Several University of Mount Olive ag students recently attended and participated in the annual Green & Growin’ Conference held in Greensboro, NC. The conference is the Southeast’s biggest event for green industry professionals and included eight educational tracks, 50 sessions, and 100 Continuing Education Units-CEU credits for certification renewals and continuation education. The marketplace trade…… read more »
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UMO Students Participate In Annual Green & Growin’ Conference
City Agrees To Fiscal Accountability Agreement With LGC
(GDN) — The state is getting involved in Goldsboro’s finances. Monday evening, the Goldsboro City Council members were asked to put their signatures on a Fiscal Accountability Agreement presented by Local Government Commission. This followed delays in the city’s financial audit reporting over the past several fiscal years. All of the council members in attendance…… read more »
Human Trafficking Symposium Set For Thursday
(GDN) — Learn about the dangers and warning signs of human trafficking. The Social Action Committee of Goldsboro Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated will sponsor a informative event “It Takes a Village: Protecting Our Community from Human Trafficking.” The focus will be the elimination of human trafficking. The event will include a…… read more »
Three NC Manufacturing Apprentices Graduate To Journeyman
North Carolina Manufacturing Inc. honored its founder and three employees in a ceremony at its shop. In welcoming visitors to the company for the event, Steve Mayo, company president and son of business founder Ray Mayo, spoke about how his father championed apprenticeship. “It actually goes back more than a few years,” Steve Mayo said,…… read more »
Mt. Olive Pickle Experiences Sludge Spill
Mt. Olive Pickle Company reported a sludge spill of its wastewater treatment system to state officials Monday, January 24. The spill occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 Monday morning during repairs to a frozen water pipe. A bypass valve was mistakenly opened, releasing an estimated 6,100 gallons of sludge into Barlow Branch, a tributary of the…… read more »
Firefighters Quickly Clear Smoke From Brogden Primary (PHOTO GALLERY)
(GDN) — Students were not in the classroom on Monday as a smoky situation unfolded at Brogden Primary School. A heating strip in an HVAC unit malfunctioned and melted. The unit then pushed smoke into the building. The Dudley, Mar-Mac, and Arrington Fire Departments responded along with Wayne County EMS Station 8. All of the…… read more »
Anniversary Of The Night Nuclear Bombs Fell Near Goldsboro
It’s the 61st anniversary of the big bang that, fortunately, never happened. Around midnight on January 24th, 1961, a B-52G aircraft based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base experienced a fuel leak and broke up in midair over Wayne County. Five crewmen were able to successfully eject or bail out of the aircraft, but three…… read more »
Wayne County Health Department COVID-19 Testing Resumes On Monday
The Wayne County Health Department will resume free rapid COVID-19 testing on Monday, January 24, 2022 starting at 8:30 a.m. at 1320 W. Grantham Street in Goldsboro (former Food Lion building in the Little River Square shopping center.) The Health Department will have 200 tests available per day Monday through Friday. Testing will be first…… read more »
WCPS Remains Closed To Students On Monday
Due to icy conditions still impacting secondary roadways – especially in the southern end of Wayne County – and the continued below freezing temperatures overnight preventing melting, Wayne County Public Schools will remain closed for students on Monday, January 24. It will be an optional workday for staff. All non-essential personnel will report to work…… read more »
Snow Creates Headaches For Some, Delights Others (PHOTO GALLERY)
(GDN) — Our photographer Bobby Williams captured these scenes across Wayne County over the past two days. On Friday, crews were busy preparing the roads for the wintry blast. By Saturday morning, approximately three inches of snow had accumulated across Wayne County and the nearby area. The snow and ice created problems for drivers on…… read more »
