(GDN) — Cases of the coronavirus are climbing in North Carolina. With the holiday gatherings approaching and with the contagious new Omicron variant, new cases of COVID-19 are expected to continue spiking. Over 10,000 new cases of COVID were confirmed in North Carolina since Friday. Gov. Roy Cooper shared some important steps to help protect…… read more »
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Governor Lays Out Steps To Safely Gather During The Holidays
Cycle NC Riders Stop In Mount Olive (PHOTO GALLERY)
Mount Olive and the surrounding area were able to show off for hundreds of bicyclists on Friday. The Town of Mount Olive’s historic train depot served as rest stop for Cycle NC’s annual Mountains to the Coast ride. The cyclists left Sparta, NC on October 2nd and concluded their ride in North Topsail Beach on…… read more »
UMO Student, Turned Faculty Member, Provides Scholarship Opportunity
Bronda Walker grew up in a middle-class, Christian family with two older brothers and two younger sisters. Her father, who only completed the third grade, became a self-made, successful businessman, who owned his own construction company. Her mother, the youngest of nine children, graduated from high school, got married, and did the books for the…… read more »
Rotarians Celebrate Scholarships, 4-H Rotoractors, New Officers
Rotary of Mount Olive celebrated the Henderson Scholarships with two new winners and their families on Thursday June 3, 2021, at the Sleep Inn. Presented by Principal EJ Cromartie, went to Ariyona Core and Kiara Kornegay. Ariyona and Kiara will receive $2,000 each year for two years in college. Both soon to be college students…… read more »
Wayne County Wants To Get “Shots In Arms”
Wayne County has vaccine available for eligible recipients. That was the message from County Manager Craig Honeycutt at Tuesday’s Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting. Honeycutt says the county wants to get as many shots into arms as possible. He complimented the work of all the Wayne County personnel and volunteers that are staffing the…… read more »
City Looks At Staggering Council Member Terms
The Goldsboro City Council is looking at staggering the terms for council members. At the Goldsboro City Council retreat in late February, Assistant City Manager Randy Guthrie explained the city’s charter would need to be changed in order to adjust when council members are elected. Guthrie explained there are two ways to change the charter:…… read more »
PIC OF THE DAY: Enjoying The Warmer Weather
Late Thursday afternoon, Jonathan Miller and his 8-year-old daughter Madison were out enjoying the warm weather while riding their bicycle in Westbrook Park in Mount Olive.… read more »
COVID-19 & Flu Dashboards
Wayne County Dashboard WCPS Dashboard North Carolina Dashboard CDC Dashboard CDC Influenza (Flu) Information NC Influenza (Flu) Information… read more »
Early Voting In Wayne County
NCISAA will play fall sports, but with no fans
The N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association has allowed its members to play a delayed fall sports season with games starting in mid-September. Wayne Country Day School and Wayne Christian are NCISSA members. The association announced in a memo that all sports, including football, will be played. Sports considered “low-risk” by the NCISAA, including cross country,…… read more »
