Author Archives: Curtis Media
Freda Barbour Fail
December 14, 2020, 72, PrincetonFreda Barbour Fail, 72, passed away at the SECU Hospice House on Monday evening, December 14, 2020. She was born November 23, 1948 in Johnston County to the late Hubert...
Dec 18, 2020
Goldsboro Native Regan Selected To Head EPA
A Wayne County native will reportedly join the incoming Biden Administration.President-elect Joe Biden has announced the selection of Michael Regan to head up the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency....
Dec 18, 2020
Wayne County’s Weekly COVID-19 Update
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 6,325 total positive cases of COVID-19. 334 of these cases have been attributed to congregate living facilities and 5,519 ...
Dec 18, 2020
Extended Road Construction Halt For The Upcoming Holidays
Although the public is being asked to stay close to home and restrict traveling in North Carolina over the upcoming holiday period because of the continual increase in COVID-19 cases, for those who do...
Dec 18, 2020
Traffic Stop Leads To Meth Charge
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office pulled a vehicle over on Highway 117 South for an NC registration violation on Tuesday. The vehicle was searched during the stop. The driver, 34-year-old Bobby R. Ove...
Dec 18, 2020
WCPS Provides Further Info On K-5 “Plan A” Postponement
On Wednesday December 16, at a Special Called meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 5-2 vote approved postponing the district's K-5 Plan A transition from January 11 to January 25. This mo...
Dec 17, 2020
United Way Hits 80% Of Its Community Campaign Goal
As the 2020 Community Campaign winds down, the United Way of Wayne County still has just a little way to go before crossing the finish line.This week, the United Way announced it had reached 80% of it...
Dec 17, 2020
State Highway Patrol Seeks Owner Of Recovered Weapon
The State Highway Patrol is trying to reunite a recovered firearm with its owner. A semi-automatic pistol (multi-colored) was found in a vehicle that wrecked on O'Berry Road near Dudley. The collision...
Dec 17, 2020
PET OF THE WEEK: Bunny Powered By Jackson & Sons
Look at this pretty girl! Bunny is a 2-year-old domestic shorthair feline. She is FIV positive and needs to be an indoor cat. Bunny is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find her forever ho...
Dec 17, 2020
North Carolina News – December 17
AP-NC-GM FACILITY-TROOP CARRIERGM is renovating NC facility to build US Army troop carrierCONCORD, N.C. (AP) - General Motors says it's renovating a GM building in North Carolina to support production...
Dec 17, 2020