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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Office of Emergency Services announces shelter locations

The Wayne County Office of Emergency Services has announced the following shelter locations for Wayne County:*Wayne Academy, 801 N. Lionel St., Goldsboro*Tommy's Road Elementary School, 1150 Tommy's Road, Goldsboro*Spring Creek High School, 4340 Indian Springs Road, Seven Springs*Carver Elementary School,...

Flash flood watch issued

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a flash flood watch for a portion of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, including Wayne, Sampson and Cumberland counties, for Thursday morning through Saturday evening.Wayne County remains under a hurricane watch as...

Flash flood watch issued

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a flash flood watch for a portion of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, including Wayne, Sampson and Cumberland counties, for Thursday morning through Saturday evening.Wayne County remains under a hurricane watch as...

'We hope for the best'

Businesses all over Goldsboro are preparing for the worst as Hurricane Florence nears North Carolina's coast.For Jernigan Furniture, the devastation from 2016's Hurricane Matthew is still fresh."The only thing that I can say is that it was devastating," Andrew Jernigan...

Flooding likely in several city locations

Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall along the coast Thursday and could batter the Wayne County area with more than a foot of rain that could result in widespread flooding.Rick Fletcher, Goldsboro's public works director, said that the flooding...

Wayne County Public Schools closed for the week

Wayne County Public Schools will be closed today through Friday to give families and staff time to prepare for Hurricane Florence."Meteorologists and emergency officials anticipate a very serious weather event for our area," Michael Dunsmore, WCPS superintendent, said in a...

News-Argus prepares to launch new website

The Goldsboro News-Argus website, online since 1997, will see a major overhaul Thursday.The new website's layout will offer more stories, photos and video. It will adjust to meet the reader's screen size, and readers can now narrow a search to...

Wayne under hurricane watch

A hurricane watch has been issued for Wayne, Sampson, Robeson and Bladen counties meaning that hurricane-force winds of 74 mph or greater are possible somewhere within the area within the next 48 hours as the state braces for Hurricane Florence.Counties...

Area events canceled, postponed

A number of events have been canceled or postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Florence.The Shriners Fish Fry that was scheduled Friday is rescheduled for Oct. 26. Anyone who purchased tickets in advance will be able to use...

Board of Elections votes to challenge voting records subpoena

The Wayne County Board of Elections has questioned the timing and motivation behind a federal subpoena of local and statewide voting records.The board voted on Tuesday to authorize the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement to represent its interest...

Sept. 11 memorial stair climb honors fallen first responders

Students at Wayne Community College who are a part of the college's public safety division took part in the annual 9/11 tribute stair climb.The ceremony pays tribute to firefighters, rescue personnel, law enforcement and the military and remembers the first...

Wayne comes together on anniversary of Sept. 11

When the nation awoke on Sept. 11, 2001, everyone probably thought it was going to be just another day, but it wasn't, said Janie Jaberg, Wayne UNC Health Care president and CEO."Imagine those who woke up 17 years ago today...