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WCC to summer classes open registration begins April 11

Even though spring is barely here, it time to think about summer classes. The first open registration period for summer 2017 college credit courses at Wayne Community College will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m., April 11-12 and 8 a.m.-noon, April 13...

Efton Sager awarded Order of the Longleaf Pine

Efton Sager is presented the Order of the Longleaf Pine Tuesday morning by state Rep. John Bell. Sager is a former Wayne County commissioner and state legislator. The award, the highest honor bestowed on a citizen by the governor, was...

Six Wayne County juniors to attend Governor's School

Six high school juniors have been chosen to attend the 2017 Governor's School of North Carolina this summer. Governor's School is the oldest statewide summer residential program for academically and intellectually gifted high school students. The program is open to...

Fair at Goldsboro High encourages health education and future planning

Though students asked more about jobs and colleges, organizations still shared some healthy tips Friday at Goldsboro High School's annual health and career fair. Students walked through the gym to speak with law enforcement, military personnel, educators and health professionals...

Operation Unite Goldsboro to meet

An effort to join nonprofits, businesses and other organizations serving the public is planned during the first meeting of Operation Unite Goldsboro. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Rebuilding Broken Places, 2105 N. William St. and is...

County to evaluate future of Health Department building

Wayne County plans to hire a Greenville architect firm to evaluate whether the County Office Building can be renovated or needs to be demolished. The building, which is the old Wayne Memorial Hospital, houses the Wayne County Health Department and...

Local, state offices to close for Good Friday

Local and state offices will be closed Friday, April 14, in observance of Good Friday. Federal offices, post offices and banks will be open. All Wayne County offices, the landfill and convenience centers will be closed Friday, April 14. The...

County Democrats choose new leadership during convention

The Wayne County Democratic Party elected new officials at its convention Saturday, and selected members of the party's state executive committee. Held at the Wayne County Courthouse, the convention drew delegates from 14 of the county's 15 organized Democratic districts....

Woman injured in wreck on N.C. 55

A Fayetteville woman is expected to live after colliding head-on with a dump truck on N.C. 55 West on Friday evening. State Highway Patrolman A.J. Hostinsky said 61-year-old Mercedes Harris of Fayetteville was driving east in her Jeep Grand Cherokee...