On Friday, August 6th, the Wayne County Public Library completed the first teen STEM camp. This innovative camp is just the beginning of the STEM program that the library will coordinate in partnership with Wayne Community College to generate interest in STEM fields, including AI (Artificial Intelligence). In the STEM camp, local teens in grades…… read more »
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Wayne County Public Library Wraps Up Novel STEM Camp
Dudley Structure Fire Sunday Afternoon
Late Sunday afternoon firefighters from Dudley, Arrington and Mar-Mac along with Wayne County paramedics from Station 8 were dispatched to a structure fire on the 200 block of Rollingwood Drive. When firefighters arrived on the scene the fire was pretty much out. Three Wayne County Sheriff deputies were in the area and responded to the…… read more »
UPDATE: WCSO: Suspects Arrested For Friday Shooting In Dudley
6:00 pm 8/9/21 Update on shooting at 103 Wells Court in Dudley: After a diligent investigation by Detectives of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office on Friday afternoon and evening, Detectives developed 25-year-old Nehemiah J. Armwood as a suspect in the shooting of Emmette Tavarus Hill. Armwood was located during the early morning hours of Saturday…… read more »
Summer Storms & Heat Index In The 100s On Tap This Week
(NC News Network)–Typical August weather is back this week, including soaring temperatures and a chance for afternoon storms. According to the NC News Network meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, temperatures Monday afternoon will be in the low 90s but feel even warmer. After a dry, foggy Monday morning with temperatures in the upper 60s across central North…… read more »
After 25 Years, New Fire Chief Stempien Familiar With GFD Mission
Goldsboro’s new fire chief started at the bottom with the city’s fire brigade and worked his way to the very top. Ron Stempien was named Chief of the Goldsboro Fire Department in June, and he began his role as chief on June 30th. In an interview with Jeff Farrow on Goldsboro’s Greatest Hits 1150 and…… read more »
Wayne County Earns Recertification As Work Ready Community
Wayne County has earned its fourth recertification as a Work Ready Community. It was named the first Certified Work Ready Community in North Carolina by North Carolina’s Eastern Region in 2013 and the ACT in 2015 and has met every recertification mark since then. To maintain its certification as an ACT Work Ready Community, the…… read more »
Gardenside Chats With Extension Master Gardeners Begin This Week
Join Wayne County Extension Master Gardeners for Gardenside Chats at the Wayne Extension Demo Gardens (next to the Farm Credit Farmers Market, 3114 Wayne Memorial Drive). Each month, Extension Master Gardener volunteers will share information on a gardening topic. Stop by anytime between 10am to Noon to pick up information and learn more about each…… read more »
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Investigator Keyshawn Evans with the 4th Security Forces Squadron Evans been in Air Force for just about five years. His hometown is Henderson, NC. Evans compares his job to being a detective in a police department. Evans…… read more »
2nd Annual Field Of Honor: A Tribute To Service Above Self
The Goldsboro Rotary Club is pleased to present the 2nd Annual Field of Honor. In partnership with Wayne Community College, hundreds of United States flags will fly on the lawns of Wayne Community College in A Tribute to Service Above Self, as Goldsboro Rotarians bring their Field of Honor® flag display to the heart of…… read more »
Arts Council Announces New Board Members, Officers
MSgt Kyle Cramer was elected 2021-2022 President of the Arts Council of Wayne County at the July meeting of its board of directors. Also, 11 newly approved board members were welcomed. Cramer may be the first active-duty military member to serve as the organization’s president in its 57-year history. He and his family moved back…… read more »
