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Wayne schools to hold Summer Institute at University of Mount Olive

pmoore@newsargus.com The 11th annual Summer Institute will be held at the University of Mount Olive this week, Tuesday through Thursday. Sponsored by the Wayne County Public Schools curriculum and instruction department, it is a good kickoff to the school year,...

WCC medical assistants pinned

The 15 members of the 2016 Medical Assisting class at Wayne Community College recently held their pinning ceremony. The annual service, which includes presentation of medical assistant pins and red roses to students by the program faculty, and recitation of...

WCC Foundation Scholarship tournament nets $176,000

The Wayne Community College Foundation Scholarship Invitational Golf Tournament again exceeded its $170,000 goal -- netting $176,000 that will be used for WCC scholarships during the 2016-2017 academic year. The pool of money is essential for supporting students, said Foundation...

WAGES School Supplies Giveaway Preview

WAGES will host its second annual School Supplies Giveaway in the multi-purpose room located at 601 Royall Ave. Friday, Aug. 12 from noon until 2 p.m. The school supplies collected by the community agency will be provided to WAGES'...

Saturday wreck

A Goldsboro man was injured Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a Dodge Silverado truck on U.S. 117 North near the Belfast community. Justin Bernard Jenkins, 32, of 102 Country Run Lane, sustained minor injuries,...

Purple Heart Banquet

Hundreds of people gathered at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church Friday night for the annual Purple Heart Banquet, a ceremony honoring those members of the military who received the award for their injuries sustained in combat. The attendees included...

Commissioners adjust public comments guidelines

sherring@newsargus.com Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning continued to fine-tune the rules governing the public comments portion of their meetings. The policy was not on the agenda, but was added at the request of Commissioner Ed Cromartie. Cromartie's motion to change...

Not too late to register for fall classes at WCC

Wayne Community College fall classes resume Aug. 18, with opportunities to register still available. New and returning students can sign up for classes on the main campus Aug. 16, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Aug....

Man injured in accident

A Goldsboro man was injured Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a Dodge Silverado truck on U.S. 117 North near the Belfast community. Justin Bernard Jenkins, 32, of 102 Country Run Lane, sustained minor injuries, said...

Honoring valor

 Hundreds of people gathered at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church Friday night for the annual Purple Heart Banquet, a ceremony honoring those members of the military who received the award for their injuries sustained in combat. The attendees included active...

Donations increase to halt violence

 The city of Goldsboro's five unsolved homicides this year have captured $50,000 in state grants and $25,000 in local donations targeted to solve and reduce the string of violence in the city. Mayor Chuck Allen said Friday, during a press...

Blood drive to thank donors

 The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross will have a community appreciation blood drive to thank local donors. It will take place Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Red Cross chapter house at 600 N....

Lt. Gov. Forest makes stop in Rosewood

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest served up some Southern hospitality with free ham biscuits and laid-back conversation in the parking lot of Walmart in the Rosewood community Saturday. Forest's stop in Goldsboro, between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., was part of a...

State ABC board chairman discusses Talk It Out campaign

 Jim Gardner, the chairman of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, visited Goldsboro Thursday to discuss the third phase of the state's anti-underage drinking initiative, the Talk It Out campaign. The third phase of the campaign launched on July...

WAGES to host supplies giveaway

WAGES will host its second annual School Supplies Giveaway in the multi-purpose room located at 601 Royall Ave. Friday, Aug. 12 from noon until 2 p.m. The school supplies collected by the community agency will be provided to WAGES' children...

Friday press conference

The city of Goldsboro's five unsolved homicides this year have captured $50,000 in state grants and $25,000 in local donations targeted to solve and reduce the string of violence in the city. Mayor Chuck Allen said Friday, during a...

Dan Forest

BY ROCHELLE MOORE rmoore@newsargus.com Lt. Gov. Dan Forest served up some Southern hospitality with free ham biscuits and laid-back conversation in the parking lot of Walmart in the Rosewood community Saturday. Forest's stop in Goldsboro, between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.,...

Court records

Wayne County Superior Court These cases have been heard in Wayne County Superior Court: * Rumulo Modram, 28, 146 Hunt Lane, Clinton, accessory after the fact to discharge firearm in an occupied dwelling, 31-50 months sentence. * Adrana Laffette Swinson,...

Community blood drive Tues

bbarclay@newsargus.com The Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross will have a community appreciation blood drive to thank local donors. It will take place Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Red Cross chapter house at 600...

Barton College receives $7.8 million gift

WILSON -- Barton College in Wilson is thrilled to announce the single largest gift in its history: $7.8 million from the Estate of Emerson Clarence "E.C." Winstead. The recently received gift, earmarked for student financial aid with first preference to...

Red Cross in need of volunteers

bbarclay@newsargus.com After doing some reorganizing of staff, the Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking to replenish its volunteer pool. "There are a number of different opportunities for volunteers," said Kimberly Berrier, business operations specialist for eastern...

ABC chairman visits Goldsboro

Jim Gardner, the chairman of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, visited Goldsboro Thursday to discuss the third phase of the state's anti-underage drinking initiative, the Talk It Out campaign. The third phase of the campaign launched on...