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Hi Goldsboro! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Goldsboro teen became the youngest American lost in Vietnam
  • What Goldsboro's Wayne Pregnancy Center will do with new state funds
  • Goldsboro remembers the life and faith of Janet Faye Jones

Also on today's calendar: Fruit Smoothies @ Seymo Joe and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Record-tying heat, with a high of 92 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 93, low: 70.
  • Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The youngest American killed in the Vietnam War (sfltimes.com) — Goldsboro residents can take pride in the legacy of Marine PFC Dan Bullock, a Goldsboro native recognized as the youngest American service member killed in the Vietnam War. His story stretches from local streets and Elmwood Cemetery to national memorials, with state and city honors now marking his Goldsboro childhood home and final resting place.
   

2. North Carolina Budget Sends Over $10.7 Million to Crisis Pregnancy Centers the State Health Department Does Not Oversee (medicaldaily.com) — Goldsboro's Wayne Pregnancy Center is set to receive $160,000 from North Carolina's new state budget, part of more than $10.7 million going to crisis pregnancy centers statewide. The article explains how these largely Christian nonprofits operate, why they face scrutiny over medical standards and oversight, and what questions local pregnant residents and taxpayers can ask about services and funding.
   

3. Janet Faye Jones (goldsborodailynews.com) — Goldsboro residents are mourning the passing of 79‑year‑old Janet Faye Jones, a lifelong woman of faith who shared her music and ministry through local gospel groups and television outreach. Her family will receive friends Saturday, October 3, from 11 a.m. to noon at Goldsboro Worship Center, with a memorial service at noon and burial at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley.
   

4. Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields (prismreports.org) — A Goldsboro watermelon field is the setting for a devastating 2022 heat‑stroke incident that left farmworker Carlos Vargas Moreno permanently disabled, raising serious questions about protections for agricultural workers in North Carolina. The investigation details alleged safety failures, prior heat‑related death cases, and ongoing battles over state and federal heat‑stress standards that could affect farm labor conditions around Goldsboro and beyond.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I live in the Norwood Ave area, Magnolia Grove community and I have been experiencing low water pressure since last week, Is anyone else in the neighborhood having the same experience.
    I am about to call the city and complain so the more the better. (Nextdoor Norwood ave,)
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Goldsboro. Apply here.
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Goldsboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goldsboro here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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