Category Archives: Local News
WCPS Finance Officer Completes First Week On The Job
Last week, Leslie Rouse spent her first days on the job as the Chief Finance Officer of Wayne County Public Schools. Rouse has 13 years of school budgetary and finance experience. She began her career...
Oct 21, 2020
Wayne County Crossroads Will Become All-Way Stop
The N.C. Department of Transportation will change an Old Mount Olive Highway intersection into an all-way stop to reduce the risk of crashes.Crews are scheduled to make the change beginning at 9 a.m. ...
Oct 21, 2020
Family, Friends Join To Carve Jack-O’-Lanterns (PHOTO GALLERY)
There was a ray of sunshine Saturday afternoon as the Neider Family of Goldsboro enjoyed some time with friends and family in their driveway carving their pumpkins before Halloween. The beautiful fall...
Oct 20, 2020
Wayne County Health Department Resumes Free COVID-19 Testing
This week, the Wayne County Health Department will resume offering free COVID-19 testing at their office at 301 N Herman St. in Goldsboro. Testing days have changed, and will now be every Tuesday and ...
Oct 20, 2020
North Drive Elementary Reopens To Plan B This Week
After careful consideration, Wayne County Public Schools says it has determined that North Drive Elementary staff can return to campus on Wednesday, October 21. Students will transition back to Plan B...
Oct 20, 2020
County Proclaims Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Early detection is critical for surviving breast cancer.At the last county board meeting, Commissioner Wayne Aycock read the county's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation, touching on an ...
Oct 20, 2020
UMO Participates in NC Countdown to College
Every October the College Foundation of North Carolina hosts a "NC Countdown to College" event to help students focus on their college applications in an efficient way. This month-long event provides ...
Oct 20, 2020
Powell Bill Funds Distributed Across N.C.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is distributing more than $132 million in State Street Aid, also known as Powell Bill funds, to 508 municipalities across the state.The initial allocati...
Oct 20, 2020
Early Voting Off To Busy Start In Wayne County
According to the Wayne County Board of Elections, business has been brisk at area voting stations as Early Voting got underway Thursday.The latest results through Saturday show just over 12% of Wayne ...
Oct 19, 2020
3 Injured In Dudley 2 Car Crash
Late Saturday night firefighters from Dudley along with paramedics from Station 8 were sent to an accident involving two vehicles at the intersection of Sleepy Creek Road and Ruskin Road just east of ...
Oct 19, 2020