Three Wayne Community College students are the first recipients of a new engineering scholarship. Alexis Ferro of Mount Olive, Ashley Sutton of Snow Hill, and Charles Tutor of Seven Springs, all working toward associate degrees in engineering, were awarded “PIRATES” scholarships. The funds for the scholarship are from the Providing Inclusive Residential and Transfer Experience…… read more »
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Three WCC Students Earn Engineering Scholarships
Saluting Seymour
Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. 2nd Lt. Ian Woods from the 4th Fighter Wing Woods has been in the Air Force for nearly five years. Woods was prior enlisted, and he says he commissioned in order to give back and assist other…… read more »
UPDATE: Olivia Lane Shooting Victim Perishes
Around 5:45 PM on Saturday, Goldsboro Police Officers responded to the 1100 block of Olivia Lane to investigate the sound of gunfire. The responding officers found the victim, 52-year-old Kenneth Raiford of Goldsboro, near the location with a single gunshot wound to the chest. Raiford was transported by EMS to Wayne UNC Healthcare for treatment. UPDATE: Around 11 AM Sunday, the Goldsboro…… read more »
Blaze At Mar-Mac Barber Shop (PHOTO GALLERY)
Late Saturday, firefighters from Mar-Mac, Throughfare and Arrington responded to a possible structure fire on the 100 block of Five Points Road located behind the McDonald’s in Mar-Mac. A passerby reported smoke coming from a barber shop in a strip mall. Firefighters immediately started to evacuate people from the bingo building that was next door the barber shop.…… read more »
Wayne County’s Jobless Rate Drops In August
Wayne County’s unemployment rate is heading in the right direction – Down! According to the latest figures from the N.C. Department of Commerce, Wayne County’s seasonally unadjusted jobless rate dropped to 6.3% in August. That’s down from the 8.1% unemployment rate recorded in July. However, the county’s jobless rate this past August was still higher…… read more »
October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month In N.C.
Governor Cooper has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in North Carolina. The initiative is part of a month-long campaign by the N.C. Department of Information Technology to educate people about cybersecurity threats and ways they can guard against them. “With our increasing presence online, especially since the onset of COVID-19, we are more vulnerable…… read more »
United Way Expands COVID-19 Support For Health Department
For 95 years the United Way of Wayne County has worked to connect resources to the needs of our community. The County has relied on UWWC for support during natural disasters, and most recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in partnership with the Wayne County Health Department. The UWWC has entered into a contract with Curamericas…… read more »
WCC’s New Ash Building Prepares Automotive Students (PHOTO GALLERY)
Wayne Community College is training the next generation of automotive techs in a new, state-of-the-art facility. The college’s new 34,600 square foot Automotive and Collision Repair facility, called the Ash Building, opened on WCC’s campus in August. Kevin Jordan, the Transportation Department Chair at WCC, says the industry partners for WCC’s automotive programs include Chrysler-Fiat,…… read more »
October Gardening Tips
Now that fall weather is upon us, October a great time to enjoy working in your gardens and landscapes. Use these tips to help get your garden transitioned from summer into fall: Lawn Do not apply any more nitrogen fertilizers to lawns. As soil temperatures cool, warm-season lawns will being going dormant for the winter.…… read more »
Wayne County’s Weekly COVID-19 Update
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 3,509 total positive cases of COVID-19. 115 of these cases have been attributed to congregate living facilities and 2,942 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 3,179 of the 3,509 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated…… read more »
