Goldsboro High School’s Mighty Marching Cougar Band hosted a “Battle of the Bands” jamboree Saturday. The well-attended event was created to raise funds for new uniforms for the storied group. The following photographs were taken by Ken Fine.
The kids are not alright.
We have been biting our tongues for months. Honestly, we didn’t know how to responsibly start the discussion. And we knew just how important it was to do this right. We know you have been worried, too — because you…
Charges dismissed, but Southern Wayne teacher remains suspended
Wayne County District Attorney Matthew Delbridge dismissed charges filed against a Southern Wayne High School science teacher in the aftermath of an incident that unfolded during a school basketball game Feb. 16 — determining that “school administrative authority is best…
Goldsboro Mayor David Ham receives official notice of impending state audit
Two months after State Treasurer Dale Folwell 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,” Mayor David Ham has been officially notified that the “performance audit”…
Satterfield tapped as Chamber president
The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce has a new leader. Scott Satterfield, one of the faces of the community — thanks largely to his work with the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation — has been chosen as the organization’s next president….
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…
GHS tour answers some questions, raises others
When a story about students reporting poor conditions at a local school goes viral, and a few days later a sunny Facebook post announces that repair work is being done, that two state representatives, school officials and the media have…
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,…
SWHS incident raises real questions. It is time we got real answers.
We have been trying to believe that the encounter between Southern Wayne High School teacher Anthony Williams and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office deputy and school resource officer Albert Wood was nothing more than a misunderstanding. We hoped that there was…
David Ham finally stands for fiscal responsibility … by voting ‘no’ on Dillard-Goldsboro donation?
Perhaps it was simply a lapse in judgment — a case of the Mondays that resulted in a vote that can be characterized as both out of touch and counterintuitive. But David Ham’s lone “no” when it came to the…