Sunday, June 11, 2017
Search called off for Wayne County teen swept out to sea
Updated at 3:15 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing 17-year-old from Wayne County who was seen entering the water at Emerald Isle Saturday afternoon but did not resurface. A 16-year-old was also swept out...Published: Jun 11, 2017 2:54 PM Full Story
Permit waiver deadline extended
The waiver deadline for certain county building and inspection fees has been extended through June 30, 2018, for victims of last October's Hurricane Matthew. Wayne County commissioners approved the extension last week. The county initially waived all building permit...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Councilman's business cannot use summer job program youths
A Goldsboro councilman who asked city officials to start a new summer job program for teens also sought to have 12 jobs from the program. Yvonnia Moore, who co-owns The Ice Storm with Councilman Antonio Williams, applied to be a...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Summer graduation ceremony July 18
Summer graduates from Wayne County high schools will be able to celebrate earlier than usual this year, as Wayne County Public Schools is set to hold its first ever All-County summer graduation ceremony July 18. The ceremony is for students...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Scouts hold annual fundraiser
The Tuscarora Council of the Boy Scouts of America held its annual Friends of Scouting luncheon recently at the Walnut Creek Country Club. The event is a major fundraiser for the council and Scout officials said it was a...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Reward offered for Civil War-era rifle
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of a missing Civil War-era rifle. The Old Waynesborough Commission is offering the reward for the Fayetteville Armory Type II rifle that had been loaned to the...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Goodbye school, hello summer
Students wave to staff and teachers gathered in front of Northeast Elementary School during the bus roundup to celebrate the last day of school Friday....Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Stackhouse takes over as medical director for Wayne County Health Department
The medical director for the Wayne County Health Department has retired, with another prominent local physician taking over the reins. Dr. Ashton Griffin, whose credentials included having a private practice and being a pediatrician, had been medical director since Sept....Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Local Hallmark shop closing its doors after 41 years
One of the Berkeley Mall's original stores -- Toby's Hallmark Shop -- is closing after operating at the same location 41 years. Co-owners and brothers, Steve, Tim and Toby Brannan, decided to retire and expect the store to remain...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Foreign students in need of host families
Host families in the Wayne County area are being sought for foreign exchange students coming to the United States through the The Terra Lingua/Terre des Langues program, sponsored through East Carolina University. The program gives students from abroad a...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
John H. Kerr III highway named
The five-mile section of the U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass from the Interstate 795 interchange to U.S. 13 has been designated as the John H. Kerr III Highway by the N.C. Board of Transportation. The late Kerr was one of...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story
Blue Notes to perform at Arts Council
The Blue Notes of Eastern Wayne High School will be the featured performers at the June Jazz event at the Arts Council of Wayne County. The free show will take place Friday, June 16 from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at...Published: Jun 11, 2017 1:45 AM Full Story