Nominations are being accepted for Governor's Volunteer Service Award

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Governor's Volunteer Service Award. The awards program, created by the Office of the Governor in 1979, recognizes North Carolina's most dedicated volunteers. Through the years, the award has been bestowed on thousands...

Published: Nov 16, 2017 8:48 PM Full Story

Woman airlifted to Vidant Medical Center after wreck on Hood Swamp Road

A 49-year-old woman was flown to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville with injuries today after running off of Hood Swamp Road near Mark Edwards Road and flipping her truck, which landed upside down. N.C. State Highway Patrol trooper J.P....

Published: Nov 16, 2017 2:48 PM Full Story

Services for veterans top priority at health fair

The Goldsboro Community Based Outpatient Clinic held its third annual Veterans Health Fair Wednesday morning, giving local veterans the opportunity to learn about services available to them through Veterans Affairs. Beginning around 8 a.m., the fair included a plethora of...

Published: Nov 16, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story

Neuse basin included in study

A planned flood source and mitigation study of the Neuse River basin is a "move in the right direction" in finding ways to help lessen the potential for future devastating flooding, Wayne County Manager George Wood said. Wood said...

Published: Nov 16, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story

Carrying on a proud tradition: Troopers Association Caisson Unit will be housed in Wayne County

Anyone at a funeral for a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty during the last decade has probably seen them. They are six well-muscled, well-groomed, jet-black horses used to pull caskets atop a Civil War-era wagon to...

Published: Nov 16, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story

Crime of the week

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, at approximately 12:05 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to 211 E. Patetown Road for a possible shooting. When officers arrived, they were told that two unknown individuals forced entry to a detached...

Published: Nov 16, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story