Friday, June 9, 2017
Man who was reported missing is found in city
A man who was reported missing on June 5 was found today in Goldsboro after police asked for the public's help in finding him.Jerry Douglas Wilson Jr., 53, 700-A N. Claiborne St., was reported missing by a family member...Published: Jun 9, 2017 10:42 PM Full Story
Two men charged with possession of meth
Two men were arrested on drug charges Thursday after officers found meth in their car, according to a Wayne County Sheriff's Office press release. According to the release, officers with the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement team were operating in southern Wayne...Published: Jun 9, 2017 3:29 PM Full Story
Multiple reports of gunfire in the city
A woman's 2016 Toyota Camry was damaged by gunfire after someone shot at her car in the 200 block of Fussell Street Thursday at about 5:50 p.m., according to a police report. The report said officers were dispatched to the...Published: Jun 9, 2017 1:47 PM Full Story
Goldsboro man reported missing
Police are asking for help finding a man reported missing by his family four days ago, according to a press release. Jerry Douglas Wilson Jr., 53, of 700-A N. Claiborne St., was reported missing by a family member in New...Published: Jun 9, 2017 12:33 PM Full Story
Another arrest made in Kinston double homicide
KINSTON -- Kinston police announced this morning they have made another arrest in a May 31 double homicide that left an 18-year-old Goldsboro High School student dead, according to a press release. Nicolas Xavier Edwards, 18, of 306 W. Washington...Published: Jun 9, 2017 10:58 AM Full Story
Red Cross honors volunteers
There was a lot of talk about numbers at the annual American Red Cross Recognition Event Thursday evening. It is the Wayne/Greene County Chapter's 100th anniversary this year. Regional Business Operations Officer Kimberly Berrier ran through a long timeline of...Published: Jun 9, 2017 7:14 AM Full Story
Future of Goldsboro High School becomes concern
The transfer of Goldsboro High School Principal Robert Yelverton has some people at the school concerned for its future. Yelverton was one of six school administrators transferred Wednesday evening, moving from Goldsboro High to the principal position at Eastern...Published: Jun 9, 2017 7:14 AM Full Story
County objects to regional DSS
Wayne County commissioners oppose a state plan to mandate consolidation of county departments of social services into 30 or fewer regional departments. It is a bad idea, commissioners said during their Tuesday morning session. They followed that denouncement by...Published: Jun 9, 2017 7:14 AM Full Story
Fremont Scouts recognized
FREMONT -- The Fremont American Legion Post 184 honored a trio of Boy Scouts Tuesday evening, thanking them for a series of projects that revitalized the town's Boys & Girls Club building over a three-year time span. "It's been overdue,"...Published: Jun 9, 2017 7:14 AM Full Story
Schools offer bus driver training
In preparation for the 2017-18 school year, the Wayne County public school system will hold a school bus driver training class June 20 through 22 at the Maintenance Auxiliary Training building at 1601 Salem Church Road. Bus driver training...Published: Jun 9, 2017 7:14 AM Full Story