(GDN) – Record high gas prices continue at gas stations in Wayne County and surrounding areas. We looked online to see what drivers are reporting for a gallon of regular in Goldsboro today. Sheetz on North Spence is listed at $4.11 per gallon. Speedway on East New Hope Road is listed at $4.17 per gallon.…… read more »
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Wayne County Residents Still In Shock At The Gas Pump
Goldsboro Harris Teeter Offers $3.14 Pies On National Pi Day
(GDN)-National Pi Day is celebrated every year on March 14th. Many restaurants and grocery stores say they have special deals on pizza pies and dessert pies. Store Manager Mike Minick, of the Harris Teeter in Goldsboro, says all cherry, apple and blueberry pies are only $3.14 cents each. He says the regular price is $7.99.…… read more »
Wayne Community College Joins NC State’s Military Connect Program
Military-affiliated students now have a clearer path to an NC State degree, thanks to an expansion of the Community College Collaboration (C3) Military Connect Program. The C3 program has signed Military Connect partnership agreements with Coastal Carolina Community College, Craven Community College and Fayetteville Technical Community College, giving veterans and their dependents in these areas…… read more »
UMO Hosts High School FFA Event
Over 400 high school students recently attended the NC FFA Statewide Event held at the University of Mount Olive. Students competed in three career development events – Ag Sales, Farm Business Management, and Marketing Plan. The Farm Business Manaement, Ag Sales, and Marketing Plan Career Development Events evaluate FFA members’ knowledge and ability to manage…… read more »
WCC To Open Renovated Welding Facility
Wayne Community College has expanded and renovated their welding facilities and will be having a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the facility Monday morning at the Hocutt Building on the WCC campus. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with remarks from WCC President Patty Pfeiffer, WCC Trustee Vice Chair Veda McNair, Wayne County Commission…… read more »
Two Car Accident Damages WCSO Vehicle
(GDN)-Firefighters from Pricetown along with an EMS unit were dispatched Saturday afternoon to the scene of a two vehicle accident involving a Wayne County Sheriff vehicle and a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Pineview Cemetery Road and Camp Jubilee Road. The Sheriff’s vehicle was on patrol in the area when it collided with a…… read more »
St. Patrick’s Day ‘Booze It & Lose It’
With St. Patrick’s Day later this week, state officials are reminding people to never drink and drive. For the next week, law enforcement agencies statewide will increase patrols to keep impaired drivers off the roads during the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement campaign. “We know alcohol tends to be a part of…… read more »
WCPS Leaders Meet With Local Legislators About Goldsboro High Facility Concerns
Representative John Bell and Representative Raymond Smith Jr. met with school district leaders on Friday, March 11th and toured Goldsboro High School to see firsthand concerns raised by three students Monday evening at a Goldsboro City Council meeting. Smith attended GHS and was a member of the Class of 1979. “I sincerely appreciate the advocacy…… read more »
Level 3 Risk Of Severe Storms & Record Cold
(NCN WeatherCenter)-The National Weather Service has increased the severe storm risk for the viewing area Saturday morning. Areas in the northwest part of the Triangle, including parts of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Durham, are under a Level 1 risk. Raleigh, Fayetteville and communities northeast of Raleigh are under a Level 2 risk. Almost everyone along…… read more »
Time To Spring Forward
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, and motorists need to be well rested and prepared to drive cautiously. To account to for the time difference, people who expect to drive on Sunday should make sure to go to bed an hour before they normally would. Motorists should also prepare for…… read more »
