Strong winds across the area managed to bring down trees and limbs across the county along with a few power lines in the mix. A power outage was in the Red Hill area in Northern Duplin County this morning. And as of 7 PM, approximately 127 are without power according to Duke Energy. This morning…… read more »
The Arts Council of Wayne County announces the appointment of Jack Kannan as its Interim Executive Director. Kannan is well known in the community, having been a successful Executive Director of multiple other non-profit organizations. He brings to the role successes with major gift campaigns, community engagement, and staff development. He will assume this responsibility…… read more »
In a special called meeting on December 21, 2022 the Wayne County Board of Education voted to reduce the number of consultant proposals that it had received to help lead the search for a new superintendent. After some discussion, The Board then reduced the number of proposals from six to three by having each Board…… read more »
The Small Business Center at Wayne Community College has scheduled more than a dozen seminars for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs over the next few months. Two series will be offered, both of which can lead to certificates. Seminars in these series can also be taken individually. Completion of all four seminars in the Business Basics…… read more »
Goldsboro Police Department has identified the victim in Monday’s shooting at Riddle & Brantley Law Offices. According to an incident report, Goldsboro police identified the victim in the case as Patrick White, 42, of Raleigh. White is listed as a personal injury lawyer with Riddle and Brantley and has practiced law since 2005. Riddle &…… read more »
Governor Cooper commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of forgiveness to four others including two from Wayne County. These commutations and pardons follow an intensive review of cases, including the circumstances of the crimes, length of the sentences, records in prison, and readiness to reenter communities successfully after…… read more »
The following schedule changes will be taking place this week in observance of Christmas: · County of Wayne Government Offices closed Friday, December 23, 2022 through Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Offices will re-open Wednesday, December 28, 2022 for normal business hours. · All branches of the Wayne County Public Library will close at 5:30 p.m. on the…… read more »
On December 17, 2022, eleven cadets from Charles B. Aycock High School Army Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (JROTC) participated in the National Wreaths Across America Day at the Pikeville Cemetery. The wreath laying ceremony was sponsored by the Pikeville American Legion Post 541. The cadets provided a Color Guard and assisted in the Laying…… read more »
Governor Roy Cooper announced that 42 local governments in rural areas across the state including the town of Seven Springs have been awarded grants from the Rural Transformation Grant Fund, supporting rural economic development projects in North Carolina. A total of $19.76 million will be issued in this second round of grantmaking from the Fund,…… read more »
Saturday morning at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro many turned out to honor our veterans with freshly made wreaths. This year’s event kickoff at noon with the welcome from retired Colonel Stoney Sloan followed by the presentation of the colors by Seymour Johnson Honor Guard. The National Anthem was sung by Ms.…… read more »
