Wayne County Public School Superintendent Dr. David Lewis announced Friday that the district would be using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund dollars to award thousands of dollars in bonuses to teachers, staff and substitute teachers. The money, Lewis…
WCPS: New threat against CBA emerges, rumors of ‘shots fired’ not true
Parents of Charles B. Aycock High School students are currently picking up their children from campus en masse after a new social media threat against the school prompted district officials to send out two calls. Wayne County Public Schools Public…
WCPS responds to social media threat against CBA
Extra law enforcement will be in place at Charles B. Aycock High School Thursday in response to a school shooting threat on social media. The message, which the school district said was originally posted on Snapchat, began circulating as a…
Former employee accuses Register of Deeds of stalking her
A former employee of the Register of Deeds Office has filed for a no-contact order against her former boss, alleging that Constance Coram has been stalking her. A hearing has been ordered on the request, which was filed Tuesday morning…
Despite roadblocks from state, WCPS will remain closed Nov. 12
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…
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….