The University of Mount Olive will hold its annual Homecoming and Pickle Classic festivities November 17-21. Plans are being made for events and activities to engage alumni, current students, faculty, staff, and community members of all ages. A 70th Anniversary Founders Day worship service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, November 17, at…… read more »
The N.C. Department of Transportation is asking the public for feedback on how the agency is performing to identify ways to make North Carolina transportation services safer, more efficient and customer focused. The survey covers eight core transportation areas, including motor vehicles, aviation, bicycles, pedestrians, and more. Survey responses must be received by Nov. 30.…… read more »
Teachers and staff at Wayne County Public Schools will need to get to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face regular testing for the virus and mandatory masking. At a special meeting on Friday, Wayne County Board of Education Attorney Richard Schwartz laid out how the new vaccine mandate for large employers from the federal government…… read more »
Do you have an interest in learning more about gardening? Would you like to meet and share with other gardeners? Do you have an interest in volunteering to provide gardening educational programs with NC Cooperative Extension? Then the Wayne County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program may be for you! The Wayne County Cooperative Extension Office…… read more »
Authorities are searching for a suspect in a Walmart assault. According to a Friday afternoon Facebook post from the Mount Olive Police Department, 33-year-old Darryl J. Williams, Jr. of Wilson has been identified as a suspect in the October 25th assault that left a Mount Olive Walmart cashier with a serious injury. Williams is wanted…… read more »
Goldsboro Mayor David Ham had some help from a few youngsters as ground was broken for the new Kiwanis Train in Herman Park on Thursday. The Goldsboro Kiwanis Club is working to raise about $100,000 to replace the historic train in Herman Park. The current miniature train has been in operation since 1955. The goal…… read more »
Evening meetings will make a return to the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Last month, the commissioners had ruled against holding one of their two monthly meetings in the late afternoon or evening. This week, the board reconsidered the idea and agreed to hold evening meetings once per quarter in 2022. Commissioner Antonio…… read more »
Wayne County’s number of new coronavirus cases is trending down. According to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, 254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wayne County over the past two weeks. Wayne County has recorded 304 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began. Wednesday’s figures from the N.C. Department of Health and…… read more »
The University of Mount Olive will host the annual Braswell Lecture on Tuesday, November 9, at 7 PM in Southern Bank Auditorium. The guest speaker for the event is Dr. Robert Taylor. Dr. Taylor joined the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in January 2021 to serve as Deputy Superintendent of Student and School Advancement.…… read more »
You can enjoy an extra hour of sleep this weekend. The clocks “fall back” when Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 AM on Sunday. You may want to set your clocks back one hour before bedtime on Saturday night. Also, emergency response officials recommend using the beginning and end of Daylight Saving Time to replace…… read more »
