Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Council delays parking limit vote due to concern of Waynesborough House residents
Concern about parking availability for residents living at the Waynesborough House led the Goldsboro City Council Monday to delay its vote on time-limited parking along Center Street. The council planned to vote on setting two-hour parking limits for parking spaces...Published: Aug 23, 2017 3:02 PM Full Story
Possible severe thunderstorms expected as cold front moves in today
Scattered thunderstorms, some that could become severe, are expected to develop this afternoon and evening, ahead of a strong cold front moving into central and eastern North Carolina. The greatest threat could come from damaging thunderstorm gusts. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...Published: Aug 23, 2017 8:54 AM Full Story
Stream cleanout ready to begin
Wayne County is ready to begin a nearly half-million-dollar stream cleanout project to help mitigate possible future flooding caused by storms and/or heavy rains. But in order to move forward, the county will need access to properties adjacent to...Published: Aug 23, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Schools to host open houses
Wayne County Public Schools will hold a round of open house events this week in anticipation of schools on the traditional calendar resuming on Monday, Aug. 28. Several schools already started classes earlier this month, including Goldsboro High School,...Published: Aug 23, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Chosen for Innovators
A Charles B. Aycock High School senior participated in an eight-week summer internship program through the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC-Chapel Hill. William Jones Jr. was one of 24 students chosen from 100 applicants -- and the only...Published: Aug 23, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Moving closer to accreditation
Marilyn "Rosie" Wagner has spent years combing crime scenes, meticulously documenting evidence and working to help law enforcement agencies maintain national accreditation standards. Wagner started working for the Goldsboro Police Department Friday and will lead the agency in its...Published: Aug 23, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
NAACP to hold forum Sunday
The Goldsboro-Wayne and Johnston County branches of the NAACP will hold a candidates forum at the St. James AME Zion Church on George Street Sunday, as the group prepares to find new leadership after the Rev. William Barber steps...Published: Aug 23, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Dancing Stars kicks off season
They came. They saw. And hopefully they'll dance. Potential "stars" attended the kickoff Tuesday for the seventh annual Dancing Stars of Wayne County event. Modeled after the popular TV show "Dancing With the Stars," the annual fundraiser benefits educational...Published: Aug 23, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Community rallies around 5-year-old with tumor diagnosis
Before April, 5-year-old Caden Edwards enjoyed a normal life -- he likes to play T-ball, spend time with his dogs and, if he really knows a person, enjoys telling jokes. He began to experience headaches, nausea and fatigue, his mother,...Published: Aug 23, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story