North Carolina’s one-stop early voting period starts Thursday, October 20 at ends Saturday, November 5. North Carolinians who still need to register can do so during the early voting period which offers a same-day register at select voting sites in their county. Wayne County one-stop early voting sites, dates, and times. The Maxwell Center, 3114…… read more »
Wayne County Commissioners proclaimed October 28, 2022, as National First Responders Day in Wayne County during their meeting Tuesday. Alex Westbrook, Wayne County EMS Operations Officer, presented a proclamation for First Responders Day in Wayne County. Wayne County First Responders are our family members, neighbors, friends, church members, and co-workers who are trained as law…… read more »
To help provide equitable learning access and opportunities and keep local youth connected, UScellular has donated 34 wireless hotspots and two years of service valued at more than $38,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County as part of its After School Access Project. Currently, more than 40 million people in the United States…… read more »
Meet Butternut, This week’s spotlight is Miss Butternut she is a 1-year-old female sweetheart. She is waiting at the Wayne County Animal Shelter to find her FUR-ever home. To make an appointment at Wayne County Animal Services call 919-731-1439 option “0” or email [email protected].… read more »
American Red Cross had to cancel Charles B Aycock High School’s blood drive for Thursday, October 20th. A goal of 120 units from our calendar is a huge potential loss to our hospital partners. We must try to recover some of these units, and in an attempt to recoup some of those units, we are…… read more »
A frost advisory is in effect from 3 am to 9 am on Wednesday for Wayne County. The freeze watch remains in effect through Thursday morning. The frost advisory could see temperature drop as low as 35 and in some areas fall to sub-freezing temperatures. Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, and other sensitive…… read more »
Schools have been in session since August and the safety of our students is a top priority. This week, in support of Operation Stop Arm week, the State Highway Patrol will be aggressively enforcing stop arm and other traffic violations in and around school zones and school bus stops. The operation will run daily from…… read more »
The Wayne County Board of Education held a special called meeting Monday to discuss a key item of business. It was to discuss the Wayne County Board of Commissioners (BOC) “Resolution #2022-27: A Resolution To Place A One-Quarter Of One Cent Local Option Sales Tax on the November 8, 2022, General Election Ballot In Wayne…… read more »
Celebrating community leadership and progress for clean water and river health, American Rivers named the Neuse River the “River of the Year” for 2022. “The River of the Year honor celebrates outstanding progress toward a cleaner, healthier Neuse River that is vital to every person who lives in this region,” said Tom Kiernan, President of…… read more »
Update: On Monday Goldsboro Police released that the victim has been identified. The victim, in this case, was identified as 51-year-old Angelo Maurice Simms of Goldsboro. The cause of death is pending, and there is no foul play suspected at this time. Previous Story: Goldsboro Police Department was dispatched Sunday morning after 911 received a…… read more »
