Category Archives: Local News
United Way Celebrates Campaign Finale
The United Way of Wayne County and supporters celebrated the Community Campaign finale virtually, on Tuesday, December 15. The program included a community campaign update and the $10,000 Fair Share C...
Dec 20, 2020
New Control Tower Cab Installed At Seymour Johnson (PHOTO GALLERY)
Air traffic controllers will soon have a new tower for calling the shots in the airspace surrounding Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.In an impressive piece of engineering, the 50-ton control cab was li...
Dec 19, 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
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
WCPS Assistant Superintendent To Serve As Interim Superintendent
Wednesday evening, the Wayne County Board of Education unanimously appointed Dr. David Lewis, assistant superintendent for accountability/information technology services, as the district's interim sup...
Dec 17, 2020
North Duplin December Student Of The Month
The Scholarship & Awards Committee of North Duplin Jr/Sr High School is pleased to announce Matthew Evans as the December Mount Olive Exchange Club & Duplin Rotary Club Student of the Month. M...
Dec 17, 2020