Yes, this bonus edition is one big Spectator.
As we told you last week, we typically do not publish an edition the week of Thanksgiving. But we did so anyway so we could honor our public notice clients — and give Photography Director Casey Mozingo an opportunity to showcase her work.
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
We could have followed our tradition and published nothing at all this week. It would have saved us money and, more importantly, time.
But, as we have said from the beginning of this newspaper journey, we consider every one of the services Wayne Week provides to be as valuable as the others.
So, we decided to give our advertising clients an extra week of exposure — and ensure our legal notice customers could wrap up their business in as timely a manner as possible.
We decided to honor the hard work of our Photography Director, Casey Mozingo — a member of our team who does not always get as much space on our pages as she deserves.
And we decided to put more faces in the paper — some of them from communities and organizations that, in our view, often go under-covered.
Sure, the Miss Goldsboro Pageant is always going to get plenty of press.
So, too, will Downtown Lights Up.
But publishing this bonus edition also gave us a chance to feature Seven Springs — and, on our cover, a group of bikers who ensure, each November, that needy children would not want for a Christmas.
Next week, we will get back to the grind of covering the rest of Wayne County.
And we can tell you for sure that there will be plenty to read about — particularly as it relates to the filing period that opens Monday for a number of 2026 contests.
We look forward to seeing all of you then, and hope, like us, you had a restful and memorable Thanksgiving.
Dog of the Month
Parade No. 1
It seemed fitting that the oldest town in Wayne County, Seven Springs, kicked off the holiday parade circuit
PHOTOS BY CASEY MOZINGO
the SPECTATOR
Lights were lit
Thousands of people converged on downtown Goldsboro for the annual Lights Up event hosted by the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation.
PHOTOS BY CASEY MOZINGO
WAYNE COUNTY — REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
The County of Wayne has received a Community Development Block Grant-Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) grant in the amount of $750,000 (representing 100% of project cost) from the North Carolina Department of Commerce (NCDOC) for the 2021 CDBGNR Project which includes 2 housing units to be demolished and reconstructed and 4 units to be rehabilitated within a designated project area. In addition, storm drainage improvements will be made within the project area. The County is proposing to install 475 LF of storm drainage pipe and undertake 375 LF of ditch clearance and restoration. Total budget for drainage improvements, including engineering services, is $165,000. Drainage work to be completed within the next 12 months.
The County of Wayne is
soliciting requests for qualifications for professional engineering services to assist the County in subsequent engineering design and bid package services, surveying, and construction inspection services related to this project in compliance with all applicable federal requirements and regulations under the NC CDBG-NR program. Engineering payment terms will be negotiated with the selected firm. The fee for professional engineering services will be paid with CDBG-NR funds.
Copies of the detailed request for qualifications (RFQ), including a description of the services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of responses, and the factors to be used to evaluate the responses, can be obtained by contacting Mandy Trujillo, Procurement Specialist, Finance Dept., Wayne County Court House, 224-226 East Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Goldsboro, NC 27530. For more information, contact Mandy Trujillo at
Amanda.Trujillo@waynegov.com or 919-705-1714.
The above information must be submitted no later than December 19, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to Mandy Trujillo, Procurement Specialist, Finance Dept., Wayne County Court House, 224-226 East Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Goldsboro, NC 27530 or delivered to Same. For more information, contact Mandy Trujillo at Amanda.Trujillo@ waynegov.com or 919-7051714. The County has the right to accept or reject any or all proposals.
The County of Wayne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites the submission of qualifications from small and minority and women-owned firms, veteran-owned firms, historically underutilized businesses, and certified/ registered Section 3 businesses concerns.
This information is available in Spanish or any other language upon request. Please contact
Mandy Trujillo at 919-705-1714 or at 224-226 East Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Goldsboro, NC 27530 for accommodations for this request.
Esta información está disponible en español o en cualquier otro idioma bajo petición. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Mandy Trujillo al 919-705-1714 o en 224-226 East Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Goldsboro, 27530 NC de alojamiento para esta solicitud.
Date: November 26 , 2025
Mandy Trujillo, Procurement Specialist
Published November 30, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF STEPHEN S.
GRADY, SR.
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Stephen S. Grady, Sr., late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims
against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before February 9, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 5th day of November, 2025.
Geraldine Kornegay Grady, Executor of the Estate of Stephen S. Grady, Sr. c/o L. E. (Trey) Taylor III, Attorney at Law Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P. P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025, November 23, 2025, and November 30, 2025
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Linda Mae Corbett Beasley, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before February 16, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 16th day of November, 2025.
Tammy B. Wingard Administrator of the Estate of Linda Mae Corbett Beasley 2502 D PikevillePrinceton Road Pikeville, NC 27863
November 16, 2025, November 23, 2025, and November 30, 2025, and December 7, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ERNEST C. KELLY
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ernest C. Kelly, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before February 9, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 9th day of November, 2025.
Maurice A. Kelly, Executor of the Estate of Ernest C. Kelly P.O. Box 1503 Demorest, GA 30535
November 9, 2025, November 16, 2025, November 23, 2025, and November 30, 2025
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of David Randolph Brown, Sr., late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before February 23, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 23rd day of November, 2025.
David Randolph Brown, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of David Randolph Brown, Sr. 823 Possum Walk Lane Mebane, NC 27302
Published November 23, 2025, November 30, 2025, December 7, 2025, and December 14, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF TIMOTHY NEIL HARRINGTON
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Timothy Neil Harrington, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said Decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address below on or before February 23, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate are asked to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 23rd day of November, 2025.
Kimberly Atkinson, Executor of the Estate of Timothy Neil Harrington c/o Caroline Taylor Phillips, Attorney at Law Warren, Kerr, Walston, Taylor & Smith, L.L.P. P. O. Box 1616, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1616
Published November 23, 2025, November 30, 2025, December 7, 2025, and December 14, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LARRY EARL VAUGHN
All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Larry Earl Vaughn, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of March, 2026, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 30th day of November, 2025.
Sandra Denise Vaughn Stokes, Executor of the Estate of Larry Earl Vaughn 107 Valleyview Drive Goldsboro, NC 27534
Published November 30, 2025, December 7, 2025, December 14, 2025, and December 21, 2025
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