Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Commission delays hearing on Mount Olive road closure
Wayne County commissioners last week delayed scheduling a public hearing on the state's plans to close a section of Zion Church Road just east of Mount Olive. Commissioners had been expected to set the public hearing for June 7 ,...Published: May 10, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Brogden student back to school after brave battle with cancer
DUDLEY -- The past few months have been tough going for Shenitha Peacock. It all started when her eldest, Isaiah, 12, began having pain in his lower back that gradually turned into shooting pains down his legs. "Every week...Published: May 10, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
County Board of Education puts its policy book online
Wayne County school board policies are now online. From governing principles and board operations to facilities and fiscal management, the public can access the complete list of district policies via computer. School officials announced that the board policy manual can...Published: May 10, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Board sends budget plan to county
The Wayne County Board of Education Monday night voted to send its proposed $18.2 million local budget request to the county commissioners, and supported a state recommendation to oppose House Bill 344, which deals with tax credits for children with...Published: May 10, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
The 'new' guy: Kevin Johnson takes over as Extension director
Growing up on his family's farm in Lincoln County, Kevin Johnson knew at an early age that he wanted to be a Cooperative Extension Service agent. He realized that dream, and now Johnson, 41, who has been the county's...Published: May 10, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story
Cherry official asks for latitude, funding
Cherry Hospital CEO Philip Cook Monday morning asked state Reps. Efton Sager, R-Wayne, and Stephen LaRoque, R-Lenoir, how much longer the facility would have to suffer because of sins of the past. Cook also argued that the hospital would...Published: May 10, 2011 1:46 PM Full Story