Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Board approves plan to combine schools
A $21.8 million project that would combine Meadow Lane Elementary and Edgewood Community Development schools into a single new facility tops a five-year facilities plan approved Tuesday afternoon by the Wayne County Board of Education. The new school would...Published: May 18, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Public comes out to talk SJAFB land use
Flight training capabilities, traffic congestion and incompatible land uses near Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were considered during a meeting Tuesday in the development of a Joint Land Use Study. The study, led by the N.C. Department of Commerce...Published: May 18, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Schools ready for graduation
The first round of graduation ceremonies, for private schools and two public schools, kicks off this week. Faith Christian Academy will graduate 19 students on Friday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Faith Free Will Baptist Church. The pastor,...Published: May 18, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Lego and STEM
When you give kids some Legos and a goal, it can be surprising what happens. Tommy's Road Elementary School did just that, and the students displayed their work at a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fair held in...Published: May 18, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Chase ends in suspect arrest
A police chase inside the city limits Tuesday afternoon ended with a man in custody who had multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest. Cornelius Earl Jones, 28, of 1212 N. James St., failed to stop when police attempted to...Published: May 18, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Pink Hill's RoseFest is slated for this weekend
PINK HILL -- The Pink Hill RoseFest will be this weekend in downtown Pink Hill, but festival goers will be seeing a few changes in the festival. The downtown area has undergone revitalization with 2,500 pink roses and has...Published: May 18, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Crime of the week
On May 8, at about 7:35 p.m. a 24-year-old man reported he was sitting in his vehicle at the 400 block of North Carolina Street when unknown person(s) fired several shots into his vehicle causing $1,000 worth of damage. The...Published: May 18, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story