Goldsboro could have a new mayor as soon as August 16, as members of the City Council approved the timeline by which they will replace former Mayor Chuck Allen during their meeting Monday evening. Councilwoman Brandi Matthews voted against the…
Lewis named WCPS superintendent
After months of searching and interviewing, the Wayne County Board of Education found the district’s new superintendent in its own back yard. The board met this evening and approved the hiring of Dr. David Lewis, assistant superintendent of accountability/information technology,…
WCPS, once $5 million in the hole, is now debt free
Wayne County Public Schools is officially out of debt. The Board of Education approved paying off the district’s $3 million loan to the School Nutrition Fund at a special called meeting Tuesday. The payment, which will be made from a…
Council accepts Allen’s resignation
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…
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…
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…
For 125 years, they have been there for us. The least we can do is honor their care.
Behind every brick at Wayne UNC Health Care is a story. Each signifies a moment in the lives of the families who have passed through its doors. For 125 years, the rooms and hallways of the hospital’s many locations have…