Friday, June 10, 2016
Southern Wayne holds 50th graduation
MOUNT OLIVE -- The Southern Wayne High School Class of 2016 holds a special distinction in school history -- it is the 50th to graduate from the Dudley school. Thursday night in a packed Kornegay Arena on the University...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Wayne County to benefit from state sales tax distribution rule
Wayne County is one of the counties that will benefit from changes enacted by the General Assembly in how sales tax revenues are distributed. The county's 2016-17 budget proposal reflects what County Manager George Wood calls a "significant" revenue increases...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Hospital president search moves forward
Interviews are expected to begin next week in the search for a new president for Wayne Memorial Hospital. The search has drawn national attention, said Bob Walker, hospital board member and chairman of the search committee that includes board...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Goldsboro High School: Turning the tassels
Goldsboro High School held its 2016 graduation ceremony Thursday with nearly 130 students receiving diplomas. After Jaliyah Davis delivered the national anthem, Sterling Hamm-Jones, 2016 class president, took the stage to greet her classmates. Ms. Hamm-Jones, who graduated with...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Charles B. Aycock's class of 2016 celebrates
The graduating class of Charles B. Aycock High School sat with pent-up energy, shaking cans of silly string as they waited for principal Earl Moore's signal to turn their tassels. Moore told the seniors they made Aycock High School...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Bypass may affect tax revenue
Wayne County's 2016-17 budget proposal reflects what County Manager George Wood calls a "significant" increase in sales taxes revenues. However, those revenue projections are scaled back somewhat because of uncertainty over how the new U.S. 70 Bypass will affect...Published: Jun 10, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story