VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELATED COMMENCEMENTS ‘Last hurrah’: 2020 college grads finally get ceremonies WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Scores of college campuses around the U.S. are offering their 2020 graduates a chance to experience the in-person commencements they missed out on because of the pandemic. Some of the students participating say it means a lot to them to…… read more »
United Way awarded a grant to continue supporting the Community Troop with Tuscarora Council Boy Scouts of America. (From left to right: Sherry Archibald, Executive Director of UWWC; Kirk Mayes, Senior District Executive TC BSA; and Rachel Rhodes Community Investment and Engagement Director UWWC.) United Way of Wayne County celebrates a continued partnership with…… read more »
Another death is reported at a popular Goldsboro ATV park. WRAL-TV is reporting a man died in a drowning incident at Busco Beach Sunday evening. Little information on the victim was immediately available. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was reportedly at the scene. GoldsboroDailyNews.com is awaiting official word from the sheriff’s office. The drowning comes just…… read more »
The Patetown Volunteer Fire Department will be conducting annual fire hydrant maintenance in the Patetown (and formerly Antioch) fire districts during the month of May. This maintenance will include flushing the sediments from the water lines. Residents may experience temporary reduced water pressure and discoloration of the water during the flushing of hydrants near to their…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman First Class Kyley Hunt with 4th Fighter Wing Hunt has been in the Air Force nearly two years. She comes to Goldsboro from Tucson, Arizona. Hunt works in Seymour Johnson’s Hydraulics Backshop where she works on…… read more »
Garrett Moffett mashed a three-run home run, while Guyler Netchaeff, Everett Johnson, and Drew Spencer each had three RBIs during Wayne Country Day’s 18-0 victory over John Paul II in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon. The Chargers (16-1 overall) entertain Caldwell Academy (12-7) in the NCISAA 2A semifinals at…… read more »
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation collected and destroyed 17,677 pounds of unused prescription medications on Monday, May 3, as part of Operation Medicine Drop. That translates into 13.2 million dosage units. In spite of the coronavirus pandemic, people came out for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day sponsored by the US Drug Enforcement…… read more »
Saturdays weather was perfect as people flocked to the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fairgrounds to check out the antique farm equipment on display during the Eastern Carolina Vintage Farm Day. A parade of power kicked off around 10 AM Saturday with about 30 tractors making their way around the fairgrounds for the spectators. … read more »
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce that ApprenticeshipNC, a state apprenticeship agency of the NC Community College System, has named Smithfield its 2021 Outstanding Registered Apprenticeship Employer for the company’s innovative maintenance technician apprenticeship program with Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, NC. The award annually recognizes a North Carolina employer with an inventive, effective workforce development system supporting workers, businesses and local economies. Smithfield was…… read more »
Firefighters from Oak Wolfe have been busy in the days prior to Saturday as they prepared for their annual spring fundraiser. Saturday afternoon, the doors of the Oak Ridge Community Building in Duplin County were opened as firefighters, volunteers, family members and others pitched in to make the event a success. The public started lining…… read more »
