January 10, 2021, 81, Mount Olive – Minister Annie Grundy, 81, of Mt. Olive died Sunday in the Brian Center. She was born on September 29, 1939 in Milledgeville, GA to George and Irene Cummings Walls and is survived by three children. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 PM at the St. Mark…… read more »
January 9, 2021, 62, Dudley – Kenneth M. Garrison, 62, died Saturday at Select Specialty Hospital, Durham. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 3:00 PM at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with Dr. Josh Whitfield Officiating. The family will receive friends at Evergreen Funeral Home from 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM. He is survived…… read more »
BC-NC-UNIVERSITY CLASSES-DELAYS Appalachian State and UNC-Charlotte delay in-person classes GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte have delayed the start of in-person classes as the number of coronavirus cases rise across the state. The Greensboro News & Record reported Monday that in-person classes at Appalachian State won’t begin until…… read more »
Wayne County’s unemployment rate takes a few small steps in the wrong direction. According to the latest update from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Wayne County’s seasonally unadjusted jobless rate increased to 6.1% in November, up from the 5.8% unemployment rate recorded in October. This latest rate remains well above the 3.7% jobless rate…… read more »
A murder suspect is facing new charges for a second shooting at Day Circle in Goldsboro. Around 11:15 PM on Wednesday, January 6th, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 1500 building of Day Circle where they found 29-year-old Jermaine O. Etheridge of Goldsboro suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Ethridge was taken to Wayne…… read more »
Despite a raging pandemic that has shuttered businesses across America, there is some positive economic news in Goldsboro. As 2020 wound down, Goldsboro City Manager Tim Salmon says permit applications are up about 10%, at over $100 million, for the 2020 calendar year. Also, the city manager says sales tax for Financial Year 2020-2021 is…… read more »
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to North Carolina! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the area in March 2021. The show understands that with the proliferation of COVID-19, we are all facing very uncertain times. American Pickers are taking the pandemic very seriously…… read more »
The Wayne Business and Industry Center’s Small Business Center has scheduled several no-cost virtual seminars for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs over the next few months. The seminars are: Boots 2 Business (for active duty military, military dependents, and veterans) – 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday and Tuesdays, Feb. 1-2, March 1-2, April 5-6, or May 3-4;…… read more »
dThese pictures are from a vehicle chase involving Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies. The chase began out in the county Monday afternoon and came to an end at the intersection of Church Street and Bell Avenue in Mount Olive. Three suspects were reportedly apprehended at the scene. The speeds during the chase approached 100 plus mile…… read more »
CAPITOL RIOT-ARMY OFFICER Army investigating officer who led group to Washington rally CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.…… read more »
