The Goldsboro City Council officially accepted Mayor Chuck Allen’s resignation, declared his seat vacant and set a course for replacing him during its work session Monday evening. But the vote did not come without incident. Councilwoman Brandi Matthews objected to…
City Council passes budget, property tax increase
Despite opposition from two members of the board, the Goldsboro City Council passed a $68.4 million spending plan during a special called meeting Friday evening. Councilwoman Brandi Matthews and Councilwoman Hiawatha Jones voted against the measure. Noteworthy developments on the…
Mayor Chuck Allen, citing health decline, resigns
Less than two weeks after his last public appearance, Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen submitted his letter of resignation Tuesday morning — citing declining health, as he continues to battle brain cancer. “The time has come,” the letter reads, adding that…
It’s time for leadership in Goldsboro, not the blame game.
When your house is on fire, where the initial spark came from isn’t what matters. Not right then. Not when the sirens are blaring. In that moment, it’s about putting out the flames to contain the damage. Well, right now,…
Council members battle over tax, water hikes
Should members of the Goldsboro City Council fail to pass a proposed 3-cent property tax increase and a 15-percent water rate hike, the city would find itself in a dire situation, Finance Director Catherine Gwynn told the board during its…
Virtual is an option this fall … with a catch
Wayne County students who want or who need to participate in virtual learning this fall will be able to do so — but course offerings will be limited and they will not be eligible to participate in extra-curricular in-school events…
School Board approves new school on SJAFB
The Wayne County Board of Education has approved a measure to create the Wayne School of Technical Arts in cooperation with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The STEM school, which would open in fall 2022, will serve 420 students (at…
Allen immortalized
Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen was honored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Friday morning during a ceremony inside the Wayne County Courthouse, where “Chuck Allen Highway” — a strip of the U.S. 70 Bypass, between North Berkeley Boulevard and…
WCC president resigns
Wayne Community College President Dr. Thomas Walker Jr. resigned this morning to accept a leadership position with the University of North Carolina System. His last day on the job will be July 23. “We wish Dr. Walker the very best…
Critical moments require tough — but prudent — decisions. City water rate hike is one of them.
It is a decision, but it is not a good one. So we are going to try one more time to tell members of the Goldsboro City Council why there is only one right choice when it comes to the…