Thursday, March 5, 2009
Officials take close look at WCC work skills program
Wayne Community College is doing a good job of expanding and diversifying its technical offerings, said representatives of a grant program designed to help community colleges prepare workers for the type of jobs they will hold in the future. A...Published: Mar 5, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Experts take look at Goldsboro's plan for renovated train station
There are ghost marks on the walls of Union Station. But far from indicating any sort of paranormal activity, these indicators show where old structures like posts and stairs used to be, before they were removed or rotted away, explained...Published: Mar 5, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
County eyes shift in alcohol site sales
Revenues and control are at stake should the state allow privately-owned and operated "agency stores" to sell the liquor now being sold through the state's ABC stores, Mike Myrick, chairman of the Wayne County ABC Board, told commissioners Tuesday...Published: Mar 5, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
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Auto thefts *Alvin Allen of North Running Deer Circle, Dudley reported Tuesday night that his 2007 Kia Optima, gold in color, had been stolen from a parking lot in the 600 block of West Ash Street. The vehicle is worth...Published: Mar 5, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Railroad crossing closings continue today in Mount Olive
Most railroad crossings in Mount Olive will be closed today as part the CSX Railroad maintenance project. To be closed are Genoa Road at Dudley and Northeast Church Road just north of town and Talton Avenue, Park Avenue, College...Published: Mar 5, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
SECU awards $750,000 grant to Kitty Askins
Home Health and Hospice, or 3HC, has received a $750,000 grant from the State Employees Credit Union Foundation for the expansion of Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The gift brings the total donations to $2 million of the $4 million...Published: Mar 5, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story