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Students take chance to get ahead at WCC

A program allowing students to simultaneously start earning college credits while working toward a high school diploma continues to be a popular option at Wayne Community College, officials say. College and Career Promise, or CCP, has been around for...

County commissioner says tax relief deadlines must hold

Wayne County Commissioner Joe Daughtery recently questioned the need for deadlines for state tax relief programs if the county is not going to hold taxpayers to them. Two programs, the Senior Citizen/Disability Homestead Exclusion and the Disabled Veteran Property...

Frozen

From left, Tehryn Miller, 5, Samiya Woodson, 4, Jamie Reyes-Dawson, 5, and Ariel Lofton, 5, rear, are bundled up against the cold as they get off the bus at WAGES Head Start. The spate of freezing weather that has...

Former director agrees to mediation

Wayne County's former human resources director has agreed to mediation of her grievances with her former employer. But as of Wednesday, Sue Guy said she does not know if the county feels the same way. County Manager George Wood,...

Ammonia stolen; officials suspect meth use

Ten pounds of anhydrous ammonia has been stolen from a fenced-in storage shed at the Airgas National Welders facility located at 109 Hinnant Road. The theft took place between 5 p.m. Jan. 2 and 12 p.m. Jan 6. "They...