Wayne County, along with Wayne UNC Health Care, are working together to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Together, the county and Wayne UNC have launched the Flip The Curve campaign to help spread the importance of everyone doing their part to turn the trajectory of COVID-19 cases around. Cases across the state continue to…… read more »
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County & Wayne UNC Partner to Flip The Curve Of COVID-19
WCC Reducing Number Of Students On Campus
Wayne Community College is reducing the number of students on its campus after Thanksgiving. As many classes as possible will be held during their regular times in online platforms. The migration to completely virtual delivery will be completed by Thanksgiving and the classes will run that way through the end of the semester on December…… read more »
Manhunt Continues As Shooting Suspect Eludes Authorities
The Lenoir County manhunt continues as the armed and dangerous suspect has now evaded authorities for over 24 hours. 30-year-old Robert Lee Strother is accused of shooting a Lenoir County Sheriff’s Deputy who was responding to a domestic call near Lang Skinner Road in La Grange Thursday night. Strother then allegedly shot a citizen while…… read more »
Suspect Accused Of Financial Card Fraud, Theft
The Goldsboro Police Department took a report of a Financial Card Theft that occurred at on the 1800 block of N. Berkeley Boulevard on November 2nd. After the theft, the card was used fraudulently at several locations throughout the city. The incident was investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division and subsequently a suspect was developed. Warrants were secured on Stephen E. Melvin of Goldsboro…… read more »
Wayne County Surpasses 100 COVID-19 Deaths
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 4,889 total positive cases of COVID-19. 143 of these cases have been attributed to congregate living facilities and 4,292 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 4,504 of the 4,889 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated…… read more »
UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office Searches For La Grange Shooting Suspect
A suspect is on the loose after shooting a citizen and a deputy in Lenoir County. According to a 12:30 PM update from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Robert Lee Strother is still on the run. The sheriff’s office had located the stolen red 2003 Dodge Dakota extended cab pickup truck, but Strother was nowhere nearby. Strother…… read more »
NCDOT Works On Repairs Along Pecan Road (PHOTOS)
The NCDOT in Wayne County has had crews out repairing damage caused by high water along Pecan Road. The flooding has led to washouts underneath the shoulder of the roadway.… read more »
Monday Deadline To Complete WCPS Registration Contracts For Second Semester
WCPS parents have to decide how their students will be attending school next semester. At the last Wayne County Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent Tamara Berman Ishee said all parents need to weigh in on whether their students will attend classes 100% virtually or in the remote and in-person hybrid Plan B model next semester.…… read more »
Police Standoff In La Grange After Deputy Is Shot By Suspect
A Lenoir County Sheriff’s deputy is wounded leading to a standoff that is still ongoing at last check. According to a 3 AM update from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, the standoff continues at a residence on the 2500 block of Lang Skinner Road in La Grange. The deputy, 30-year-old Steven Key, was shot in the neck…… read more »
Farm Credit Farmers Market Season Ends Saturday
It’s the final days of the 2020 season for the Farm Credit Farmers Market. Farmers Market Manager Joyce McLamb says 2020 presented challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. The market had to limit the number of vendors as the season got underway, focusing on farmers selling produce at first and eventually adding the craft vendors…… read more »
