Saturday, October 12, 2013
Schools talk textbook shortage
Between budget cuts and districts having to adopt an entirely new curriculum all at once, every school has the possibility of a textbook shortage, officials said. State funding has been cut dramatically in recent years, particularly in the area of...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:58 PM Full Story
Jennifer Harper wins Math Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Harper, a fifth-grade math teacher at Mount Olive Middle School, has been named 2013-14 Wayne County Public Schools' Outstanding Elementary School Mathematics Teacher of the Year. The 15-year veteran in the profession has been at the school for four...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:58 PM Full Story
Local 4-Hers win robot contest
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to build a first class robot. Actually, it can be done by a few talented high school students. The 4-H Robotics Club claimed first place in the first-ever North Carolina off-season regional robot competition,...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:57 PM Full Story
Taste of Home
Four-year-old Aubrey Smith sat contentedly in her stroller Saturday, playfully pulling off her sock while her mother, Ashley, approached the next booth at Taste of Wayne to retrieve a food sample. "She's been coming since she was six months old,"...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:57 PM Full Story
Shutdown's impact on Wayne to be discussed at meeting
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday will be briefed on how the county has been affected by the federal government shutdown. The reports will be made by county department heads, but County Manager Lee Smith said it will be sometime Monday...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:57 PM Full Story
One-stop voting begins this week
One-stop voting for Wayne County's November municipal and sanitary district elections will held Oct. 17 through Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wayne County Board of Elections office on William Street. There will be no...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:57 PM Full Story
Former deputy arrested
The State Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of a former Wayne County Sheriff's deputy Friday. Randy Avon Thompson, 34, 4709 Indian Springs Road, faces four counts each of obstruction of justice and stealing, altering or destroying evidence, officials...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:57 PM Full Story
Three killed in Friday evening crash
A Seven Springs woman and her two children were killed in a two-vehicle accident on the outskirts of Mount Olive Friday night. First Sgt. Jeff Gordon, public information officer with the state Highway Patrol, said Saturday that a trooper responded...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:57 PM Full Story
Alzheimer's Walk set for Oct. 26
For the third time since its inception, the annual Alzheimer's Walk is undergoing a few changes. Teams are being formed and walkers are invited to sign up to participate in the Alzheimer's N.C. Goldsboro Walk, which will be held Saturday,...Published: Oct 12, 2013 11:57 PM Full Story