Category: News

Commissioners approve budget, tax increase
June 1, 2021 No Responses

Commissioners approve budget, tax increase

The Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved a budget plan Tuesday that includes a tax increase the board says will help move the county forward — and also make some much-needed, and long overdue, improvements. Board members heard comments on...
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WCPS has big plans for its $80 million in COVID funds
May 21, 2021 one Response

WCPS has big plans for its $80 million in COVID funds

More than $80 million in coronavirus funding over the next few years will allow Wayne County Public Schools to execute millions of dollars in school repairs and upgrades and to make improvements in technical education, including providing a device for...
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COVID funds save WCPS beginning teachers
May 21, 2021 No Responses

COVID funds save WCPS beginning teachers

Wayne County Public Schools will be able to keep its beginning teachers as a result of extra federal funding. The North Carolina Department of Instruction approved the Wayne County School District’s plan late Thursday for using the next round of...
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County: 21-year-old dead in Busco Beach accident
April 30, 2021 No Responses

County: 21-year-old dead in Busco Beach accident

A 21-year-old died Friday evening after an ATV accident at Busco Beach. According to a news release from the Wayne County government, the incident occurred just before 8 p.m. “The vehicle was being driven on an uneven trail which caused...
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Allen honored by governor, General Assembly
April 19, 2021 one Response

Allen honored by governor, General Assembly

Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen made a brief return to City Hall Monday evening to receive honors from Gov. Roy Cooper and the North Carolina General Assembly. Allen was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, an honor reserved...
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Work paused on Fremont school; WCPS wary of funding proposal
April 5, 2021 3 Responses

Work paused on Fremont school; WCPS wary of funding proposal

Wayne County Public Schools officials are delaying any further work on a plan to construct a new elementary school in Fremont while they review a proposal on how to fund it. Acting Superintendent Dr. David Lewis spoke to members of...
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Father’s body recovered from Neuse
March 31, 2021 No Responses

Father’s body recovered from Neuse

Two days after the body of his 5-year-old son, Braylin, was recovered from the Neuse River, the body of 38-year-old Sterling Holman was recovered by search crews. Wayne County 911 received a call Wednesday at 8:02 p.m. requesting a water...
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Lewis: WCPS will have balanced budget, but needs more funding from county
March 30, 2021 one Response

Lewis: WCPS will have balanced budget, but needs more funding from county

Wayne County Public Schools is going to need up to an additional $1.7 million from the county to maintain its current level of services to students, officials told the Board of Education during its budget planning session Tuesday. The district...
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Search crews recover body of 5-year-old along Neuse
March 29, 2021 No Responses

Search crews recover body of 5-year-old along Neuse

Search crews this afternoon recovered the body of a 5-year-old who went missing Wednesday after falling into the Neuse River. According to a news release issued by Wayne County officials, Braylin Holman was located in the Neuse River around 2...
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School Board: All grades will return under Plan A
March 16, 2021 4 Responses

School Board: All grades will return under Plan A

Under authority granted to them by the “Reopen Our Schools Act,” members of the Wayne County Board of Education voted 4-3 to send all students, K-12, back to local classrooms. Board chairman Chris West and board members Len Henderson and...
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