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March 12, 2020 2 Responses

High school sports suspended amid COVID-19 fears

The N.C. High School Athletic Association announced this afternoon that it would suspend all sports through April 6, amid fears associated with the potential spread of COVID-19. “As much as we would like the opportunity for our student-athletes, coaches, and...

March 12, 2020 2 Responses

Award-winning editor comes ‘home’ to help lead New Old North

Sometimes a place just stays with you. It might be the happy memories you had there or the friends you made along the way. And because of both of those, a piece of my heart has remained in North Carolina...

February 24, 2020 No Responses

School board votes to begin accepting applications for Pridgen’s seat

Members of the Wayne County School Board paved the way for filling the void left by the recent death of their longest-tenured colleague Monday evening. Make no mistake. They know there is no replacing Rick Pridgen. But his seat on...

February 8, 2020 one Response

Wayne Academy principal, three others placed on leave by school district

Wayne Academy’s principal — and three other staff members — have been placed on administrative leave by the district. Wayne County Public Schools communications and public relations officer Ken Derksen confirmed that Dr. William Vann, Delontae Jackson, M...

February 3, 2020 8 Responses

Breaking: Williams resigns from GWTA board

At the tail end of a nine-minute speech — more on that later — District 1 Councilman Antonio Williams announced his resignation from the Goldsboro-Wayne Transportation Authority board during this evening’s Goldsboro City Council meeting. The position...

January 16, 2020 No Responses

Aycock principal Dr. Earl Moore announces retirement

In a news release that will almost certainly stun the Wayne County Public Schools community, the district confirmed today that Charles B. Aycock principal Dr. Earl Moore is retiring Feb. 28 after a career in education that has spanned more...

January 9, 2020 one Response

Tax hike would fund $32 million for school projects

A new Fremont Elementary School, additional classrooms at Northwest and Rosewood Elementary, renovations on 10 campuses and safety and security upgrades on another 27 would be funded using money collected by a quarter-cent sales tax increase that will be on...

November 23, 2019 No Responses

Trever is OK. His mom is thankful.

Angela Reid was in the stands when her son elevated for a dunk. A second later, she watched him falling toward the hardwoods. Then she heard what she characterized as the “thud” that silenced the hundreds who converged on the...

November 19, 2019 No Responses

Wayne Country Day headmaster resigns amid allegations of misconduct

According to an email sent to Wayne Country Day parents obtained by the New Old North, Headmaster Todd Anderson has resigned amid “serious concerns” uncovered by “an outside law firm.” Among the allegations are inappropriate sexual cond...

November 8, 2019 No Responses

Breaking: Metz resigns as DGDC director

She has been the face of downtown Goldsboro for more than 20 years, but Thursday, Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation Director Julie Metz announced that she is moving on. Metz, who joined the DGDC in September 1999, officially resigned from her...

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