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March 21, 2022 No Responses

City approves 20-percent utility rate hike

The Goldsboro City Council approved a 20-percent utility rate increase during its pre-meeting work session Monday evening via a 5-2 vote. For complete coverage of this developing story — and the other matters discussed by the board — follow the...

March 7, 2022 15 Responses

Goldsboro High students plead with council to intervene as ‘unsafe’ historic school ‘deteriorates’

Three Goldsboro High School students came to the Goldsboro City Council Monday to ask for help fixing up a school they say once was a source of pride in the city but is now ignored, neglected and unsafe. Christopher Smith,...

February 28, 2022 5 Responses

Suspended Southern Wayne teacher hires attorney, will file civil lawsuit

An attorney for the Southern Wayne High School science teacher who was suspended with pay following an incident that unfolded on the Dudley campus Feb. 16 has released additional details about what Anthony Williams says transpired that evening. The Wayne...

February 24, 2022 5 Responses

Southern Wayne students stage walkout to protest teacher’s suspension

More than 150 Southern Wayne High School students staged a walkout Thursday in support of a teacher suspended after an incident at a Feb. 16 Southern Wayne basketball game. SWHS science teacher Anthony Williams was charged with having a weapon...

January 27, 2022 No Responses

Daniels stepping down as Chamber president

After nearly a decade leading the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Kate Daniels is stepping down — telling the New Old North that she felt the Chamber was postured well for a change in leadership. “We have paid off debt,...

January 20, 2022 No Responses

With Fiscal Accountability Agreement, LGC puts Goldsboro on notice: Fix your finances, or face potential takeover

Should Goldsboro fail to comply with the terms of a Fiscal Accountability Agreement sent to Mayor David Ham, City Manager Tim Salmon and Finance Officer Catherine Gwynn Jan. 7, the Local Government Commission could take control of the city’s finances. ....

January 13, 2022 No Responses

No COVID vaccines required for Wayne County businesses, as SCOTUS strikes down Biden’s mandate

Wayne County employers — including Wayne County Public Schools — will no longer be required to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for their employees, as the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s vaccine or testing requirement Thursday. Private business...

January 12, 2022 No Responses

State Treasurer: Goldsboro finances ‘might be in disarray’

State Treasurer Dale Folwell has instructed State Auditor Beth Wood to conduct a “thorough audit” of Goldsboro’s books amid concerns that “its finances might be in disarray and therefore vulnerable to mismanagement or misapprop...

January 11, 2022 No Responses

15 Wayne County schools to require masks starting Wednesday

A Monday vote by the Wayne County Board of Education resulted in mask mandates at 15 local schools with a greater than 8-percent exclusion rate. In other words, if 8 percent or more of a particular school’s population is currently...

January 10, 2022 No Responses

WCPS mask mandates will be dictated by school metrics

The Wayne County Board of Education voted Monday evening to take a school-by-school approach when determining whether or not to mandate masks. Under the newly approved measure (board members Patricia Burden and Len Henderson voted ‘no’), masks woul...

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