Thursday, Wayne County Public Schools reported two COVID-19 clusters across two schools: Dillard Middle and Southern Wayne High. Dillard Middle has an in-school cluster, involving 1 staff member and 8 students from the eighth grade. Southern Wayne High has a football team cluster, involving five team-members. “Our school nurses and school administrative teams are…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Two More WCPS Schools Report COVID-19 Clusters
Boys Soccer: Southern Wayne Falls To West Johnston (PHOTO GALLERY)
Southern Wayne played hard for 80 minutes, but its efforts were not enough against West Johnston in Quad County 3A Conference action on Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats scored three goals in the second half and clinched a 4-0 victory against Southern Wayne. “Overall, we were playing collectively, but it just wasn’t going our way,” Southern…… read more »
Cross Country: Southern Wayne And Goldsboro Compete At Sports Complex (PHOTO GALLERY)
Dylan Tyndall posted a sixth-place time of 22 minutes, 13 seconds and Southern Wayne took fourth overall in a four-team Quad County 3A Conference meet ran Wednesday afternoon at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex. Smithfield-Selma, Fike and West Johnston also competed in the meet with Smithfield-Selma’s Alex Topoly taking first place in 18:33. Tyndall’s teammate Jabari…… read more »
Boys Soccer: Spring Creek Drops A Game At Undefeated Greene Central
Photo and article from Laieke Abebe Spring Creek took the early lead, but couldn’t hang on in their non-conference matchup with Greene Central on Tuesday. The Gators fell, 2-1 in Snow Hill against a Rams team that is now 8-0 on the season. Despite many positives to take away from the contest, Spring Creek head…… read more »
North Carolina News – September 16
OBIT-SNYDER N. Carolina Republican candidate Jim Snyder dead at 77 LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A memorial service will be held Friday for attorney, author and former North Carolina Republican candidate Jim Snyder Jr. His family says Snyder died last weekend at age 77 following an extended illness. Snyder won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor…… read more »
Crowds Greet “The Moving Wall” As Traveling Memorial Arrives in Goldsboro (PHOTOS)
It’s a solemn reminder of those service members who did not return from Vietnam. Wednesday afternoon, hundreds lined Wayne Memorial Drive to welcome “The Moving Wall” as it was escorted to Wayne Community College by a motorcycle procession. In a speech welcoming “The Moving Wall,” WCC Interim President Dr. Patty Pfeiffer said she hopes residents…… read more »
WCC Freshman Wins POW/MIA Remembrance Essay Contest
Mackinzie Ham was announced as the winner of the 2021 POW/MIA Remembrance Essay Contest as “The Moving Wall” arrived in Goldsboro on Wednesday. Ham is an 18-year-old freshman at Wayne Community College where she is an Associate in Science major. A Goldsboro resident, she is a graduate of Eastern Wayne High School. She currently works…… read more »
Rep. Bell Receives “Legislator of the Year” Award From NC Wildlife Federation
House Majority Leader John Bell’s “pragmatic and nature-based solutions” to statewide flood and storm preparedness earned him “Legislator of the Year” recognition on Sept. 11 at North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s 57th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards. Rep. Bell (R), who represents District 10, was among the 18 agency professionals, volunteers and organizations honored at a…… read more »
Lenoir County Sheriff Presents Bleeding Control Kits To Local Schools
Schools in Lenoir County will be better prepared to save student lives in the event of an emergency. Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram has presented Bleeding Control Kits to schools across the county in recent days. Each kit costs approximately $900 and they were funded thanks to a grant from the Governor’s Crime Commission for…… read more »
Volleyball: Spring Creek Opens Conference Play Against North Johnston (PHOTO GALLERY)
Spring Creek opened Neuse Six 2A Conference play against North Johnston on Tuesday afternoon. North Johnston (4-4, 0-1) swept the Gators 3-0. The loss drops Spring Creek to 1-8 overall and 0-1 in conference play. The Gators will look to bounce back against Eastern Wayne (2-5, 0-1) on Thursday.… read more »
