A classically trained French pastry chef’s friend tells her she should consider collaborating with a man who roasts his own coffee — that his skills could add something to her restaurant. Debi Newton replies with an emphatic, “No.” But then…
BREAKING: SJAFB losing a fighter squadron
Future F-15E cuts included in the National Defense Authorization Act that was approved by Congress — and signed into law by President Joe Biden — will impact Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in the coming months. The 4th Fighter Wing…
Auditors: Council members received water, travel perks
An “informal, verbal payment arrangement” offered by former Goldsboro Finance Director Kaye Scott — and a directive delivered by her to Water Department employees — allowed former City Council member Mark Stevens to avoid paying his water bill for more…
Out of the woods
Jason Daniels secures a rope to the thickest branch he can find halfway up one of the decades-old trees nestled in the woods behind Berkeley Mall. He knows a powerful storm is approaching Goldsboro — that he will likely be…
GHS slams Eastern Wayne
The first clash between bitter rivals Goldsboro High School and Eastern Wayne wasn’t much of a contest, as the Cougars dominated from wire to wire — handing the Warriors a 22-point defeat, 76-54. With the victory, GHS remains undefeated in…
Backing the blue
Fresh off comments from a majority of members of the City Council that salary increases for the men and women who serve in the Goldsboro Police Department were imminent amid what many local residents and leaders have characterized as a…
State: Salmon received water bill credit for “leaky hose”
While City Manager Tim Salmon was recommending water rate increases for Goldsboro residents, he did so with the knowledge that he was one of the recipients of a credit to his water account for a “leaky hose” — just one…
City to begin ‘compassionate relocation’ of Tent City residents
Members of the Goldsboro Police Department have tried to address the city’s homelessness and addiction crises before. But when, more than five years ago, they attempted to enforce trespass agreements and clear out the encampment known as “Tent City,” they…
Storm’s a comin’
Back in early 2022, North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell excoriated Goldsboro leaders for the city’s repeated inability to fulfill its financial reporting obligations in a timely manner — and charged then-State Auditor Beth Wood with taking a deep dive into…
Audit should seal Salmon’s fate
There are consequences when you wait too long to make a difficult, but necessary, change, or when you accept excuse after excuse and ignore red flag after red flag. We know — and you know — by watching what has…