Meet Coconut! This cute feline is not quite 1-year-old. Coconut is very sweet and friendly. Coconut is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find a FUR-ever home. To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected] Click here to view all the pets available for adoption…… read more »
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Mount Olive Chamber Annual Community Banquet Set For March 3
After a two-year delay due to COVID-19, the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Community Banquet will take place. It will be held on Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Building (708 N. Chestnut Street). Tickets are $20 for chamber members and $25 for all others. Tickets can be purchased…… read more »
WCPS Announces District Administrative Change
On Monday evening, during its monthly meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education approved the following district-level administrative change: Executive Director, Dr. Carol Artis, was named Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction (C&I). In addition to her regular duties, Dr. Artis has served on the district Leadership Team for the past year, taking on duties…… read more »
Learn About WCC Allied Health Programs
Wayne Community College has scheduled information sessions for anyone considering entering one of its health profession programs. The hour-long meetings will be held at noon and 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10 in Room 225 of the Pine Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. No reservation or advance registration is required. The presentations will…… read more »
Suspect Sought For Fatal November Fire In Kinston
(GDN) — Authorities are seeking a suspect in a deadly home fire. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office says it has secured a warrant for the arrest of William J. Howell for Involuntary Manslaughter. The charge stems from a blaze on the 1800 block of Water Chestnut Drive in Kinston on November 21st, 2021. A juvenile…… read more »
WCPS Continues Mandatory Masking Requirement Based Upon School’s Exclusion Rate
(GDN) — Wayne County Public Schools will continue with its masking requirement for schools that reach an 8% exclusion rate. Ken Derksen, WCPS Executive Director for Community Engagement and Student & Family Support, presented the latest COVID-19 metrics to the Wayne County Board of Education on Monday. Derksen says, after the omicron surge in early…… read more »
Suspect Receives 45 Years In Prison For Violent Carjacking
(GDN) — A La Grange Man is sentenced to 45 years in prison for a carjacking that left the victim with permanent and disabling injuries. Last week, 31-year-old Anthony R. Dawson pleaded guilty to three charges – Aiding and Abetting a Carjacking with the Intent to Cause Death or Serious Bodily Harm, Felon in Possession…… read more »
UMO’s Sandy Maddox Earns NC’s Top Ag Award
Dr. Sandy Maddox, Dean for the School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, has received one of the highest awards given to a North Carolina professional in the agriculture industry. On Friday, February 4, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler presented Maddox with the 2022 Excellence in Agriculture Award during the 17th Annual Tobacco Farm Life Museum Breakfast…… read more »
New Leader Named to N.C. Global TransPark
The North Carolina Global TransPark in Kinston has new leadership after the park’s Executive Director John Rouse announced his retirement last week. Preston Hunter, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division 2 engineer, has been named the new executive director of the Global TransPark, a multimodal industrial site with an airport that is part of the…… read more »
GPD: Bizzell Court Shooting Leaves One Dead
Around 5 PM on Sunday, the Goldsboro Police Department was dispatched to the 600 block of Bizzell Court in reference to a shooting. Officers found 33-year-old James M. Smoot of Goldsboro suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Smoot was pronounced deceased by Wayne County EMS shortly after their arrival. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division…… read more »
