Category: News

GPD responds to two shooting incidents after alerts, calls
August 11, 2021 No Responses

GPD responds to two shooting incidents after alerts, calls

Several residents reported being “locked down” in local businesses today, as Goldsboro police responded to two “ShotSpotter” alerts this afternoon. The following is a detailed account of the incidents, as reported by Public Information Officer Latoya Henry: “On August 11,...
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Arts Council leaving downtown
August 4, 2021 No Responses

Arts Council leaving downtown

The Arts Council of Wayne County has been officially notified that it will no longer be housed at the corner of Walnut and John — and if a lease extension is not granted by its landlord, the downtown Goldsboro fixture...
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School Board makes masks optional for WCPS
August 2, 2021 5 Responses

School Board makes masks optional for WCPS

Wayne County students and staff will have the option to wear a mask or not this fall, but there could be quarantine consequences if they choose not to wear one and they are exposed to COVID-19. The Board of Education...
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Two mayoral hopefuls disqualified; field trimmed to eight
July 26, 2021 No Responses

Two mayoral hopefuls disqualified; field trimmed to eight

Two of the 10 applicants who threw their names into the race for Goldsboro mayor have been disqualified. “Dexter Taylor and Trenton Haire do not qualify based on their residency outside the city limits,” City Clerk Laura Getz told the...
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Meet the 10 Goldsboro mayoral hopefuls
July 26, 2021 No Responses

Meet the 10 Goldsboro mayoral hopefuls

Two educators, an Army sergeant major, a certified medical assistant, a transport specialist and a current member of the Goldsboro City Council are among 10 local residents vying to become the next mayor of Goldsboro. The applicants are scheduled to...
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10 hopefuls vying for Goldsboro mayor seat
July 23, 2021 No Responses

10 hopefuls vying for Goldsboro mayor seat

The applicants’ names have been released and the field is a crowded one. The race for the next Goldsboro mayor is officially on. Hopefuls had until 5 p.m. today to submit applications and, in a little over a week, each...
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New WCPS superintendent talks 2021-22, why he applied for post
July 21, 2021 No Responses

New WCPS superintendent talks 2021-22, why he applied for post

Wayne County’s new superintendent doesn’t think heading back to school this fall is going to be a cakewalk. The challenges that the district, its administrators, staff and teachers have faced in the wake of the COVID-19 closures and restricted reopening...
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Wings Over Wayne postponed until 2023
July 14, 2021 No Responses

Wings Over Wayne postponed until 2023

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will not host another air show until 2023, officials announced Tuesday. The decision to postpone Wings Over Wayne again — the two-day event was supposed to return in 2022 — comes as demonstration teams work...
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Polack: Ham should be next mayor of Goldsboro
July 13, 2021 No Responses

Polack: Ham should be next mayor of Goldsboro

Less than a month after the Goldsboro City Council officially accepted Mayor Chuck Allen’s resignation, Councilman Taj Polack said Mayor Pro Tem David Ham should replace him. Polack’s comments came a day after the board set a timeline for choosing...
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Allen’s replacement could be named Aug. 16
July 12, 2021 No Responses

Allen’s replacement could be named Aug. 16

Goldsboro could have a new mayor as soon as August 16, as members of the City Council approved the timeline by which they will replace former Mayor Chuck Allen during their meeting Monday evening. Councilwoman Brandi Matthews voted against the...
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