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Register Now for WCC’s Spring 2026 Semester

Register Now for WCC’s Spring 2026 Semester

GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Registration is now open for Wayne Community College’s spring 2026 college credit classes.New and current students can sign up for the spring semester on WCC’s website or on the College’s campus at 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro. Spring classes begin Jan. 8. Over 600 courses will be held in the spring. WCC’s classes…

Local Sports

 
Three Teams Advance to Second Round of High School Football Playoffs

Three Teams Advance to Second Round of High School Football Playoffs

The first round of the high school football playoffs is in the books, and three local teams are moving on to round two after impressive victories Friday night. The Rosewood Eagles defeated American Legion Academy–Johnston by a score of 52–26, while the Princeton Bulldogs rolled past Beddingfield, 54–18. The Eastern Wayne Warriors also advanced with…

Crime

Cary Man Arrested in Connection with October Shooting

Cary Man Arrested in Connection with October Shooting

GOLDSBORO, N.C. — A Cary man has been arrested in connection with an October shooting that left a Goldsboro man critically injured, according to the Goldsboro Police Department. On October 11, 2025, around 10:37 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance call in the 600 block of Sherard Court. When police arrived, they found 29-year-old Da’Shaun…

Education

Register Now for WCC’s Spring 2026 Semester

Register Now for WCC’s Spring 2026 Semester

GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Registration is now open for Wayne Community College’s spring 2026 college credit classes.New and current students can sign up for the spring semester on WCC’s website or on the College’s campus at 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro. Spring classes begin Jan. 8. Over 600 courses will be held in the spring. WCC’s classes…

Government

Supreme Court Ruling Halts Full SNAP Benefits for North Carolinians

Supreme Court Ruling Halts Full SNAP Benefits for North Carolinians

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) says it was forced to pause the distribution of full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits following a late-night U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friday granting the Trump Administration’s appeal to temporarily halt the payments. Earlier that day, NCDHHS had already issued…

Obituaries

William Hendrix

William Hendrix

November 10, 2025, 89, Goldsboro- It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mr. William Hendrix age, 89 who was called home on Monday, November 10, 2025 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Though Mr. Hendrix is no longer with us in body, his spirit remains forever…

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