Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Paving the way
The wait is almost over. Construction crews with Barnhill Contracting Co. began putting down asphalt on Center Street this morning, and every remaining block of Streetscape is expected to be paved, painted and opened up for traffic by Monday....Published: Oct 21, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
County's new register of deeds takes oath of office
Judy Denning Harrison was sworn in this morning as register for the Wayne County Register of Deeds office. Mrs. Harrison, a 31-year veteran of that office, was appointed Tuesday morning by Wayne County commissioners to complete the unexpired term...Published: Oct 21, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Hotel tax increase now in place
A project nearly eight months in the making took only minutes to finalize Tuesday morning as Wayne County commissioners voted unanimously to implement a 1 percent countywide hotel occupancy tax. Commissioners actually had to take four different votes relating...Published: Oct 21, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Duke Energy offers tour of H.F. Lee plant
Duke Energy officials held a media day at Goldsboro's H.F. Lee Power Plant on Tuesday to tout the plant's natural gas capabilities and to speak about a natural gas pipeline that, if built, could run through Northampton, Halifax, Nash,...Published: Oct 21, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne school official visits Mideast
Dr. Cynthia Reynolds, director of secondary education/accreditation with Wayne County Public Schools, was afforded an opportunity to travel to Saudi Arabia as part of an AdvancED international school accreditation and quality assurance review team. While there, the team will...Published: Oct 21, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Heart Walk held in Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE -- Bella Weaver likes riding her bike and spending time with her grandmother, Rita McCullen, at the beach. Saturday morning, 5-year-old Bella and her grandmother were among the nearly 200 people representing 30 teams that walked through...Published: Oct 21, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On the night of Sept. 28 and early morning hours of Sept. 29, a pig cooker with a value of $1,895 was taken from Eastern Metal Works located at 6349 U.S. 70 East, LaGrange. Entry was gained by cutting the...Published: Oct 21, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story