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…
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…
Never, ever forgotten
The amulet Barbara Cleary wears around her neck is more than just a piece of jewelry that once belonged to her late husband. It is the talisman that brought him home to her — years after Maj. Pete Cleary’s plane…
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…
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…
Democko resigns from Board of Education
Wayne County Board of Education Vice Chairman Dr. Joe Democko resigned Monday, citing personal reasons. At the end of the board’s meeting, Democko said he was stepping down Oct. 1 because his mother, who lives in New York, has received…
LGC: Wayne Register of Deeds violated General Statute, failed to remit payment to state
Less than a month after a local resident submitted a sprawling complaint against Register of Deeds Constance Coram to District Attorney Matthew Delbridge, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, the Secretary of State’s Office and various other state and local…
Deal reached on up to $23 million Fremont school
Wayne County’s commissioners and school district have a formal agreement for funding the construction of a new elementary school (pending attorney approval) just about a year after discussions began about the project. But at least two commissioners raised concerns about…
Bus driver shortage leaves some WCPS students waiting for buses that never come
Valerie Lechner is tired of asking someone to fix the problem with her 13-year-old’s bus ride to school — or lack of one. She and many Wayne County Public Schools parents are complaining on social media and in messages to…
Rivalry restored
The Charles B. Aycock Golden Falcons lost their season opener to rival Rosewood in dramatic fashion Friday evening in Pikeville. For more photos, follow the New Old North on Facebook and Instagram @newoldnorth