Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Board passes housing standards
Only one person spoke during a Tuesday morning public hearing on a new minimum housing standards ordinance for county before it was unanimously approved by Wayne County commissioners. And she only wanted to know where she could find a...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Explosive disposal unit detonates box of dynamite
MOUNT OLIVE -- Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit detonated a box of dynamite sticks Tuesday morning at 1237 O'Berry Road. The explosives were found by Audrey Bonner and Donald Antilla Monday night, according to a report...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Meeting connects residents to many recovery resources
One resident is living in a hotel in Wilson. Another is concerned about erosion after a 14-foot-deep sinkhole developed from Hurricane Matthew. And two ladies are trying to find help for elderly residents who are grappling with condemned homes in...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
McCrory extends order to address fuel issue
Gov. Pat McCrory addressed the potential impact to North Carolina's fuel supply due to the deadly explosion of the Colonial Pipeline in Alabama by extending an executive order from Hurricane Matthew waiving hours of service for drivers moving supplies...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Two schools to receive $2.6 million
Wayne County Public Schools has been chosen to receive $2.6 million worth of School Improvement Grants, to be used by Brogden Middle and Carver Heights Elementary schools. Ken Derksen, director of communication services for the district, helped write the...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Seven Springs cancels parade, but hope is revived with tree
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ronda Hughes is hoping for a Christmas miracle. It is a miracle that could spring from a Christmas tree plucked from the floodwaters that submerged much of Wayne County's oldest town forcing the cancellation of the town's...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Leadership program heads into 19th year
A new Junior Leadership class has been chosen, and students are being prepped to learn more about their community. The program, an offshoot of Leadership Wayne County, was introduced in 1998 as a class project for the next generation, said...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Crime of the week
On Oct. 19 two residents at two different locations on Cindy Circle reported they had discovered through surveillance footage that their vehicles were entered into by an unknown, white male. If you have any information about the identity of the...Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Seventh grader begins school supplies donation drive to help county students
Pete Sargent's home in the Seven Springs community was spared the devastating flooding that left most of Wayne County's oldest town under water. But Pete, a seventh-grader at Spring Creek Middle School, is helping students who were not as fortunate....Published: Nov 2, 2016 10:53 AM Full Story
Gate closure leads to traffic jam outside SJAFB; Slocumb to reopen in about a week
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base hopes to have its Slocumb Street gate reopened in around seven days, after its closure caused a traffic jam on Berkeley Boulevard this morning, according to base public affairs. Seymour Johnson closed its Slocumb Street...Published: Nov 2, 2016 8:42 AM Full Story