Category: News

Board attorney: Vaccine mandate applies to WCPS
November 5, 2021 2 Responses

Board attorney: Vaccine mandate applies to WCPS

If the federal vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees remains in effect, come January, all Wayne County Public Schools employees will have to be vaccinated — or adhere to strict testing and masking requirements — if they...
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County Officials: Register of Deeds misused county funds, violated labor laws
November 3, 2021 one Response

County Officials: Register of Deeds misused county funds, violated labor laws

As if a sprawling complaint filed with numerous state and local agencies, including District Attorney Matthew Delbridge, was not enough, Wayne County Register of Deeds Constance Coram allegedly misused county funds and violated labor laws this summer. Despite ...
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Embattled Register of Deeds escorted out of Commissioners meeting
November 2, 2021 No Responses

Embattled Register of Deeds escorted out of Commissioners meeting

Register of Deeds Constance Coram was removed by law enforcement officials from the Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning after refusing to adhere to the time limit rule during the board’s public comment period. Before she began her...
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School Board makes masks optional starting Nov. 3
November 1, 2021 one Response

School Board makes masks optional starting Nov. 3

The Wayne County Board of Education voted to make masking optional in Wayne County Public Schools during its meeting Monday evening. The board voted 5-2 to end the mask mandate as of Wednesday morning, with Patricia Burden and Len Henderson...
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Foucht appointed to Board of Education
October 21, 2021 No Responses

Foucht appointed to Board of Education

A Wayne Community College employee is the newest member of the Wayne County Board of Education. After a question-and-answer session with each of two candidates during a special-called meeting Thursday, the board took less than 10 minutes to appoint Craig...
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Gaylor appointed to City Council
October 18, 2021 2 Responses

Gaylor appointed to City Council

Goldsboro’s District 5 has a new representative. Wayne Community College Associate Vice President Charles Gaylor IV was appointed to fill the seat, which was vacated by Mayor David Ham, Monday during the City Council’s final meeting of the month. Of...
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Church’s mission continues
September 30, 2021 one Response

Church’s mission continues

A trip to First Presbyterian Church’s Yard Sale Saturday might get you a nice piece of china to add to your dining room. But you will also help build a church in Mexico. Or you might find the perfect end...
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Community mourns as former Mayor Chuck Allen passes
September 17, 2021 one Response

Community mourns as former Mayor Chuck Allen passes

Wayne County lost a champion today. Chuck Allen, former mayor of Goldsboro and longtime City Council member, has died after a long battle with brain cancer. Allen was a hometown boy. He was raised in Goldsboro/Wayne County and graduated from...
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WCPS reports two COVID clusters at Norwayne Middle
September 15, 2021 No Responses

WCPS reports two COVID clusters at Norwayne Middle

Wayne County Public Schools reported two separate COVID-19 clusters at Norwayne Middle School today. The clusters involve a total of 11 students — five students in an in-school cluster and six in a football team cluster. “We learned about the...
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Residents seek protection against Charles B. Aycock High School name change
September 14, 2021 2 Responses

Residents seek protection against Charles B. Aycock High School name change

Nearly a year and a half after local NAACP president Sylvia Barnes said pulling Gov. Charles B. Aycock’s name off a Wayne County high school was non-negotiable — and long overdue — the issue came to the fore at Monday’s...
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