A younger Ronnie McClary was wearing the blue and gold the last time the Goldsboro High School football team made it to the Regional Finals. It was 2003, and the Cougars found themselves a game away from a shot at…
Aycock slams West Johnston
Kam Prince took flight for the Charles B. Aycock Golden Falcons in a 68-43 blowout over conference foe West Johnston. For more photos, follow New Old North on Facebook and Instagram @newoldnorth
Enough is enough. ROD Constance Coram needs to go.
There’s a time to tell it like it is. And when it comes to the county’s ongoing debacle with the Register of Deeds office, it is long past time. So it was somewhat disturbing — but not at all surprising…
School Board eyes pay raises for classified employees, but district still won’t release expensive attorney’s bills — even to a board member
If you watched the live stream of the special called Wayne County Board of Education meeting Wednesday, you know that the board’s top budget priority — other than keeping the district’s budget balanced — is coming up with a way…
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,…
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. …
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 businesses, states and…
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 misappropriation.” The decision, which was announced via a press release earlier today,…
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…
Dressed in camouflage, Aycock students honor lives lost in East Carteret plane crash
A week ago, they were strangers — the students who attend Wayne County’s largest public high school and the roughly 600 teenagers walking the halls of a facility that serves 13 “Down East” communities in Carteret County. In Pikeville, they…