Wednesday, May 3, 2017
UPDATE: Man airlifted to Vidant Medical Center after being hit by train
MOUNT OLIVE -- The man hit by a train Tuesday afternoon in Mount Olive was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center shortly after the accident. Yony Diez-Lopez, 29, of 118 Cleveland Drive, crossed the railroad tracks on foot on North Center...Published: May 3, 2017 11:13 AM Full Story
Pain in the poems
Behind the lines of Susan Williams' poems lies the pain of years of abuse as a child. The poems are also filled with the hardship of being homeless. Putting the anguish she has suffered during her life onto paper...Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
City makes national listing
The city of Goldsboro is listed as one of the 250 top cities in the nation to start a small business, according to a recent survey. LendEDU, a New Jersey-based marketplace for student loans and refinancing, named Goldsboro as...Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
County to see impact of dam release
Wayne County should expect to see the impact of the water release from the Falls Lake dam on Thursday. "Then we will just see a steady level at the Neuse over the next two weeks," Wayne County Office of...Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Arts Council of Wayne County to begin work on VetStories
The Arts Council of Wayne County will begin working on a project this month that will be 18 months in the making. VetStories stems from a project that director Wendy Snow Walker did in Pittsburgh called the Heroes Project....Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Debris removal to ease flooding
Nearly three-quarters of a million dollars will be spent on clearing debris from Wayne County streams in an effort to improve flow and lessen the potential for flooding. Wayne County, the city of Goldsboro and the Bear Creek Watershed...Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Salvation Army starts canteen program
The Salvation Army of Wayne County has started a new Canteen Night Watch program as an outreach ministry in the local area. The first Sunday of each month, the Salvation Army commanders and church members are going to some of...Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Wayne County Public Schools announces Instructional Assistant of the Year
Teacher assistants are a valuable addition to the classroom, prompting Wayne County Public Schools to create the Instructional Assistant of the Year award. Sarah Robinson, media assistant at Eastern Wayne Middle School, was named the first recipient of the...Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at approximately 10:10 p.m., officers of the Goldsboro Police Department responded to 1900 S. Slocumb St. in reference to a call of an armed subjects. While en route the call was updated as a shots...Published: May 3, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Shots fired into home in Pikeville
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is looking for suspects involved in an incident in which an occupied home was shot into Monday afternoon. According to a report, deputies responded to a call in reference to eight shots being fired in...Published: May 3, 2017 6:41 AM Full Story