WCPS hiring school bus drivers

A school bus driver application and information fair will be offered by Wayne County Public Schools Friday.The event will be from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Wayne County Public Library on Ash Street.The district's transportation department will have staff...

Published: Aug 13, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

Seven Springs teen dies in shooting

The Wayne County Sheriff's office is investigating the shooting death of a Seven Springs 17-year-old Saturday.According to a press release from Sheriff's Office Major Richard Lewis, deputies responded to a shooting at 332 Sanderson Road, Seven Springs, just before 11...

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Boy Scouts adapting to changes

Even though the Tuscarora Council is one of the smallest Boy Scouts councils in the nation, it's also one of the most dynamic -- something council president Steve Moore attributes to the organization founder's mission."Baden Powell said when he founded...

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Wayne County fair readies to open

DUDLEY -- With muggy temperatures hovering in the 90s, it might be difficult to think that one of the first signs of fall, the Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair, is just nearly month away.The 70th annual fair will be held Sept....

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Gore calls for fight against environmental injustice

Al Gore, former vice president of the United States, called on North Carolinians to take action and fight environmental injustice during the start of his Ecological Justice Organizing Tour Sunday at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ.Gore, joined by his...

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