Ceredo Mayor Mose A. Napier doesn t agree with the numbers, but he agrees with that people are moving into newer homes in the suburbs. This is fewer people than we had in 1940. Kesha McCoy has lived in the town of Wayne all her life. She said shewasn t surprised the community has lost people or that the county has gained. Those numbers don t surprise me at all.
People come and go all the time.
Wayne County Commission President Rick Wellman said Wayne County s population shift is following a national trend. The growth in the Lavalette area can be traced to water and sewer service. The new people are just buying houses nearer their work. I think you re going to see more of that over the next 10 years. I ve always said that Wayne County is the most peaceful place in the country to live.