Wayne County Public Schools employees — classified and certified — will still get to take a long weekend this week, but state rules are requiring a bit of a change of plans, district officials announced Friday. Employees and students will…
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…
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 being provided…
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…
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…
Eastern Wayne, GHS, Rosewood and Princeton make football playoffs
Four area football teams have made the 2021 NCHSAA Football Playoffs, according to preliminary rankings that were released earlier this afternoon. Here’s what we know: • Rosewood is a 5-seed and has a first-round bye. • Princeton is a 1-seed…
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…
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…
Board’s hasty rehire of pricey attorney is latest financial misfire
Who would have believed that a little more than a few months after finally coming up for air after disastrous spending decisions that caused havoc in Wayne County Public Schools and left the district millions of dollars in debt, we…
Register of Deeds’ behavior at commission meeting is latest evidence she is unfit to serve
A change needs to be made at the courthouse, right now. It isn’t going to be easy and there are bureaucratic roadblocks along the way. And the same old sirens are going to sound the same old race-baiting battle call….