Early Saturday, morning firefighters from Pricetown and Pleasant Grove along with a medic unit from Duplin County were dispatched to the scene of a single vehicle accident on the Willie Best Road just inside of the Duplin/Wayne Counties line on the Duplin side. The call came in as a possible pin-in, but as firefighters arrived…… read more »
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Vehicle Rolls Near Wayne-Duplin County Line (PHOTOS)
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Staff Sgt. Adrian Montgomery with the 4th Fighter Wing Montgomery has been in the Air Force over four years. He actually joined the Air Force while living in Poland. His father was American, so Montgomery was born…… read more »
United Way Achieves 90% Of Campaign Goal
The United Way of Wayne County 2021 Community Campaign officially wrapped up on December 31, 2021. The year began with a goal of raising $850,000 to impact over 17.000 lives across Wayne County. Despite the continued effects of the Covid-19 pandemic through 2021, the annual campaign was a success. While it is possible to have…… read more »
Attract Birds To Your Garden This Winter
Feeding birds in your backyard is a great way to add some life and color to a cold, winter landscape. There are many different bird species who can visit a feeder. The type of landscape habitat you have in your backyard will determine how many and the types of birds who visit. A landscape that…… read more »
WCC Law Enforcement Ceremony Celebrates Six Cadets & One Dean
Wayne Community College celebrated the cadets who completed its 79th Basic Law Enforcement Training academy and the woman who oversaw almost all of those academies in a graduation ceremony last month. The six cadets who completed the college’s academy received certificates to work as sworn law enforcement officers in North Carolina. Certificates were conferred on:…… read more »
North Carolina News – January 7
BC-US–Capitol Riot-Mother Sentenced Mom who took her child into Capitol during riot gets prison A North Carolina woman who brought her 14-year-old son into the U.S. Capitol during last year’s riot has been sentenced to three months imprisonment. During Friday’s sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she finds it difficult to comprehend why…… read more »
COVID-19 Cases Soar In Wayne County
(GDN) – As is being seen across the state, Wayne County is experiencing a staggering jump in coronavirus cases. According to Thursday’s figures from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, 1,191 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wayne County over the past two weeks. Wayne County has recorded 336 coronavirus-related deaths since…… read more »
County Approves Incentives For New Hosokawa Facility
(GDN) — Wayne County approves economic incentives for a new employer. This week, the Wayne County Commissioners gave the okay for a $240,000 incentive grant for Hosakawa Micron International. Wayne County Development Alliance President Mark Pope gave information on the incentives during Tuesday’s County Board meeting. The incentive grant is payable over over ten years…… read more »
Honor Society Inducts New Members In Video Ceremony
Wayne Community College’s Upsilon Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, has inducted 67 new members. Phi Theta Kappa members represent the top 10 percent of students enrolled in two-year schools. To be invited into the society, WCC students must show academic achievement with a minimum grade point average…… read more »
Hope Restorations Ready To Begin Renovating Nile Street Home
(GDN) — More help for those recovering from addiction in Wayne County. The County of Wayne and City of Goldsboro donated 807 Nile Street to Hope Restorations in 2021. Hope Restorations has received a grant and will work with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office to renovate the property. Chris Jenkins, Executive Director of Hope…… read more »
