Wayne County —The Wayne County Board of Commissioners has officially adopted a $279.87 million budget for Fiscal Year 2025–2026, signaling a strong commitment to public education, safety, workforce support, and infrastructure improvements Approved during the Board’s regular meeting on June 3, the new budget sets the property tax rate at $0.6259 per $100 of assessed…… read more »
Local elected officials shared their thoughts on the topics impacting Wayne County during Tuesday’s Eggs and Issues event hosted by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce at the Maxwell Center. … read more »
The Wayne County Public Library is hosting an Organ Donation Awareness Program at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. … read more »
The Wayne County Board of Education and Wayne County Commissioners held a joint meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the Maxwell Center to discuss Wayne County Public Schools Superintendant Dr. Marc Whichard’s proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year. … read more »
On Nov. 9, 3 Term Wayne County Commissioner, Joe Daughtery released the following statement announcing his candidacy for Commissioner to represent Wayne County’s 6th District:… read more »
Wayne County Commissioners on Tuesday were provided an update on the University of Mount Olive. Dr. Ed Croom, president of the University of Mount Olive, discussed that UMO has a state-of-the-art nursing simulator lab and has its inaugural nursing class taking place right now. The university serves students from 29 different countries and has students…… read more »
At the Wayne County Commissioner’s Meeting on Tuesday, Commissioner Barbara Aycock was nominated by the Board of Commissioners to serve as the Chairwoman of the Board of Commissioners. Commissioner Chris Gurley was nominated to serve as the Vice-Chairman for the next year. Commissioner Barbara Aycock joined the Board of Commissioners in November 2020 after 15…… read more »
The County Commissioners approved unanimously to proclaim the week of November 7th as Operation Green Light in support of Veterans. Operation Green Light is a new national collaborative initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo) to support military veterans, as well as raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the…… read more »
Wayne County Commissioners proclaimed October 28, 2022, as National First Responders Day in Wayne County during their meeting Tuesday. Alex Westbrook, Wayne County EMS Operations Officer, presented a proclamation for First Responders Day in Wayne County. Wayne County First Responders are our family members, neighbors, friends, church members, and co-workers who are trained as law…… read more »
Voters in Wayne County will decide during the 2022 general election how they want to fund important services such as the Sheriff’s Office, EMS, Department of Social Services, Health Department, all Library branches, Senior Center and Services on Aging, Veterans Services, and school safety improvements. Sales tax revenue allows the Commissioners to lessen the burden…… read more »
