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Wayne Reads book discussion Tuesday

Wayne County Reads will continue its "season of reading" with two book discussion sessions Tuesday. Liz Meador, a retired Wayne Community College English instructor, will lead the exploration of the literary merits of this year's book selection, "Animal, Vegetable,...

It takes dollars: County commissioners eye non-profit funding

sherring@newsargus.com The number of nonprofit organizations receiving county funding, and the amounts they get, could look drastically different in next year's budget. For the past two years, some commissioners, particularly Joe Daughtery, have questioned doling out tax dollars to nonprofits...

Two arrests made in vehicle break-ins

Two people have been charged in connection with a rash of motor vehicles break-ins within Wayne County and Goldsboro. Most of the vehicles were unlocked. The arrests of Amber Bennett, 22, of 101 Crestwood Drive, and Joseph Wilson Hasty,...

Paw-security

kballard@newsargus.com Kassandra Sweet wakes up from her nap to frantic, loud barking. The muzzle of a pit bull is inches from her face, his paws pinning her to the bed. It saved her life. Kassy was born with a backwards...

Do-it-yourself books: Library gets automated checkout system

pmoore@newsargus.com Patrons of Wayne County Public Library now have the same option they find at grocery stores and other businesses -- self-checkout. Anyone with a library card and a PIN number can access the new system, officials said. Library staff...

WCC Foundation programs going strong

pmoore@newsargus.com It has been 15 years since the arts and humanities program was introduced at Wayne Community College and it "just keeps growing," said Jack Kannan, executive director of the WCC Foundation. "We're starting to form our fall 2015 schedule...

Goldsboro has program to feed hungry children

esmith@newsargus.com Children in Goldsboro won't be going hungry this spring. Not if the City of Goldsboro Child Nutrition Outreach and Education program has anything to say about it. Beginning this week, the city will began advertising a request for proposals...

Career Readiness certification to be offered at WCC

The WorkKeys tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered five times in February in Wayne County. The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions from 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Feb. 5,...

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