This summer, the University of Mount Olive is offering FREE online professional development workshops for middle and high school teachers from North Carolina and beyond. According to Dr. Stephen Edwards, Agricultural Education and Agribusiness Department Chair, North Carolina teachers are required to earn a total of 80 hours of Continuing Education Unit credits over a…… read more »
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 7 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the record for litter collection set in 2019. “Easing COVID restrictions and summer break means more people out on the roads, and that means more people could be littering…… read more »
(NCNN WeatherCenter)–Tropical Depression 2 officially formed off the coast of North Carolina on Monday. With maximum sustained winds near 35mph, it is expected to become a tropical storm by Monday night. There is a 70% chance it could become the second named storm of the season. It could continue to strengthen on Tuesday morning, but…… read more »
There’s an effort to get a Wayne County bridge named after a former mayor. At their last meeting, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved requesting the I-795 and N.C. 222 bridge be named in honor of Andy Evans, the former mayor of Fremont. Commissioner Barbara Aycock read the resolution and thanked Evans’ family, who…… read more »
Eastern Wayne Middle School Counselor, Renee Phillips, was recently named this year’s Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) School Counselor of the Year. This past Friday, the Wayne County School Counselors Association (WCSCA) surprised Mrs. Phillips at her school with the announcement. On Monday evening, the Wayne County Board of Education recognized her achievement. Phillips has…… read more »
Isaac A. Carreno has been recognized for service and leadership. Carreno is the recipient of Wayne Community College’s 2021 Governor Robert W. Scott Student Leadership Award. The honor also made him the college’s nominee for the North Carolina Community College System’s annual award of the same name. Carreno is active at Wayne School of Engineering…… read more »
Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) announced that he has nominated 27 students from North Carolina’s 7th District for appointments to United States service academies. “It’s an honor to nominate some of the best and brightest students of Southeastern North Carolina to attend a United States Service Academy where they will receive a first-rate undergraduate education and…… read more »
A Saturday morning kayak trip on the Neuse River turned into a dangerous ordeal. The five kayakers set out to cruise the Neuse in the Johnston and Wayne County area. The four persons and their guide put their kayaks in at Richardson Bridge in Johnston County and started their trip down the river when one…… read more »
Members of the Pikeville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary hosted a corn hole tournament Saturday morning at the fire station. A total of ten teams took part in the fun competition. … read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Alex Sevastos from the 4th Fighter Wing Sevastos has been in the Air Force about two years. He comes to Goldsboro from Warren, Ohio where he had already gone to school and received an…… read more »
