Company gets piece of World Trade Center

Retired New York Fire Department Battalion Chief Jack Oehm lost 20 of his men the morning two hijacked airliners crashed into the World Trade Center. Among them, one firefighter, Stephen Siller, exhibited a level of bravery and dedication that...

Published: Nov 19, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

School personnel plan to retire

Two central office administrators with Wayne County Public Schools have announced they will retire March 1. Allison Pridgen, executive director for administrative services, and Debbie Ogburn, director of federal funds, have been with the district for 34 and 30...

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College receives gift of $800,000

The Foundation of Wayne Community College has received the largest donation in its history, Executive Director Jack Kannan said this week. The anonymous $800,000 gift was given in memory of the late Bertha Eutsler Shepherd Wooten, who was a...

Published: Nov 19, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story

Victim wanders into city school

Officials at St. Mary Catholic School said they followed their emergency response plan as rehearsed Wednesday afternoon when a man who had been shot while driving in the area pulled into the school parking lot and tried to gain...

Published: Nov 19, 2015 1:46 PM Full Story