Schools prepare for 2014 review

The Wayne County Public School system is preparing for its five-year districtwide re-accreditation, which will take place in the spring. The visit and interview process from AdvancED, the accreditation agency conducting the review, is on the schedule for March...

Published: Oct 18, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story

Back to the table: Commission puts off vote on hospital and insurance

Wayne County commissioners are counting on strength in numbers to help convince Blue Cross Blue Shield to return to the bargaining table with Wayne Memorial Hospital. Commissioners had been poised to approve a resolution they hope will also be...

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Residents honored for work with disabled

City, county and military officials shared lunch with service organizations for the disabled as well as people with disabilities Thursday at Herman Park Center at the city's Disabilities Awards Luncheon. The annual event is held to honor people and...

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Man, 26, charged in store damage

FREMONT -- A Lucama man has been arrested in connection with two acts of vandalism at a new tobacco store on Wilson Street and issued a citation in a third crime discovered Wed-nesday night at the Wilco Hess station,...

Published: Oct 18, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story

Woman caught with 90 Percocets

The Goldsboro Wayne County Drug Task Force conducted an undercover buy Thursday, leading to the seizure of 40 Percocet pills and the arrest of the alleged seller. Dawn Elizabeth Pruett, 42, of 3950 U.S. 13 South, is charged with...

Published: Oct 18, 2013 1:46 PM Full Story