(GDN) — A library in northern Wayne County is closing. Tuesday, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted to permanently close the Fremont Library. Fremont Town Administrator Tony Howell addressed the potential closure at Tuesday’s meeting. He was concerned northern county residents could be left out if a new library was built in the Buck…… read more »
(GDN) — A Wayne County school board member will not seek reelection. Jennifer Strickland announced on Monday she would not seek another term on the Board of Education. Strickland, the District 4 representative, thanked the Grantham and Rosewood community for their support over the past seven years. … read more »
Meet Spyder! This cute fella is a 3-year-old terrier and pit bull mix. Spyder is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find his FUR-ever home! To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected] Click here to view all the pets available for adoption through Wayne…… read more »
(GDN) — There’s new leadership on the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. As is tradition at the end of the year, the Wayne County Commissioners voted on the board’s new chair and vice-chair. District 6 Commissioner Joe Daughtery was named the new Chairman of the Board on a 5-2 vote. Daughtery thanked his fellow commissioners…… read more »
(GDN) — It will be approximately a-year-and-a-half before the Wings Over Wayne Open House and Air Show returns to Goldsboro. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base announced the 2023 Wings Over Wayne will take place on May 20th and 21st in 2023. The event will be headlined by the U.S.…… read more »
Four Wayne Community College students were selected to present at this year’s North Carolina Honors Association Conference. Janae Artis-Bass, Isaac Carreno, Guillermo Estrada, and Nicole Page were the only community college students invited to make oral presentations. All talked about projects they had completed during Honors program courses with other students who have already graduated.…… read more »
December 7, 2021, 76, Elm City – Mr. Michael B. Newman, 76, passed on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.… read more »
December 7, 2021, 88, Mt. Olive – Ms. Mary E. Hussey, 88, passed on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.… read more »
December 3, 2021, 86, La Grange – Ms. Rosia L. Powell, 86, passed on Friday, December 3, 2021 at home. The celebration of her life will be held graveside on Friday, December 10, 2021 12:00 pm at the St. Matthews FWB Church Cemetery, 2578 Jenny Lind Road, LaGrange, NC. There will be a chapel viewing…… read more »
December 2, 2021, 78, Goldsboro – In humble submission to the will of God, we the staff of Serenity Memorial Funeral Home announce the earthly departure of Rev. Eva Crawford, who transitioned at the Wayne UNC Health Care, Goldsboro, NC. Reverend Eva Gray Wells Crawford was born on July 29, 1943, in Wilson County, NC,…… read more »
