Thursday, December 21, 2017
UPDATE: Victim's body found in sparsely populated area of city
Goldsboro police are investigating a homicide after 30-year-old Eric Donta Covington was shot and killed Wednesday night. Patrol officers responded to a report of a person who appeared to be shot lying in the 1100 block of North James Street...Published: Dec 21, 2017 2:07 PM Full Story
Man shot and killed Wednesday night
Goldsboro police are investigating a homicide after 30-year-old Eric Donta Covington was shot and killed Wednesday night. Patrol officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of North James Street at about 11:52 p.m. They found...Published: Dec 21, 2017 9:14 AM Full Story
Bad debt sours commissioners' spirits
Was that the Grinch at the Wayne County commissioners' Tuesday meeting? It was, according to Commissioner Joe Daughtery. He said the Grinch came out of him because of Health Department debt write-offs for services rendered to people who are...Published: Dec 21, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Feeding Fremont's hungry
While many in Wayne County are preparing to spend time celebrating and eating with family for the holidays, there are plenty in the community who do not know where their next meal will come from. The Community Food Pantry...Published: Dec 21, 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. * Dennis and Wanda Assad...Published: Dec 21, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Planning Director Jimmy Rowe retires
Jimmy Rowe remembers the city of Goldsboro before its bustling thoroughfares were filled with shopping centers, businesses and restaurants. In the early 1980s, building plans and site surveys were primarily crafted by hand, on a drafting table. Rowe, the Goldsboro...Published: Dec 21, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story