Friday, August 25, 2017
Four charged after surveillance and search of home on Beck Road
Officers charged four people for various offenses after finding a man wanted by probation and parole Wednesday at 117 Beck Road and executing a search warrant on the home. A press release said officers were conducting surveillance on the home...Published: Aug 25, 2017 1:11 PM Full Story
Two robbed at gunpoint after offering suspect a ride
A man robbed two people who gave him a ride to 1801 S. John St. Thursday afternoon after offering to give them gas money if they gave him a lift. A police report said a man the two victims know...Published: Aug 25, 2017 1:03 PM Full Story
Man shot in the back on Slocumb Street
A man is at Vidant Medical Center today after being shot twice late Thursday night. Goldsboro police found 35-year-old O'Brien Kornegay at 113 N. Slocumb St. with a gunshot wound to his right leg and another to his lower back...Published: Aug 25, 2017 10:11 AM Full Story
Wayne County schools host open house events
Eastern Wayne Middle School Principal Cathy Fulcher was stationed by the entrance of the school, greeting new students and parents and welcoming back returnees to Wednesday evening's open house. It was her second such event, having hosted a version...Published: Aug 25, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Internet access program at Goldsboro Housing Authority
The Goldsboro Housing Authority is among six organizations statewide selected for expansion of a federal program working to help bring low-cost, high-speed internet access to the country's public housing residents. No funding is attached to the designation. Rather it lets...Published: Aug 25, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Fremont fun day slated for Saturday
Family fun will come to Fremont Saturday, when the Rocket Park on South Sycamore Street will host a "Freedom Fun Festival" beginning at 2 p.m. The festival is being run by Uhuru Ulyesse, a Goldsboro community organizer known as...Published: Aug 25, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Jobs shrink in rural areas
An informal poll of area business, civic and government leaders Tuesday gave the state and Wayne County's economy a smattering of B's and C's and even a D or two, but no A's or F's. The urban-rural divide and...Published: Aug 25, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Clear the Shelter is a success with 85 adoptions
A total of 85 dogs and cats got new homes through the first ever Clear the Shelter event at the Wayne County Animal Adoption and Education Center this past Saturday. Shelter staff arrived before 10 a.m. to prepare for...Published: Aug 25, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story