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County Garbage Pickup Holiday Schedule

December 23, 2024

Wayne County's Sanitation Department will operate its rural curbside waste collection routes as normal on Tuesday, Dec. 24.There will be no...

Free permits must be obtained to sell items in courthouse parking lot

December 23, 2024

Residents are being reminded that they must have a permit from the county in order to sell their goods and wares in the courthouse parking lot on Saturdays.The permits are...

Wayne General to provide inmate meals starting March 1

December 23, 2024

By Paul KeaneThe Wayne County NewsInmates at the Wayne County Adult Detention Center will soon get their meals from a local source.During a Thursday, Dec. 19 meeting of the...

Printed Paper Online

December 26, 2024

Public Notices 12-26-24

December 23, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPIIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN STAGG, DECEASEDJOHN DAVID STAGG, EXECUTOR77CH1:2024-CV-244NOTICE TO...

Public Notices 12-19-24

December 18, 2024

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPIIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CASSIE B. MILLER, DECEASEDGREGORY L. GRAY, ADMINISTRATORNO. 2024-241NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF...

Pancakes With Santa

December 23, 2024

Paul Keane | The Wayne County NewsThe Waynesboro Kiwanis Club hosted its Annual Pancakes with Santa event Saturday in the Betty Cain Hurt Meeting...

Paul Keane | The Wayne County News
(Left to right) Chuck Hardee, Arthur Lee Nored, Charlie Hardee and Mike
Evans share words after the elder Hardee was presented with the
Waynesboro Lions Club's Civil Servant Award.

Hardee honored with Lions Club Civil Servant Award

December 23, 2024

Charles T. "Chuck" Hardee was presented with the Waynesboro Lions Club's Civil Servant Award last week.The award was presented during the club's...

Community Calendar 12-26-24

December 23, 2024

Sunday, Dec. 29McLendon First Sermon at Philadelphia M.B. ChurchBrother Freddrekious McLendon will preach his first sermon during a 2 p.m. service on Sunday, Dec. 29 at...

Obituaries 12-26-24

December 23, 2024

LOUISE FORDJune 8, 1930-Dec. 18, 2024Funeral services for Louise Ford, 94, of Millry, Ala., were conducted on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 from the Chapel of Freeman Funeral...

Obituaries 12-19-24

December 18, 2024

WILLARD FREEMAN HOLCOMBJuly 17, 1927-Dec. 13, 2024Funeral services for Willard Freeman Holcomb, 97, of Waynesboro, were conducted on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 from the...

Campus Kudos 12-26-24

December 23, 2024

Saksa Earns Master's DegreeCLEVELAND, Tenn. --- Brandon Wade Saksa of Waynesboro, MS, graduated with the Master of Arts in Ministry Studies from Lee University during the...

WCHS sweeps ECHS Tuesday night

December 18, 2024

Wayne County High School's basketball teams swept East Central at home Tuesday night.The War Eagles rolled to a 71-43 victory while the Lady War Eagles won by a 52-19...

Students of Month

December 18, 2024

Submitted | The Wayne County NewsThese students at Clara School were named Students of the Month for December after displaying the Character...

WCHS hoops teams sweep Vancleave

December 23, 2024

Wayne County High School's varsity basketball teams rolled past Vancleave in district games on Friday on the road.The Lady War Eagles took a 58-23 win over the Lady...

December 23, 2024

Submitted | The Wayne County NewsBeat Four's boys basketball team topped Buckatunna last week, 31-20, to take the County Tournament title.

Lady War Eagles hold off Quitman

December 18, 2024

By Paul KeaneThe Wayne County NewsIn a back-and-forth affair, Wayne County High School's varsity girls basketball team avenged an early-season loss...

December 23, 2024

Well, the holiday tradition continues, unfortunately.Over the last few years, my plans of having a nativity scene fill the entire front page of this paper in the issue...

Letter to the Editor: What a Difference a Day Makes

December 23, 2024

What A Difference A Day MakesDear Editor,The Waynesboro-Wayne County Library staff would like to express our deepest thanks to the Waynesboro Police Department for...

This Is Why We Can't Grow, Prosper

December 18, 2024

This is exactly why we can't have nice things around here. It is also the reason that many industries and businesses tend to look our way but then cruise past our county to...

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County Garbage Pickup Holiday Schedule

December 23, 2024

Wayne County's Sanitation Department will operate its rural curbside waste collection routes as normal on Tuesday, Dec. 24.There will be no...

Free permits must be obtained to sell items in courthouse parking lot

December 23, 2024

Residents are being reminded that they must have a permit from the county in order to sell their goods and wares in the courthouse parking lot on Saturdays.The permits are...

Newly elected officials sworn into office

December 23, 2024

Paul Keane | The Wayne County News(Clockwise from top left) Justice Court Judge Charles Chapman swears in newly elected Beat 3 School Board Member...

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