Local Wiki
Wayne County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and third Tuesday of each month; briefing at 8:00 AM, meeting at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room, Wayne County Courthouse, 224 E. Walnut Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530.
- Register of Deeds
- Tina Arnder · 919.731.1449 · tina.arnder@waynegov.com
- Agendas posted at
- http://wayneconc.civicclerk.com/BoardView
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 7 members (six single-member districts and one at-large commissioner) serving four-year terms. Chairman: Joe Daughtery. Vice-Chair: Chris Gurley.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (4)
- Fremont (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mount Olive
- Pikeville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Seven Springs
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Wayne County Public Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (28)
- Arrington Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Belfast Volunteer Fire Fighters, Inc.
- Dudley Volunteer Fire Department
- Elroy Volunteer Fire Fighters, Incorporated
- Fremont Fire Department
- Goldsboro Fire Department
- Grantham Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Indian Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Jordans Chapel Fire Department, Inc.
- La Grange Fire Department
- Little River Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Mar-Mac Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Mount Olive Fire Department
- Nahunta Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- New Hope Volunteer Fire Department of Wayne County, Inc.
- Northeast Volunteer Fire Department of Wayne County, Inc.
- Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Patetown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Pikeville-Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Polly Watson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Price Town Volunteer Fire Department
- Princeton Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
- Rosewood Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Saulston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Seven Springs Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Seymour Johnson Air Base Fire Department
- Smith Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Thoroughfare Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (3)
- East Carolina Regional Housing Authority
- Goldsboro City Housing Authority
- Mt Olive Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (7)
- Belfast-Patetown Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Eastern Wayne Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fork Township Sanitary District
- Northwestern Wayne Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Southeastern Wayne Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Southern Wayne Sanitary District
- Southwestern Wayne Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026