Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Wayne County. CleanAire, LLC, an air filtration manufacturing company doing business as Pamlico Air, recently created over 400 jobs in Goldsboro. On Wednesday, Pamlico Air announced a few hundred more jobs were coming to its facility on Woodland Church Drive. Harry Smith, CEO of Pamlico Air, says the…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Pamlico Air Adding Nearly 250 Jobs In Wayne County
North Carolina News – October 7
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES Ghost towns: Nursing home staffing falls amid pandemic SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Even before the pandemic bared the truth of a profit-driven nursing home industry with too few caring for society’s most vulnerable, thin staffing was a hallmark of facilities around the country. Now, an Associated Press analysis of federal data finds…… read more »
Wednesday Winners At The Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair Winners Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Cheerleading Contest Varsity: 1st Place South Lenoir High School 2nd Place North Lenoir High School 3rd Place Charles B Aycock High School Middle School: 1st Place Contentnea Savannah School 2nd Place Woodington Middle School 3rd Place E.B Frink Middle School Talent Contest Vocal Solo 1st Place…… read more »
Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair: Day 8 Schedule
The schedule for Thursday, October 7 at the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair: 4:00 PM Gates open to all exhibits 4:00 PM Tractor Operators’ Contest – Grandstand 4:30 PM Grades 6-8 Talent Contest – Entertainment Arena 5:00 PM Powers Great American Midways open 5:00 PM Horse Show – Livestock Shelter 5:30 PM Vocational Competition, Masonry –…… read more »
Downtown Fountain Turned Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Downtown Goldsboro is showing its support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Wednesday afternoon, representatives from Wayne UNC Health Care, Southeastern Medical Oncology, and the City of Goldsboro were on hand as the downtown fountain at the corner of Center and Walnut streets was turned pink for the month of October. The purpose of Breast Cancer…… read more »
Last Chance For WCC Fall Classes
Students who still want to attend Wayne Community College this fall have one more chance to start the semester. Registration for “Fall II” condensed college credit courses will be open Oct.7-12 on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. Tuition and fees must be paid by 4 p.m. on Oct. 12. Dozens of classes that provide…… read more »
Nominations Due Friday For Chamber’s Cornerstone Award
Applications are now being accepted for members of the community to nominate a deserving individual for the Chamber’s prestigious Cornerstone Award. This award is given annually to an individual that has truly been a “Cornerstone” for Wayne County. The dictionary defines a cornerstone as a fundamental building block on which the foundation of something rests.…… read more »
KPD: Suspect Charged For September Shooting That Left One Injured
Kinston Police arrest a suspect for a September shooting that sent one person to the hospital. The KPD responded to the 700 block of W. Highland Avenue on September 15th for a call reporting shots fired. Officers were later informed 27-year-old Tyreke Mills of Kinston had arrived at UNC Lenoir Hospital with non-life threatening gunshot…… read more »
Volleyball: Goldsboro Turns Back Princeton In Four Sets (PHOTO GALLERY)
Goldsboro was happy to play the role of spoiler on Tuesday evening against Princeton. Goldsboro defeated the Bulldogs 25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 25-15 on Princeton’s senior night. With the win, Goldsboro won its fifth game in a row and remained in the hunt for the Neuse Six 2A Conference title. “I think in the first go-around,…… read more »
Football: Southern Wayne Can’t Overcome Slow Start, Falls To East Wake
Photo and article from Laieke Abebe Errors on special teams and a sputtering offense led to Southern Wayne’s demise against East Wake in Quad County 3A Conference play on Tuesday evening. The Saints went down 30-0 at halftime and could not recover in a 52-12 loss to the Warriors. It hasn’t been the best return…… read more »
