decision to allow multiple uses under one roof. The council, which received ownership proposals from three groups in February, was presented...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Mobile medical unit rolls out to help people
Carlos Trevino walked inside the new Bridge to Hope mobile medical clinic Saturday with high blood pressure and an injured arm. What could have been a routine health check, at Fairview Park, resulted in Trevino being connected to a local...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story
Common thread of grief
A common thread of tragedy and grief wove the audience and the keynote speakers together during a banquet at Dillard-Goldsboro Alumni Cultural Center Saturday night. Tiffany and John Maddox, parents of the slain A'Tiya Maddox, remembered their daughter during the...Published: Mar 26, 2017 12:00 AM Full Story