Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Summer Institute offers professional development, workshops
The 12th annual Summer Institute is more than a professional development opportunity for educators in Wayne County Public Schools -- it's also a chance for parents to attend workshops on a variety of topics. Sponsored by the curriculum and instruction...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
WCC invitational exceeds goal
The annual Wayne Community College Foundation Scholarship Invitational again exceeded expectations, netting $184,000 that will be used toward student support for the 2017-2018 academic year. Organizers had set a goal of $180,000 for this year's event. Over its 25-year...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
More on the Maxwell Center
The $20 million Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center is being built on North Wayne Memorial Drive adjacent to Wayne Community College. Ground was broken for the 1.5-acre, all-under-one-roof center last July. The assembly hall will seat 800 in a...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Police investigate Friday night robbery
Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place late Friday night at the Speedway convenience store at 420 E. New Hope Road. A police report said a black man wearing a black hoodie, dark jeans and black shoes...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Recent battery theft not linked to others
More batteries were reported stolen from Wayne County Public Schools buses this week, but police don't think it is connected to a case earlier this year. A school system employee reported the battery theft to police Monday. The employee...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
National Night Out: Building community bridges
Surrounded by ballistic steel able to withstand .50 caliber rounds and weighing in at 18,500 pounds, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office "Nemesis" armored vehicle sounds intimidating. But as small children at the 34th annual National Night Out ran up...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Goldsboro hires human resources director
A human resources professional with 22 years of experience, including eight in Goldsboro, has been hired as human resources director for the city of Goldsboro. Bernadette Carter-Dove, a Wayne County resident, started in her post Tuesday after working the...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Local authorities wait for official report on elderly woman's death
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office does not yet have an official report on what caused the death of 79-year-old Tempie Hartley, who was reported missing July 11 then found dead in a pond that same day. Capt. Shawn Harris...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Taking to the Neuse in canoes
Nine-year-old Andrew Wood Jr. summed up Cliffs of the Neuse State Park's beginner canoe class succinctly. "We're just here for canoeing," he said with a smile. Andrew, with his cousin Bryan Coles II, also 9, came to the class...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Board talks ag center branding
The Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center is a mouthful. And one of the first challenges that faced center director James Wade Jr. was to come up with a simplified way to refer to the facility. Tuesday morning Wayne...Published: Aug 2, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story