October 22, 2025
Goldsboro
Suspect Runs Across Interstate After Rest Area Car Break-In
SELMA – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office arrested Mourice Nathaniel Wilder, age 35, of Goldsboro on numerous charges following an incident on April 18 at the Interstate 95 Rest Area…
WCC Partners With JCC For AI Degree
GOLDSBORO – Students at Johnston Community College (JCC) can earn a degree in artificial intelligence (AI) at Wayne Community College through a new partnership between the two schools. Through their…
Goldsboro City Council Selects Matthew Livingston As City Manager
GOLDSBORO — The Goldsboro City Council has selected Matthew Livingston as the new city manager. Livingston, who has served as interim city manager since February 2024, originally joined the City…
Wayne County Man Wins $435,127 Cash 5 Jackpot
GOLDSBORO – Elroy Jones of Goldsboro tried his luck on a $1 Cash 5 ticket on Wednesday and won a $435,127 jackpot. Jones bought his lucky Quick Pick ticket from…
Head-On Collision Claims Life Of Elderly Driver
FOUR OAKS – An elderly driver died from injuries sustained in a head-on collision Sunday evening in the Bentonville community, south of Four Oaks. The accident was reported at 6:13pm…
Wayne County Man Wins First $1 Million Prize In New Lottery Game
GOLDSBORO – Larry Kornegay of Goldsboro took a chance on a $30 scratch-off and won the first $1 million top prize in a new lottery game. Kornegay bought his lucky…
Group Acquires Goldsboro Property For Wayne STEM Academy’s Future Campus
GOLDSBORO – Legacy Impact Group (LIG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing educational development in rural communities across the Southeast, has officially acquired a significant property from Generation Church in…
Recidivist Receives 7 Years In Prison For Firearms Possession And Drug Trafficking
RALEIGH – A Goldsboro man was sentenced March 27 to five years in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Arraqib Hardy, 33, pled guilty to the…
Dr. Kaitlin Bowers Named Clinical Chair Of Emergency Medicine At Campbell
BUIES CREEK – Dr. Kaitlin Bowers is the new clinical chair of Emergency Medicine at the Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Medicine (CUSOM). Bowers is no stranger to…
Gang Member Sentenced To 21 Years For Armed Robbery
RALEIGH – A Goldsboro man was sentenced Monday to 258 months in prison for armed robbery. Fremandeus Connell Williams, age 45, pled guilty to interference with commerce by robbery and…
Drug Deal Gone Bad Ends In Murder
WAYNE COUNTY – A Pikeville man has been arrested on homicide and narcotic charges following a drug deal that ended in murder. Chase Andrew Hare, age 21, of Pikeville-Princeton Road,…
Authorities Still Trying To Identify Human Remains
GOLDSBORO – On December 10th, 2024, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported on human remains that had been located in the 900 block of Dollard Town Road. The remains were…
