Category Archives: Local News
PIC OF THE DAY: Firefighting Dad Is Daughter’s Hero
Although the weather was hot Saturday morning, it didn’t stop 7-year-old Madison Thornton from coming out with her mom to watch her firefighting dad, Wes Thornton, take part in the fire training...
Jul 13, 2020
County Plans To Add New Non-Emergency Medical Transport Service
Wayne County is working toward doing away with WayneNET, the county's non-emergency medical transport service.During a public hearing last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt explained the proposed c...
Jul 13, 2020
Potters Baseball Returns To Mount Olive
Potters Baseball, a group of high school baseball players from several states, will travel this summer, visiting and interacting with communities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolin...
Jul 13, 2020
WCC Student Standouts Lauded
Wayne Community College has recognized its top students of the 2019-2020 academic year.Sixty-seven students were honored with 80 awards.Each year, WCC faculty members select one student from their pro...
Jul 12, 2020
Is COVID-19 Stressing Out Your Kids?
University of Mount Olive Psychology Department Chair Natalie Kemp shares insights on the psychological impacts of COVID-19 on children.If you are like me, you may love to travel in the summer. My hus...
Jul 11, 2020
Nearly 300 Used Free COVID-19 Testing Site This Week
Hundreds of residents continue to utilize the free COVID-19 testing being offered in Wayne County. On Tuesday and Thursday this past week, the Wayne County Health Department again teamed with Wayne UN...
Jul 11, 2020
Mount Olive Chamber Hosts Planning Session For Town
Recently, the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a planning session for chamber board members, Mount Olive administrators and Mount Olive town board members. The group gathered in Mount Olive...
Jul 09, 2020
Commissioners Discuss COVID Testing, Reopening Measures
The coronavirus pandemic continues to be a hot topic for the Wayne County Board of Commissioners.At Wednesday's county board meeting, County Manager Craig Honeycutt brought up the success of the recen...
Jul 09, 2020
County Approaches 2,000 Total COVID-19 Cases
Wayne County has recorded 30 coronavirus-related deaths as the county's total case count approaches 2,000.According to the Wednesday update from Wayne County Government, there have 1,940 total positiv...
Jul 09, 2020
WCC’s Walker Selected NC Campus Compact Chair
Dr. Thomas A. Walker Jr., president of Wayne Community College, is the new chair of the North Carolina Campus Compact executive board.North Carolina Campus Compact is a collaborative network of 39 col...
Jul 09, 2020