Friday, December 1, 2017
Liquor houses raided in Goldsboro
Officers pull on their bulletproof gear and chat about what's to come. They are gathered in the parking lot of the Wayne County sheriff's annex off of U.S. 117. Cars crank and officers load up before pulling out and forming...Published: Dec 1, 2017 9:50 PM Full Story
County begins to accept Low-Income Energy Assistance Program applications
The Wayne County Department of Social Services began accepting applications today for the state's Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. Households including a person aged 60 or older, or an individual receiving disability benefits and services through the N.C. Division of Aging...Published: Dec 1, 2017 2:29 PM Full Story
Man is robbed and pistol whipped in his home in Dudley
A 35-year-old man was pistol-whipped and robbed when he got home from work Thursday night. A report filed with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said the man arrived at his home in the 100 block of Mitchell Road in Dudley...Published: Dec 1, 2017 1:26 PM Full Story
Wayne Prep earns academic growth award from state
Wayne Preparatory Academy has received an Exceeded Academic Growth Award from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, after students at the school showed substantial growth during the 2016-17 school year. John Twitty, managing director at WPA, said that the...Published: Dec 1, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Mislabeling prompts voluntary product recall by Farrell Farms
Farrell Farms, a Goldsboro business venture whose nut-based products are sold to benefit a Bolivian orphanage, has pulled some of its products after being notified of a voluntary recall due to mislabeling. Dr. Frank Farrell, proprietor of the effort who...Published: Dec 1, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
*** Empty Stocking Fund ***
Donations may be made by mailing checks made out to the Empty Stocking Fund to P.O. Box 10629, Goldsboro, NC 27532. Or donors can simply stop by the newspaper office at 310 N. Berkeley Blvd. * Carl Gray and Paige...Published: Dec 1, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Community talks crime, progress
Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West, City Manager Scott Stevens and other city officials were on hand at a community forum Thursday night at Rebuilding Broken Places to discuss police operations and new city developments. West opened the forum after...Published: Dec 1, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
County Christmas parades step off this weekend
Santa Claus is coming to town, after town, after town, after town this weekend for parades in Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Fremont and Princeton on Saturday and in Pikeville on Sunday. The Mount Olive Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Mount Olive...Published: Dec 1, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story