PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAZARDOUS WASTE SECTION DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT 1646 Mail Service Center RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-1646 TELEPHONE: (919) 707-8200 NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY PERMIT UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES. The NC Department of Environmental Quality has issued an emergency permit to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base…… read more »
Do your part to keep the Fourth of July and the rest of the summer safe by never driving if you are impaired. That was the key message at Thursday’s kickoff of the annual North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s Fourth of July Booze It & Lose it campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Firecracker.’ The event was…… read more »
The rocket’s red glare will shine over Pikeville in honor of Independence Day. The Greater Pikeville Improvement Committee is excited to announce the town will host a fireworks celebration this year. Pikeville Police Sgt. Rodney Jarman is the chairman of the G.P.I.C. After years without them, Jarman says bringing the fireworks back was one of…… read more »
The Trustees of Wayne Community College have selected Dr. Patty Pfeiffer to serve as the college’s interim president. Her appointment will begin as the current president, Dr. Thomas A. Walker Jr., departs on July 23. Walker has accepted a position with the University of North Carolina System as a senior advisor for economic development and…… read more »
Meet Tanzie! She is just over a year old. Tanzie is a Retriever/Labrador mix. She is already spayed. Tanzie loves everybody, and 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] Click here to…… read more »
Late Wednesday afternoon, Mar-Mac, Thoroughfare and Arrington firefighters reposnded to a possible structure fire at the Council Laundry on U.S. 117 near the Bojangle’s in Mar-Mac. The firefighters found one of the washing machines had caught fire and was burning one of the belts underneath. No building was not damaged in the blaze. The firefighters…… read more »
A suspect is arrested on a heroin-dealing charge during a Wayne County traffic stop. A Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy pulled the vehicle over for an equipment violation in the southern area of the county on Tuesday. A passenger in the vehicle, 34-year-old Timothy Hardison of Goldsboro, was reportedly found to be in possession of heroin…… read more »
The State of North Carolina, Office of the Governor, Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, has award the United Way of Wayne County two awards to strengthen the volunteer base in Wayne County and provide support to local non-profits. The $16,600.00 AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund Grant will support a combined effort for a Volunteer Fair…… read more »
The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development has honored Wayne Community College Instructor Jenneth Honeycutt. Honeycutt, the college’s lead software development instructor, was presented an Excellence Award during a special celebration at NISOD’s virtual annual conference. Excellence Awards recognize the work of faculty, administrators, and staff for extraordinary service to their students, colleagues, and…… read more »
The Wayne County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association recently presented $500 college scholarships to two Wayne County students. Natalia Garcia, of Goldsboro, is a rising junior at North Carolina State University. Natalia is pursuing a degree in horticultural science with a minor in art and landscape design. She plans to design beautiful landscapes on a…… read more »
