A Wayne Community College Computer Technologies Instructor has been honored by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Software Development Instructor Jenneth Honeycutt was awarded a 2021 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Designation by the AACC. The Distinguished Faculty designation recognizes instructors who not only exemplify excellence in an academic setting, but who also work…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Honeycutt Recognized By National Community College Association
State Bill Would Eliminate Tax On Military Retirement Pay
– From the Office of Rep. John Bell – State Representatives John Szoka (R-Cumberland), John Bell (R-Wayne), John Bradford (R-Mecklenburg) and Diane Wheatley (R-Cumberland) filed House Bill 83 today to eliminate the income tax on the retirement pay of military service members. “We want to make North Carolina the most veteran-friendly state in the nation…… read more »
GPD Issues Scam Warning Ahead Of Tax Season
It is tax time, and the Goldsboro Police Department wants you to watch out for tax season scammers. In a Facebook post Monday, the GPD provides tips for avoiding scams this tax season, starting with choosing a legitimate tax preparer. The Goldsboro P.D. also urges residents to watch out for the following tax scams: Fake…… read more »
Clair “Jerry” Yetka Jr.
February 11, 2021, 84, Goldsboro – Clair “Jerry” Yetka Jr., age 84, passed away Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Clair and Eleanor Elizabeth Schiffhauer Yetka. Clair was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Goldsboro and served honorably in the US…… read more »
Mary Holder Boyette
February 14, 2021, 77, Goldsboro – Mary Holder Boyette, 77, was released from her earthly bounds to enter eternal rest on Sunday, February 14, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born in Lenoir County to the late Kenneth A. and Mary Taylor Holder on February 11, 1944. She retired as a customer service…… read more »
Francine “Fran” Basch-Russo
February 14, 2021, 67, Goldsboro – Francine “Fran” Basch-Russo, 67, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at home, surrounded by her family. Born in Ontario, Canada on April 3, 1953, she was the daughter of Esther Roth Basch of Prescott, Arizona and the late Joseph Basch. Fran was a dedicated social worker for her entire…… read more »
Paul Raymond Caldwell
February 13, 2021, 78, Goldsboro – Paul Raymond Caldwell, 78, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Brookdale Country Day Road, surrounded by his family. Born in Englewood, New Jersey on July 15, 1942, he was the son of the late Raymond Charles Caldwell and Mildred Ruth Peterson Caldwell. Paul was a graduate of…… read more »
Jaroslaw Jerzy Fabis
February 13, 2021, 65, Goldsboro – Jaroslaw Jerzy Fabis, 65, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Jaroslaw was born in Poland on December 21, 1955 to his parents, Kazimierz Michal Fabis and Zofia Halina Fabis. He was a veterinarian in the United States Department of…… read more »
Dennis Gerald Taylor
February 12, 2021, 61, Dudley – Dennis Gerald Taylor, 61, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Lenoir County on August 6, 1959, he was the son of the late Clyde Taylor and Edna Heath Taylor. He was the husband of the late Nell Taylor. Dennis proudly served his…… read more »
Kathleen Powell “Tootsie” Smith
February 11, 2021, 93, Goldsboro – On February 11, Kathleen Powell “Tootsie” Smith passed away at the age of 93. Tootsie was born on November 30, 1927 in Goldsboro, NC to Grace Meekins Powell and William Kirksey Powell. She was raised in Goldsboro along with her siblings all of whom preceded her in passing; William…… read more »
