Drive-by shooting leaves man injured, neighborhood shaken

At just before 2 p.m. Sunday, the sound of gunfire rattled the residents of East Mulberry Street. Moments later, people emerged from their houses and ran to the aid of a man bleeding on the sidewalk near the intersection of…

Goldsboro wins opener in double-OT thriller

They had been shut out all night. They were more than an hour away from home. It was cold. There were less than five minutes remaining on the clock. It would have been easy for members of the Goldsboro High…

District 1 petition raises questions

Two days after Goldsboro City Councilwoman Brandi Matthews accused four of her fellow board members of ignoring the will of District 1 by electing Hiawatha Jones to fill a vacant council seat, a public records request revealed details about the…

Matthews chides City Council for District 1 decision

Councilwoman Brandi Matthews took aim at four of her fellow City Council members Monday evening after they, in her view, “purposely ignored” the wishes of some two dozen District 1 residents by electing Hiawatha Jones to fill the vacancy created…

City Council gives District 1 seat to Jones

Members of the Goldsboro City Council filled the board’s vacant District 1 seat Monday evening. Hiawatha Jones, who lost her 2019 bid for the post by 75 votes, will replace Antonio Williams, who resigned from the council late last year…

Majority of WCPS K-5 teachers want to remain in Plan B

COVID metrics are improving across Wayne County. Local health care providers are under less strain than they were before what officials characterized as an anticipated post-holiday spike in positive virus cases and hospitalizations. Wayne County Public Schools officials are confident…

Cooper urges districts to get more students in classrooms

Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday urged local districts to ensure North Carolina public school students are back in classrooms as much as possible — saying new research shows there is a way to keep teachers and their pupils safe while…