Author Archives: Curtis Media
Kathleen Overton Summerlin
July 5, 81, DudleyKathleen Yvonne Overton Summerlin, 81, Dudley area resident, passed away Sunday morning, July 5, 2020.Her funeral will be Thursday, July 9, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Chapel in Mou...
Jul 05, 2020
George Tracy Talbot
July 5, 73,George Tracy Talbot, 73, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.George was born in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Leonard and Virginia Talbot. He graduated in...
Jul 05, 2020
Kimiyo Imanaka Sellars
July 5, 89,Kimiyo Imanaka Sellars, 89, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her son's home in Leicester. She was married to the late TSgt. Arnold Ray "Bud" Sellars, Retired U.S.A.F.The family will r...
Jul 05, 2020
Scholarship Recipient Aspires To Give Back
The ambition to succeed is as American as apple pie and Coca-Cola. Lettie Pate was certainly a testament to that thought. Born in Thaxton, Virginia she was raised in the Episcopal Church, privately ed...
Jul 05, 2020
Routine Boat Ramp Check Leads To Meth Arrest
On Saturday, June 27, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team assisted the North Carolina Wildlife Law Enforcement Division with a narcotics investigation at the Bill La...
Jul 05, 2020
WCPS Students Named Emmet & Mary Robinson Trust Fund Scholars
Six Wayne County Public Schools graduates and one 2019 graduate are getting some extra support to attend college in the fall thanks to the Emmet & Mary Robinson Trust Fund Scholarship Program.The ...
Jul 05, 2020
Amy Denning Fisher
July 4, 50,Amy Elizabeth Denning Fisher, 50, completed her journey home on July 4, 2020 to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."Amy was born in Wayne County on February 12, 1...
Jul 04, 2020
Saundra Moore Abel
July 4, 73,Saundra Linnell Moore Abel, went to be with her Lord on July 4, 2020, at home, peacefully.Saundra was born in New York City on January 19, 1947 to the late McCoy and Devora Becton Moore. Af...
Jul 04, 2020
SHP Stresses Responsible Celebrations During July 4th Weekend
Over the July Fourth holiday weekend, the State Highway Patrol is encouraging motorists to drive responsibly when traveling to their intended destinations.Across the state, the SHP is participating in...
Jul 04, 2020
Lancaster Receives ECU Program Scholarship
A new graduate of Wayne Community College and Wayne Early Middle College High School has been awarded a scholarship designated for future teachers.Riley Lancaster of Pikeville was awarded a scholarshi...
Jul 04, 2020