Wednesday, April 19, 2017
County to receive $300,000 for EMS station in Seven Springs
Wayne County will receive $300,000 to build a new EMS station in the Seven Springs community to replace the one flooded by Hurricane Matthew in October. No timetable has been announced for the new facility, but the county is negotiating...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Testimony continues in murder trial
Testimony given Tuesday in the ongoing first-degree murder trial of Alquan Hill by two men who were there the night 21-year-old Shanekqua Adriana Thompson was gunned down revealed Hill bragged about the shooting. Thompson died after eight men -- identified...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Board passes bond sales
Wayne County is expected to close by the end of the month on a $42 million bond issue for schools, the Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center and several other projects. Only two people spoke during a Tuesday morning public...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Program offers resources, not handouts
The 4-Day Movement, launched in 2013 to connect residents in need with resources "four days at a time," is expanding. Founder D.J. Coles has spent the past four years building up the non-profit as a go-to organization for those who...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
City government goes social
The Orlando Police Department tapped into social media as the fastest way to connect with people following the Pulse nightclub mass shooting last year. And before news ever broke about the Lake Erie algae bloom that contaminated public water supplies...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Pickle eating contest set for festival
MOUNT OLIVE -- So just how many pickles can you eat in one sitting? The 31 annual North Carolina Pickle Festival will offer you chance to answer that questions at its first-ever pickle-eating contest on Saturday, April 29. The contest...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Teacher of the Year narrowed to three
Wayne County Public Schools has announced three finalists for the district's 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year. The local effort is part of the national Teacher of the Year program that has been around for more than 50 years. Earlier, 32...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
Fremont resident honored for act of kindness
FREMONT -- The Fremont Board of Aldermen recognized a town resident for an act of kindness at its meeting Tuesday night, and also addressed enforcement of their new garbage fine ordnance. Fremont Police Chief Paul Moats presented Fremont resident Frances...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
The case of the missing rifle: $30,000 antique rifle reported stolen
A $30,000 antique rifle went missing from the Wayne County Museum last month, according to a Goldsboro police report. And while no one is pointing fingers, neither does anyone seem able to say exactly where the artifact is or from...Published: Apr 19, 2017 9:26 AM Full Story