Thursday, October 5, 2017
Wayne Community moves forward on projects
The Wayne Community College board of trustees recently approved an amendment to the Wayne Works project, to pull out a portion of the project and potentially have it funded by the county. WCC President Thomas Walker Jr. said the master...Published: Oct 5, 2017 9:58 PM Full Story
Police ask for help in identifying people sought in connection to identity theft case
The Goldsboro Police Department is asking for help identifying three people sought for questioning in connection to an identity theft case. Details on what the case entails were not immediately available. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the trio...Published: Oct 5, 2017 1:04 PM Full Story
Talents on display
DUDLEY -- Cellphones and cameras popped up as the children took the stage Wednesday night in the K-2 talent show at the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair. Even the occasional traffic noise from U.S. 117 and the sound of jets...Published: Oct 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Plan for public safety training facility progresses
Wayne County commissioners Tuesday morning approved a contract with Stewart, Cooper, Newell Architects of Gastonia for a master plan and full design services for a proposed public safety training facility. In June commissioners awarded the work to the company...Published: Oct 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Leon Jacobs Jr. brings love of music to the fair
Leon Jacobs Jr. has always been gripped by music. But he remembers exactly when he decided the piano was the only instrument for him. Jacobs walked by a radio when he was 14 years old and heard Jerry Lee Lewis...Published: Oct 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Hangar project moves forward
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded contracts for a pair of KC-46A construction projects on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, according to a Tuesday press release from 916th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs. The first contract was awarded...Published: Oct 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Cheers for all during the cheerleading competition
The cheerleading contest at the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair is a big deal. Nearly an hour before it was slated to begin in the grandstand area, the bleachers were packed and every available space surrounding the arena was being used...Published: Oct 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story
Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair winners
Tuesday Salute to Senior Citizens *Youngest Grandparent -- Kay Boykins *Oldest Senior Citizen -- Selva Tart *Most Children -- Renee Ford *Most Recent Grandparent -- Joyce Murdock *Most Grandchildren: William Frazier *Most Great-grandchildren: Jean Hoke *Married Longest to Each Other:...Published: Oct 5, 2017 5:50 AM Full Story