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WCC Welcomes First Cohort of C3 Students

WCC Welcomes First Cohort of C3 Students

Wayne Community College’s NC State Community College Collaboration (C3) program accepted its first cohort of students this fall. Formerly only a C3 Military Connect school, WCC is now a full C3 partner, opening the path to more students.read more »

Mount Olive Firefighters Rescue Child From Toy Vending Machine

Mount Olive Firefighters Rescue Child From Toy Vending Machine

MOUNT OLIVE – On the evening of Sept. 16, firefighters from Mount Olive and a Wayne County EMS unit were dispatched to an entrapment call to the Mount Olive Laundromat on N. Breazeale Ave. Mount Olive Fire Chief Greg Wiggins, was the first to arrive on the scene and found a small child had climbed into one of the toy vending machines in the rear of the building.read more »

PET OF THE WEEK: Muddy Powered by Jackson & Sons

PET OF THE WEEK: Muddy Powered by Jackson & Sons

This week’s Pet of the Week powered by Jackson & Sons is “Muddy.” Muddy is a sweet loving 4 year-old male shepherd mix. He is black, white, and brown. Muddy loves to give kisses and hugs and lots of love. He is sweet in an easygoing way. Come visit Muddy and all the animals available for…read more »

State Agencies Prepare for Train Derailments in Mock Exercise

State Agencies Prepare for Train Derailments in Mock Exercise

RALEIGH – Multiple state agencies are working together to prepare if there was a freight train derailment in North Carolina.
On Sept. 18, state and federal agencies, and private industry partners gathered at the State Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh for a tabletop exercise that focused on how officials would respond if a train derailment occurred.read more »

Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids Program Launches

Clean Classrooms for Carolina Kids Program Launches

The State of North Carolina and RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, recently announced the Clean Classrooms for Carolina KidsTM program is ready to help public schools, licensed childcare centers, and family childcare homes identify and eliminate exposure to lead and asbestos hazards in building infrastructure.read more »

NCDOT Holding Annual Litter Sweep

NCDOT Holding Annual Litter Sweep

Every April and September the North Carolina Department of Transportation asks volunteers across the state to help the state remove litter from roadsides.read more »

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