Saturday, May 13, 2017
Wayne Community College Adult High School graduation held Friday
Lindsey Waters got a great 18th birthday present -- her GED diploma. It actually came a day early, during the Wayne Community College Adult High School and High School Equivalency commencement exercise on Friday morning. "His mom (Heather Stewart) talked...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Memorial Day events planned
The Wayne County Veterans and Patriots Coalition is planning a number of events to commemorate Memorial Day. The public is invited to join with members of the coalition in paying tribute to the fallen warriors of Wayne County. At...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Wings Over Wayne May 20-21
The Wings Over Wayne Air Show returns to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base on Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21, bringing a host of high-flying spectacles and military demonstrations to Goldsboro. The Oak Forest Road and Berkeley Boulevard gates...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
UNC star to headline Scout event Thursday
The Boy Scouts are holding a Friends of Scouting event Thursday on behalf of the Tuscarora Council. It will be held at noon at the Walnut Creek Country Club. The featured speaker will be Eric Montross, a former star...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Food drive helps local charities
Wayne County's hungry will be a little less hungry for the next few months, thanks to the efforts of local letter carriers. The 24th Stamp Out Hunger food drive was conducted Saturday in Goldsboro, sponsored by the National Association of...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Wayne Community College student awarded 'Next Step' scholarship
Haley Brooke Warren has been awarded the prestigious "Next Step Scholarship" from Crumley Roberts. A 2015 Southern Wayne High School graduate, Warren is currently an Associate in Arts major at Wayne Community College. While at WCC, Warren has served...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Class of 2017: Largest Wayne Community College class of graduating nurses gets pinned
Twenty-seven members of the associate degree nursing class of 2017 at Wayne Community College were recognized during a formal pinning ceremony this week. The annual service, which includes presentation of nursing pins and nurse's creed scrolls by the faculty of...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
$40K raised for pregnancy center
Some walked. Some ran very fast. And others joked that they were the limping brigade, in no particular hurry. Regardless of their speed, or lack of it, the nearly 300 people who braved Saturday's damp, cool weather helped raise...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
University of Mount Olive professor honored for teaching
MOUNT OLIVE- Associate Professor of Education Dr. Harold Griffin is the recipient of the 2017 distinguished Dr. Thomas R. Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching at the University of Mount Olive. The award is given in appreciation to a full...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Teen beat up following last Sunday in the Park
An 18-year-old was jumped by a group of teenagers in Herman Park last Sunday night, according to a police report. The report said the teenager was at the park with some friends around 7 p.m. Sunday when a group of...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Student named winner of Case Farms scholarship
Anthony R. Bishop, the son of Tony Bishop, refrigeration manager at the Case Farms Goldsboro facility, has been named one of four winners of $8,000 scholarships through the J. Leroy Cook Memorial Scholarship Program. Anthony will graduate from the North...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Pedestrian hit by car
A 74-year-old man was taken to Wayne UNC Health Care emergency department Friday night after walking into the path of car. The victim was identified as Carlos Trevino, 74, of 1653 SW Second Way, Okeechobee, Florida. Wayne UNC Health...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
New life-saving vests for K-9s donated to sheriff's office
Members of Wayne UNC Health Care's IT department gave new vests to K-9's with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Friday. The department raised $2,400 for the new vests through a 50/50 raffle. It was enough to buy four vests...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Mt. Olive Pickle Co. buys Hilex Poly building
MOUNT OLIVE -- The former Hilex Poly facility has been purchased by the Mt. Olive Pickle Co. The $1.8 million purchase was closed on April 27, and includes a 23-acre tract and a one-story building totaling 140,000 square feet....Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Council mulls $1 million for sports complex
The Goldsboro City Council will consider adding another $1 million to its development contract with the S.T. Wooten Corp. for the future multisport complex. The council Monday is set to review adding work to the initial $3 million contract,...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
City lands $100K home repair grant
The city of Goldsboro has netted a $100,000 N.C. Housing Finance Agency grant that will help low-income homeowners with housing repairs that address safety concerns. The HFA's urgent repair funding will be provided to eligible homeowners in the form of...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Officials investigate suspicious fire
Authorities are investigating a fire that burned a garage attached to a home at 1804 S. Slocumb St. early Thursday morning. Assistant Goldsboro Fire Chief Eric Lancaster said the fire has been ruled as undetermined, and the cause has...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Dental hygiene class graduates
Wayne Community College recognized its largest dental hygiene class in the program's nearly 50-year history. The formal pinning ceremony, held May 9, denotes the end of the graduates' academic journey and welcomes them into the dental profession. The annual...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Public works to flush pipes
The city of Goldsboro's Public Works Department plans to start its annual unidirectional water-line flushing program today at 10 p.m. Crews plan to flush the lines each day, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and will continue for six...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Wayne Community College to hold opioid crisis forum
Opiate addiction is a growing problem in Wayne County, and knowledge is the key to fighting back, says Mental Health Association of Wayne County board member Judy Howell. To that goal, the Mental Health Association and the Wayne Community...Published: May 13, 2017 11:38 PM Full Story
Hospital rates to increase
Wayne Memorial Hospital patients will see a 4 percent rate increase in the 2017-18 fiscal year that begins July 1. Last year was the first time in three years rates did not increase. Overall cash collections (net revenues) are expected...Published: May 13, 2017 2:31 PM Full Story