October 29, 2021, 82, Goldsboro – Willie Frank Artis Sr., “Knot”, 82, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Homegoing service will be held Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 11 a.m. at The Throne Room Church at Elm Grove Ministries Inc. in Pikeville. The family will receive friends prior…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Willie Frank Artis Sr.
John Ray Smith
October 29, 2021, 87, Princeton – John Ray Smith, 87, of Princeton, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Smith was born October 4, 1934 and was the son of the late Charlie Nixon and Virginia Mitchell Smith Wall. He was married to Blois Vaughn Smith. He is…… read more »
Boys Soccer: Rosewood Blanks Lejeune, Moves Onto Second Round (PHOTO GALLERY)
Rosewood had no problem taking care of business against Lejeune in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A playoffs. The Eagles scored seven goals in the first half and went on to defeat the Devil Pups 9-0. No. 2 Rosewood (18-0-2 overall) advances to face No. 15 East Wake Academy (5-11-2)…… read more »
Boys Soccer: C.B. Aycock Advances To Second Round
Peyton Blalock scored the only goal of the game, and C.B. Aycock defeated Currituck County 1-0 in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A playoffs on Monday. With the win, the Golden Falcons advanced to the second round for the first time since 2018. The Golden Falcons will now travel to…… read more »
North Carolina News – November 2
SCHOOL BUS CRASH-FATAL Officials: NC school bus driver dead after crash ZIRCONIA, N.C. (AP) — School officials in North Carolina say a school bus driver is dead and four students were taken to a hospital after a crash. Henderson County Public Schools officials say the crash happened Tuesday morning when the bus flipped as it…… read more »
Sheriff’s Office Searches For Missing Juvenile
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing juvenile. 16-year-old Adreni Morales-Mendez told a family member that she was not going to school on October 28th, and then left, walking off from her residence on Camp Jubilee Road. Morales-Mendez did not have any belongings with her when she left, nor did she leave…… read more »
Masks Become Optional At WCPS Starting Wednesday
Masks will be optional in Wayne County Public Schools starting this week. Monday, the Wayne County Board of Education voted 5-2 and approved making masks optional for WCPS students, staff, and visitors beginning this Wednesday, November 3. WCPS reminds the school board’s decision only impacts mask wearing during the school day. Athletic rules specific to…… read more »
Gaylor Officially Joins Goldsboro City Council
The new District 5 representative is seated on the Goldsboro City Council. Monday evening, Charles P. Gaylor, IV was sworn-in to office. Gaylor takes over the District 5 seat, which was vacated when David Ham was appointed to serve as Mayor of the City of Goldsboro. Gaylor will serve for the remainder of the term,…… read more »
WCAE & WCPS Launch “We Love Our School” Campaign
Beginning Monday, November 1st, a joint “We Love Our School” campaign between the Wayne County Association of Educators and Wayne County Public Schools officially kicked off in conjunction with Parent & Family Engagement Month. As a part of the campaign, a special “We Love Our School” t-shirt sale initiative will be held to help raise…… read more »
Deputies Track Down Theft Suspects
On Sunday, Wayne County Sheriff’s Patrol Division deputies were dispatched to the 500 block of Mount Carmel Church Road for the report of a suspicious vehicle. As deputies were responding, the owner of the property had confronted the two suspects who then fled. The property owner provided the suspects’ direction of travel, and the deputies…… read more »
