This year, 12 Wayne County Public Schools teachers and one media coordinator have earned a National Board Certification for the first time or renewed their National Board Certification. National Board Certification is granted by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. It is the most accepted symbol of teaching excellence in the United States. Individuals…… read more »
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13 WCPS Educators Earn/Renew National Board Certification
UMO Receives NC Board Of Nursing Approval
The University of Mount Olive has received initial approval from the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) to open its pre-licensure BSN degree program. With this approval, UMO will begin enrolling students for fall of 2022. “To say I am excited is an understatement,” said UMO Chair of Nursing, Dr. Joy Kieffer, “The journey to…… read more »
WCC PR Piece Is Award Finalist
Wayne Community College’s Office of Communications is in the running for a National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) award. A presidential challenge coin designed by Graphic Design and Print Specialist Jax Ochs Adams is up for a gold, silver, or bronze NCMPR Paragon award in the Novelty category. It will be competing with…… read more »
Deeper Life Church Ministries Honors A Legend
Deeper Life Church Ministries, 900 Eleventh Street in Goldsboro, will host a retirement banquet for their overseer and founder, Apostle Norbert E. Simmons. Themed “Honoring A Legend,” this semi-formal event will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2022, 6 p.m. at the Maxwell Center, 3114 Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro. The cost of the banquet…… read more »
Community Roundtable Offers Informative Evening With City, County Leaders
The new year represents new beginnings and new opportunities for the Goldsboro area. That will be the theme for Operation Unite Goldsboro’s first Community Roundtable of the year set for this Thursday, February 17 at 7 PM. Invited organizations include the Goldsboro Police Department, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, WCPS, United Way of Wayne County, and…… read more »
PIC OF THE DAY: A Beautiful Sunset Over Mount Olive
Our photographer Bobby Williams captured this gorgeous sunset over the town of Mount Olive this past weekend.… read more »
Two Seymour Johnson Airmen Save Civilian Aviator’s Life After Engine Failure
The 4th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, ensured a safe landing for a civilian aviator, Ross Rivkin, at Duplin County Airport in Kenansville, North Carolina, ultimately saving his life on Dec. 17, 2021. The day started as any other day until an unexpected call came. Tech. Sgt.…… read more »
Basketball Goals Donated To Mount Olive Park (PHOTO GALLERY)
(GDN) — Six new basketball goals are now in play at a Mount Olive park. Alkebulan Community Reform, a non-profit group, donated the new basketball goals to the town. The new hoops were installed at Nelson Street Park. Alkebulan held a ribbon cutting Thursday afternoon at the park marking the upgrade.… read more »
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Dakota Allen with the 4th Maintenance Group Allen has been in the Air Force a little over one year. Her hometown is in the West Virginia-Ohio area. Allen says she is the first in…… read more »
Three Wayne County Stores Pay Fines For Price Scanning Errors
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected fines from stores in Camden, Chowan, Durham, Hertford, Nash, New Hanover, Moore, Randolph, Sampson, Surry, Union, Vance, Wake, Watauga, Wayne, and Yadkin counties because of excessive price-scanner errors. “Our Standards Division inspectors work to protect consumers by comparing the price on the shelf…… read more »
