Over 400 high school students recently attended the NC FFA Statewide Event held at the University of Mount Olive. Students competed in three career development events – Ag Sales, Farm Business Management, and Marketing Plan. The Farm Business Manaement, Ag Sales, and Marketing Plan Career Development Events evaluate FFA members’ knowledge and ability to manage…… read more »
Wayne Community College has expanded and renovated their welding facilities and will be having a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the facility Monday morning at the Hocutt Building on the WCC campus. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with remarks from WCC President Patty Pfeiffer, WCC Trustee Vice Chair Veda McNair, Wayne County Commission…… read more »
(GDN)-Firefighters from Pricetown along with an EMS unit were dispatched Saturday afternoon to the scene of a two vehicle accident involving a Wayne County Sheriff vehicle and a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Pineview Cemetery Road and Camp Jubilee Road. The Sheriff’s vehicle was on patrol in the area when it collided with a…… read more »
With St. Patrick’s Day later this week, state officials are reminding people to never drink and drive. For the next week, law enforcement agencies statewide will increase patrols to keep impaired drivers off the roads during the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement campaign. “We know alcohol tends to be a part of…… read more »
Representative John Bell and Representative Raymond Smith Jr. met with school district leaders on Friday, March 11th and toured Goldsboro High School to see firsthand concerns raised by three students Monday evening at a Goldsboro City Council meeting. Smith attended GHS and was a member of the Class of 1979. “I sincerely appreciate the advocacy…… read more »
(NCN WeatherCenter)-The National Weather Service has increased the severe storm risk for the viewing area Saturday morning. Areas in the northwest part of the Triangle, including parts of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Durham, are under a Level 1 risk. Raleigh, Fayetteville and communities northeast of Raleigh are under a Level 2 risk. Almost everyone along…… read more »
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, and motorists need to be well rested and prepared to drive cautiously. To account to for the time difference, people who expect to drive on Sunday should make sure to go to bed an hour before they normally would. Motorists should also prepare for…… read more »
Wayne Community College will host two sessions about the Russia-Ukraine war with an international speaker this Friday, March 11. During the “Witnessing History: The Ukraine Crisis” presentations, Anna Krzeminska-Kacynska, an education diplomat, will explain the war and its challenges as it is unfolding. She will be speaking live from southern Poland, where most of the…… read more »
On March 1, 2020, the Town of Mount Olive kicked off its 150th Anniversary Celebration with a public event that brought together live music, history and stories about the town’s roots. Two weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything, including the planned yearlong celebration of Mount Olive’s history. This week, the 150th Anniversary Committee…… read more »
On March 8, 2022, at approximately 9:07 p.m., Goldsboro Police Department’s “B” Shift responded to the area of 252 Wisteria Road in reference to a person that had been shot. Upon arrival, officers located Jeffery Devon Williams, a 37-year-old male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. Medical personnel pronounced the male victim deceased on…… read more »
