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Posted on: December 17, 2018

Closings for Christmas & New Years

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Vaccine Registration Begins for Individuals Age 75 and Older

Posted on: January 4, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update 12/18/20

Posted on: December 18, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 12/11/20

Posted on: December 11, 2020

Low-Income Energy Assistance Starts December 1

Posted on: November 24, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 11/20/20

Posted on: November 20, 2020

Free COVID-19 Testing Cancelled Due to Weather

Posted on: November 10, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 11/6/20

Posted on: November 6, 2020

Food Distribution at The Maxwell Center Moved to Fairgrounds

Posted on: November 6, 2020

NCDHHS Issues COVID-19 Compliance Letters to Local Businesses

Posted on: November 3, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 10/30/20

Posted on: October 30, 2020

Wayne County Health Department Identifies Staff COVID-19 Cluster

Posted on: October 20, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 10/16/20

Posted on: October 16, 2020

Wayne County Health Department Resumes Free COVID-19 Testing

Posted on: October 16, 2020

No COVID-19 Testing at Health Department Week of October 12, 2020

Posted on: October 9, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 10/9/20

Posted on: October 9, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 10/2/20

Posted on: October 2, 2020

County Mourns Loss of Chairman E. Ray Mayo

Posted on: October 2, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 9/25/20

Posted on: September 25, 2020

Wayne County Health Department Announces Free COVID-19 Testing

Posted on: September 22, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 9/18/20

Posted on: September 18, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 9/11/20

Posted on: September 11, 2020

Wayne County Public Library Brings Wi-Fi & Digital Resources to Dudley Community

Posted on: September 11, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 9/4/20

Posted on: September 4, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 8/28/20

Posted on: August 28, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 8/21/20

Posted on: August 21, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 8/14/20

Posted on: August 14, 2020

Wayne County Shelter Information for Isaias

Posted on: August 3, 2020

Wayne County Government Offices to Close at 4 P.M. Today

Posted on: August 3, 2020

Wayne County Contracts with Two Providers for Non-Emergency Transport

Posted on: July 31, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 7/31/20

Posted on: July 31, 2020

United Way of Wayne County to Partner With Wayne County as COVID-19 Community Partner

Posted on: July 31, 2020

Wayne County Public Library Receives $20,000 in NC CARES: Humanities Relief Grant Funding

Posted on: July 30, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 7/24/20

Posted on: July 24, 2020

Free Public COVID-19 Testing in Pikeville

Posted on: July 23, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 7/17/20

Posted on: July 17, 2020
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Wayne Executive Jetport (KGWW) Celebrates New Corporate Hangar

Posted on: July 16, 2020

Free Public COVID-19 Testing in Grantham

Posted on: July 15, 2020

Wayne County Board of Commissioners Appoints New Commissioner

Posted on: July 14, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 7/10/20

Posted on: July 10, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 7/2/20

Posted on: July 2, 2020

Additional Free COVID-19 Testing Site Announced

Posted on: July 2, 2020

Closings for Independence Day

Posted on: June 29, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 6/26/20

Posted on: June 26, 2020

Wayne County Health Department Announces Free COVID-19 Testing

Posted on: June 25, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 6/19/20

Posted on: June 19, 2020

Wayne County Board of Commissioners Approves Process for Filling Vacant Seat

Posted on: June 17, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 6/12/20

Posted on: June 12, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 6/5/20

Posted on: June 5, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 5/29/20

Posted on: May 29, 2020

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day at Landfill

Posted on: May 28, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 5/22/20

Posted on: May 22, 2020

Closings for Memorial Day

Posted on: May 21, 2020

County Mourns Loss of Commissioner A. Joe Gurley, III

Posted on: May 21, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 5/15/20

Posted on: May 15, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 5/8/20

Posted on: May 8, 2020

Wayne County Changes to Service: Phase 1

Posted on: May 8, 2020

Weekly COVID-19 Update 5/1/20

Posted on: May 1, 2020

Wayne County Announces Two Additional COVID-19 Related Deaths

Posted on: April 24, 2020

Wayne County Update on Neuse Correctional Institute

Posted on: April 24, 2020

Wayne County Board of Commissioners Approve Letter to Governor Cooper

Posted on: April 21, 2020

Update on Wayne County COVID-19 Cases

Posted on: April 17, 2020

Wayne County Health Department Monitoring Increased COVID-19 Cases

Posted on: April 13, 2020

Wayne County Reports First Death Related to COVID-19

Posted on: April 9, 2020

Closings for Good Friday

Posted on: April 9, 2020

Wayne County Animal Shelter Scheduling Appointments for Services

Posted on: April 7, 2020

Wayne County Opens Public Information Hotline for COVID-19

Posted on: April 6, 2020

Wayne County Confirms Four COVID-19 Cases at Long-term Care Facility

Posted on: April 3, 2020

Wayne County Confirms Fifth COVID-19 Case

Posted on: March 31, 2020

Wayne County Confirms Fourth Positive COVID-19 Case

Posted on: March 30, 2020

Screenings Increased at Wayne County Health Department and Social Services

Posted on: March 25, 2020

Wayne County Confirms Third Positive COVID-19 Case

Posted on: March 25, 2020

Wayne County Board of Commissioners Special Called Meeting

Posted on: March 25, 2020

Second COVID-19 Case Confirmed for Wayne County, Hospitalized in Wake

Posted on: March 24, 2020

Service Changes for Inspections, Environmental Health, and Planning Departments

Posted on: March 24, 2020

Wayne County Board of Commissioners Approves Process for Filling Vacant Seat

Posted on: March 18, 2020

Updated Procedures for Wayne County Department of Social Services

Posted on: March 18, 2020

Wayne County Health Department COVID-19 Guidelines for Patients

Posted on: March 16, 2020

Wayne County Library and Peggy M. Seegars Senior Center Closing

Posted on: March 16, 2020

Wayne County Issues State of Emergency Effective March 16, 2020

Posted on: March 15, 2020

Wayne County Identifies One Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19

Posted on: March 13, 2020

Wayne County Public Library and Services on Aging Postpone Events

Posted on: March 12, 2020

Update on COVID-19 Preparedness in Wayne County

Posted on: March 11, 2020

Thoroughfare Fire Department Firefighter Dies in Line of Duty

Posted on: March 8, 2020

County Mourns Loss of Commissioner John M. Bell

Posted on: March 3, 2020

Wayne County Board of Commissioners Thanks Community for Support of Quarter-Cent Sales Tax

Posted on: March 2, 2020

Wayne County Health Department and Office of Emergency Services Stand Ready Against Coronavirus

Posted on: February 28, 2020

Wayne County Offices Delayed Friday, February 21, 2020

Posted on: February 20, 2020

Wayne County Offices Closing at 5 p.m. Today

Posted on: February 20, 2020

Support of Sales Tax Referendum Continues as Early Voting is Underway

Posted on: February 19, 2020

Wayne County Offices Closing at 5 p.m. Today

Posted on: February 6, 2020

Support Grows as Municipalities and Chamber of Commerce Adopt Sales Tax Resolutions

Posted on: January 23, 2020

Wayne County Development Alliance Board of Directors & Planning Board Approve Resolutions in Support

Posted on: January 15, 2020

Closings for Martin Luther King Day

Posted on: January 10, 2020

School projects to be funded through proposed 1/4¢ sales tax announced

Posted on: January 9, 2020

Mount Olive Board of Commissioners Approves Resolution In Support of Sales & Use Tax Referendum

Posted on: January 7, 2020

Davin Madden Resigns as Wayne County Health Director

Posted on: January 6, 2020

Closings for Christmas & New Year’s

Posted on: December 17, 2019

Closings for Thanksgiving

Posted on: November 19, 2019

Low-Income Energy Assistance for Wayne County Households

Posted on: November 12, 2019

Closings for Veterans Day

Posted on: November 5, 2019

Wayne County Names Community Corrections Building for Commissioner John M. Bell

Posted on: October 1, 2019

Wayne County Announces New Director of Veterans Services

Posted on: September 19, 2019

Wayne County Landfill Waives Fees for Storm Cleanup

Posted on: September 9, 2019

Emergency Operations Center is De-Activated, Shelters Closed

Posted on: September 6, 2019

Curfew Imposed in Wayne County for Hurricane Dorian

Posted on: September 5, 2019

Wayne County Shelter Information for Hurricane Dorian

Posted on: September 4, 2019

Emergency Operations Center Activated / County Operations

Posted on: September 4, 2019

Wayne County Announces New EMS/Transport Director

Posted on: August 28, 2019

Board of Commissioners Accepts Bid for Southern Wayne High School Gym

Posted on: August 27, 2019

Closings for Labor Day

Posted on: August 23, 2019

Wayne County Investments Reap Dividends

Posted on: July 24, 2019

Wayne County Announces New Emergency Management Coordinator

Posted on: August 2, 2019

Library Awarded Federal Grant

Posted on: July 30, 2019

Crisis Intervention Program Opens July 1, 2019

Posted on: June 28, 2019

Closings for Independence Day 2019

Posted on: June 24, 2019

Wayne County Announces New Human Resources Director

Posted on: May 30, 2019

Closings for Memorial Day

Posted on: May 20, 2019

Annual Solid Waste Amnesty Day This Weekend

Posted on: May 1, 2019

Wayne County Names New DSS Director

Posted on: April 30, 2019

Wayne County Tax Administrator Receives Tax Collectors Association Award

Posted on: May 31, 2019

DSS Director Announces Resignation

Posted on: April 16, 2019

Closings for Good Friday

Posted on: April 12, 2019

Wayne County To Begin Mosquito Spraying This Week

Posted on: April 8, 2019

Wayne County Announces New 911 Center Manager

Posted on: April 3, 2019

County & school district to work together to chart course for school facilities projects

Posted on: March 28, 2019

Households of Wayne County Can Apply for Low-Income Energy Assistance

Posted on: January 7, 2019

Resources for Unmet Needs of NC Hurricane Florence Survivors

Posted on: January 4, 2019

Low-Income Energy Assistance Application Period Opens

Posted on: November 29, 2018

Closings for Thanksgiving 2018

Posted on: November 16, 2018

Closings for Veterans Day

Posted on: November 6, 2018

New Hours at the Wayne County Landfill

Posted on: August 1, 2018

Wayne County Hires New Economic Director

Posted on: July 18, 2018

Board Thanks Representative John R. Bell, IV

Posted on: May 31, 2018

County Manager Announces Proposed Public Schools Funding for FY 2019

Posted on: May 23, 2018

Closings for Memorial Day

Posted on: May 15, 2018

Fire At Detention Center Under Investigation

Posted on: May 3, 2018

Wayne County Development Alliance President Resigns

Posted on: May 3, 2018

Wayne County Announces New Planning Director

Posted on: April 17, 2018

Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)

Posted on: February 6, 2018

Wayne County Announces New Assistant County Manager

Posted on: January 31, 2018

Wayne County Announces New Project Management Director

Posted on: January 31, 2018