06/12/2024
Upwards of 150 people packed the Council Chambers of Goldsboro City Hall Tuesday to learn more about solutions to increased violent crime in the city.
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06/12/2024
Wayne County Post 11 picked up its third win of the season with a 6-3 victory against South Wake.
06/12/2024
Wayne County Post 11 traveled to Wilmington Tuesday evening for a game against Wilmington Post 10.
06/12/2024
A college student from Goldsboro is competing for the title Miss North Carolina USA this weekend.
06/12/2024
Dozens of local residents and public officials toured Goldsboro’s historic Union Station to support its revitalization and future passenger railroad service returning to the city.
06/12/2024
The proposed Fremont budget for the upcoming fiscal 2024-25 year includes a 2-cent property tax increase and increases in electric, water and sewer rates.
06/12/2024
The Mount Olive town board will have a public hearing Friday afternoon for its proposed 2024-25 budget that includes an 8-cent increase in property taxes.
06/10/2024
SHELBY – Wayne County Post 11 traveled to Cherryville and Shelby over the weekend for a series of games against teams from North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
06/10/2024
A section of Royall Avenue will be closed in the evenings through June 19 while crews install new drainage pipes near the U.S. 70 overpass.
06/10/2024
The mobile library, still known by many as "the bookmobile,” is hitting the road next week and may be coming to a community near you.
06/10/2024
A fatal shooting Friday was the start of a violent weekend that resulted in a 21-year-old being shot in the leg at Burger King Saturday and Goldsboro police responding to
06/10/2024
A 59-year-old Goldsboro man riding a bicycle on N.C. 111 was killed after he was struck by a vehicle from behind Saturday evening.
06/08/2024
21-year-old shot in leg at Burger King
By News Argus staff
The second shooting within 24 hours in two of the city of Goldsboro's more heavily traveled areas left a 21-year-old male shot in the leg Saturday.
Tavion Jones, 21, of Pikeville, was shot in the leg while he was walking through the parking lot at Burger King, at 1807 Wayne Memorial Drive, near Carlie C's IGA, Saturday morning at about 9:30 a.m., said LaToya Henry, Goldsboro public information officer.
Jones was injured and taken by Emergency Medical Services personnel to UNC Health Wayne for treatment. Goldsboro police responded to the scene at 9:49 a.m. and found Jones suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
Jones told police he was walking through the parking lot when he heard a "pop," Henry said. He continued walking toward the restaurant and discovered an injury to his leg where he was shot.
No other injuries were reported and no arrest has been made.
The shooting happened less than 24 hours after a fatal shooting at the Food Lion grocery store, at 1809 E. Ash St.
Javon Langston, 18, of Goldsboro, was killed inside Food Lion at about 1:30 p.m. Friday. The shooting led to the store being closed.
No arrest was made following the Friday shooting and no one else was injured. Police confirmed that Langston knew the shooter and the two got into a verbal altercation.
Police have not confirmed if the shootings are related or if they are gang related.
Mayor Charles Gaylor issued a statement Friday night urging residents to not engage in revenge in response to the shootings.
"What I am here to promise is that we will work tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice," Gaylor said. "But we will need the help of the community around us. We need prosecution through the criminal justice system.
"We must resist the urge to bring violence in response to violence. Our community deserves to see true justice."
Gaylor has talked with Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce to request backup assistance and to activate a joint team to respond and investigate the shootings.
"We know that violence, especially gang violence, in Wayne County doesn’t care if it has crossed a border into a city or not," Gaylor said. "We must work together to bring resolution to our citizens, our communities, and our families.
"We simply cannot afford to lose more of our children, neighbors, and friends to these senseless acts of violence."
06/07/2024
Teenager fatally shot Friday at Ash Street Food Lion
By News Argus staff
An 18-year-old male was fatally shot Friday afternoon at the Food Lion store on East Ash Street.
LaToya Henry, Goldsboro public information officer, confirmed late Friday that Javon Langston, 18, of Goldsboro, was killed at the store at about 1:30 p.m.
Goldsboro police responded to the shooting at the Food Lion, at 1809 E. Ash St., 1:34 p.m. where they found Langston near the entrance of the store.
Langston was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and police started to administer aid, Henry said.
Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived and pronounced Langston dead at the scene, Henry said.
No arrest has been made.
The Food Lion, located in a heavily traveled area of the city, was closed after the shooting.
Goldsboro police remained at the scene where yellow caution tape surrounded the entire front entrance of the grocery store.
Multiple police cruisers were lined up near the front and side of the store and the front doors were blocked to customers.
By 2:45 p.m., Henry confirmed that the shooting suspect was not in the area.
The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene and learned that Langston and another male suspect, who police have not identified, had a "verbal altercation," or verbal argument and fight that can include a threat of violence.
Police did not confirm if the shooting was gang related or if it was connected to a Wednesday shooting on South John Street that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old Dudley man.
Henry also did not confirm if there was a fight that took place in the parking lot after the shooting that involved several people who were gathered around the store.
An 18-year-old male was fatally shot Friday afternoon at the Food Lion store on East Ash Street.
06/07/2024
The Goldsboro City Council is eyeing a possible 9.5-cent property tax hike after scaling back a proposed 15-cent increase as part of the fiscal 2024-25 budget.
06/07/2024
Two family-owned businesses operating downtown more than 60 years were recently recognized by the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp., enlisting help from a local artist with a similar appreciation for her
06/07/2024
Goldsboro's reigning queens will be vying for the Miss North Carolina crown later this month.
06/07/2024
One person was fatally shot at the Food Lion, at 1809 E. Ash St., Friday afternoon, according to LaToya Henry, Goldsboro's public information officer. The identity of the person shot has not been confirmed and no arrest has been made. The Food Lion was closed after the shooting and Goldsboro police remained at the scene where yellow caution tape surrounded the entire front entrance of the store as well as multiple police cruisers. By 2:45 p.m., Henry confirmed that the shooting suspect was not in the area. Police are working to confirm more details about the shooting that took place at the store, which is located in a heavily traveled area of the city. The fatal shooting follows on the heels of another shooting on John Street Wednesday that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old Dudley man.
06/06/2024
Kyra Walker will graduate from Charles B. Aycock High School in a few days.
06/06/2024
Several Wayne County Public Schools will have new principals in the upcoming school year when students return to class at the end of summer.
06/06/2024
A conflict between two men on South John Street Wednesday resulted in the shooting death of a 21-year-old and injury to an 18-year-old.
06/06/2024
America has long been known as a melting pot in every area from citizenry to language and culture.
06/05/2024
J.J. Buckley is trading in one blue jersey for another.
06/05/2024
Rosewood’s Jason Kennedy was recently presented with the 2024 Michael Stokes Award.
06/05/2024
Wayne County Post 11 opened its season with victories against South Wake and North Wake.
06/05/2024
Wayne County Post 11 bounced back from its loss against Wilson Post 13 in a big way.
06/05/2024
Several residents spoke in opposition to the city of Goldsboro's proposed fiscal 2024-25 budget that includes a 15-cent property tax increase and 7% increase in water and sewer rates.
06/05/2024
A Pikeville man who was thrown 40 feet after being hit by a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old on Spence Avenue last week died Monday.
06/05/2024
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to adopt the fiscal 2024-25 budget that includes a 2.5-cent increase in the property tax rate.
06/05/2024
A Goldsboro man was arrested and charged after Wayne County deputies found co***ne and other controlled substances inside a vehicle he was driving in the city.
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Wayne County Public Schools staff released a school video of the Feb. 16 Southern Wayne High basketball game where a Wayne County deputy attempts to restrain a teacher.
An unverified video was released Tuesday showing an officer attempting to restrain a man at a Southern Wayne basketball game. The News Argus has requested Wayne County Public Schools video footage of an alleged physical confrontation between a Southern Wayne teacher and Wayne County sheriff's deputy. The school video had not been released as of Tuesday evening.
King Skies gives his take on being a part of the peaceful protest.
Several demonstrators dropped to their knees with hands behind their heads and chanted, "Hands up. Don't shoot."
Hundreds of people demonstrated during a peaceful protest in downtown Goldsboro Sunday night.
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Wayne County Detention Center & Wayne Court House, evacuated due to fire at Detention Center.
Multiple alarm fire at Eastern Aluminum Supply on Oak Forest Road
Graveside service for Col. Edgar Felton Davis, who will be buried today at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
March for Goldsboro's unsolved murders outside the police department
Students Walk Out to Protest Violence
WATCH: Students across Wayne County joined others throughout the nation in walking out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence and remember those killed at Stoneman Douglas High School.
Panel discussion on poverty study, WAGES director Patricia Beier, Dr. Michael Dunsmore, superintendent of WCPS, Goldsboro Housing Authority director Anthony Goodsen.
Poverty Study continues with a local C.B.Aycock graduate, Morehead scholar.
Resuming coverage of the Goldsboro poverty study, presented but the N.C. Research Fund
Goldsboro poverty study release community meeting. About 125 people in attendance, including Goldsboro, Wayne County leaders.
Fighting for the Freedom Tree
Former mayor Tommy Gibson and his son, Ben, talk about the Freedom Tree, a willow oak tree in the center of downtown Goldsboro which was planted during the Vietnam War to honor the sacrifice of prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action.
Hundreds of people gathered at Princeton High School last night to watch the Harlem Wizards put on a show during a fundraiser for several Princeton area schools.
Children sled down the hill beside the Spence Avenue overpass Thursday morning. They quickly learned that going down was the fun part.
Goldsboro Public Works Director Rick Fletcher and Chad Edge, deputy director, on road conditions.
Sled Giveaway
We came across a piece of winter weather gear in our building today, and we'd like to give it away! Send your best winter fun videos to our Instagram page for a chance to win this classic Flexible Flyer brand sled! *Entries will be taken through Saturday at noon and the winner will be announced in the Sunday paper*
