The University of Mount Olive will host the 2021 NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Supervised Agricultural Experience Institute for high school FFA members from July 13-15. Check in is 8 AM daily and ends at 5 PM, except for the last day, which will end at 6:30 PM. The three-day SAE Institute is designed to…… read more »
The following schedule changes will be taking place this week in observance of Memorial Day: Goldsboro City Offices will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021. Monday’s solid waste routes in the City of Goldsboro will instead be serviced on Wednesday, June 2. County of Wayne Government Offices closed Monday, May 31, 2021. Offices will…… read more »
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. Airman 1st Class Manuel Martinez Debray from the 4th Fighter Wing Martinez Debray has been in the Air Force three years. He comes to Goldsboro from Biscoe, NC. Martinez Debray is an Electronics Technician for the Precision…… read more »
Volunteers and members of American Legion Post 11 were out placing flags on veterans’ graves throughout Wayne County on Saturday morning. The crowd gathered at Post 11 before splitting up and heading to several cemeteries in the county. A large group, including volunteers from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, merged…… read more »
Friday morning, members of Pikeville American Legion Post 541 met with volunteers at the Pikeville Cemetery to place American flags on the graves of veterans, The group placed approximately 200 flags throughout the cemetery. … read more »
– Article submitted by the Mental Health Association in Wayne County – This past year presented so many different challenges and obstacles that tested our strength and resiliency. The global pandemic forced us to cope with situations we never even imagined, and a lot of us struggled with our mental health as a result.…… read more »
The University of Mount Olive will hold a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics, and Agriculture (STEAMA) day camp June 15-17 from 8 AM to 4 PM. The three-day event is designed for middle school students completing grades 6-8 with an interest in any of the STEAMA fields of study. The online application can be found…… read more »
An arrest has been made in the case of a body that was found in the City of Goldsboro. Just before 6 PM Friday, 29-year-old Willie Lee Langston Jr. of La Grange was arrested for the charge of Murder at the Goldsboro Police Department without incident. Langston came to the police department in reference to his…… read more »
As we welcome in summer, our gardens are now in full swing. With the summer weather, we have to keep our gardens watered regularly and be on the outlook for insect and disease problems. Below are gardening tips to help your garden grow through the month of June. Lawn Mowing at the correct height and…… read more »
More of North Carolina is waiting for some significant rainfall. According to this week’s map from the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions have spread north into the central and eastern areas of our state. Wayne, Lenoir and surrounding counties area are now listed as being in “Moderate Drought.” … read more »
