Sunday, May 7, 2017
Man found dead inside wrecked car after report of shooting
Police found a dead man inside a wrecked car this morning when they responded to a report of a crash after responding to shots being fired only moments before, according to a press release. Shiheem Raiford, 23, was found dead...Published: May 7, 2017 11:19 AM Full Story
Nearly 360 students graduate from UMO
Darrah Lobo-Caves had been waiting for graduation day for a long time. A mother, an Air Force veteran and a student at the University of Mount Olive since 2013, Mrs. Lobo-Caves stood in the Pope Wellness Center Saturday waiting...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Stamp Out Hunger to begin on May 13
Wayne County's letter carriers will not only be delivering mail May 13, but they will also be collecting food from customers on their routes for local charities. The 24th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive will be going on all...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Grant to protect base training area
The Air Force will use a $3.4 million federal grant to protect more than 4,500 acres of high-priority land necessary to maintain training airspace for the Dare County Bombing Range -- the primary training range for F-15E aircraft crews...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Officers complete first community policing class
Officers with the Goldsboro Police Department completed the agency's first-ever community policing class Wednesday by presenting projects they performed in the community to stakeholders in the community. The course ran for roughly three weeks and was the brainchild of...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Running for a cure
Hundreds gathered at Wayne Community College throughout the day Saturday to participate in the seventh annual Cures for the Colors, where they raised money for Southeastern Cancer Care and honored cancer patients and survivors and remembered those who have passed...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
City budget to be unveiled
The Goldsboro City Council will get its first glance of the recommended fiscal 2017-18 budget during its meeting Monday night. The budget proposal holds the line on property taxes and maintains the current property tax rate of 65 cents...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Girl Scouts deliver cookies to SJAFB
This past Wednesday, Girl Scouts from the North Carolina Coastal Pines council delivered 1,700 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base as part of the organization's annual Operation Cookie Drop program. Operation Cookie Drop is...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
GHS holds College Signing Day
More than 50 students from the 120-member senior class at Goldsboro High School got the jump on making plans for college Friday, participating in College Signing Day at the school. The schoolwide assembly provided an opportunity for students who have...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
County hires ag center director
James B. Wade Jr. has been hired as the director for the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center now under construction. Wade was most recently the director of ticketing and events for Owensboro Convention Center in Owensboro, Kentucky He...Published: May 7, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story