With his family by his side, Rosewood baseball standout Will Harris finally turned his dream into a reality. Harris signed his name on the dotted line, and as the ink dried, it signaled the end of one chapter and ushered in a new chapter in Harris’ playing career. The senior will take his talents to…… read more »
There have been good times and bad times in 2020. That’s the assessment from Wayne County Board of Commissioners Chair Joe Daughtery in his State of the Community address last week. Daughtery first noted the loss of three commissioners on the county board. He says Barbara Aycock was just selected to fill the District 1…… read more »
A Flood Warning and Flash Flood Warning are now in effect for Wayne County. That’s on top of the Flash Flood Watch that has been issued for Wayne County until 7 PM this evening. A cold front is mixing with moisture from Tropical Storm Eta in the Gulf of Mexico, and that’s leading to another day of rain and…… read more »
The area is battening down the hatches as the remnants of Hurricane Eta approach North Carolina. The remnants of the storm mixing with a cold front may bring widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms today through Thursday. The National Weather Service says 2 – 3 inches of rainfall are possible in the Wayne County area with…… read more »
In honor of Veterans Day, Goldsboro city government offices will be closed Wednesday, November 11. There will be no changes to the solid waste collection schedule. There will be no bulk waste pickup on Wednesday. Wayne County will observe the following schedule changes this week in observance of Veterans Day: County of Wayne Government Offices…… read more »
It is never easy making history at a high school filled with history, especially if a student-athlete is still in middle school. However, that did not stop Hannah Best and Gracyn Perry from making history at Wayne Country Day. The duo are the first middle-schoolers in Wayne Country Day history to play on two varsity…… read more »
As the fog rolled onto the field, the Wayne Christian football team huddled together one last time. They dumped Gatorade on head coach Luis Miranda, and once the Eagles broke the huddle, they erupted in tears of joy. The best season in Miranda’s tenure as head coach ended with a dominant 56-12 win against Pungo…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 4,534 total positive cases of COVID-19. 140 of these cases have been attributed to congregate living facilities and 3,941 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 4,130 of the 4,534 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated…… read more »
Officials with the County of Wayne have been copied on letters to local businesses in the county regarding COVID-19 violations. These letters were from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, at the direction of Governor Roy Cooper and his executive orders regarding COVID-19, and were signed by Mark Benton, Assistant Secretary for Public…… read more »
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 4,327 total positive cases of COVID-19. 137 of these cases have been attributed to congregate living facilities and 3,737 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 3,947 of the 4,327 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated…… read more »
