The Wayne County Board of Education voted to seek additional applications in its search for a new superintendent during its special-called meeting Wednesday — and, as Dr. James Merrill prepares to leave the district, named his replacement. Assistant Superintendent Dr….
School Board reverses course, Plan A for K-5 off the table for now
The Wayne County Board of Education reversed course Wednesday during a special-called meeting, and will no longer bring K-5 students back to face-to-face instruction under Plan A after the holiday break. The board voted 5-2 (Jennifer Strickland and Wade Leatham…
Missing seals halt business at county ROD office
Wayne County residents will not be able to do official business at the county Register of Deeds office until Wednesday or Thursday at the earliest, officials said, because seals necessary to certify everything from real estate documents to birth and…
K-5’s return under Plan A highlights eventful BOE meeting
The Wayne County Board of Education has decided to send students in kindergarten through fifth grade back to school under Plan A — full-time face to face — come January. Board member Jennifer Strickland made the motion at the board’s…
School Board to Central Office: Make Plan A happen for K-5
The Wayne County Board of Education voted 5-2 to direct Central Office staff to find a way to make Plan A happen for K-5 by the beginning of second semester. Under the plan, those students who opt in will attend…
Goldsboro’s HUD funding in jeopardy
Goldsboro City Manager Tim Salmon told key city staff and members of the City Council Friday that funding from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development will likely be suspended. The move by HUD would be the latest repercussion…
Is the School Board about to make another bad decision?
Sometimes, you just can’t wait and see what is going to happen. Sometimes, you have to speak up before the deed goes down — just in case you can talk some sense into someone. And that is the case when…
City misses audit deadline … again
Despite assuring the Office of the State Treasurer that its long overdue 2018-19 audit would be submitted by November 30, the city of Goldsboro has still not handed over the financial documents to state officials. Officials at City Hall also…
School board members want more in-person instruction for high school students
Members of the Wayne County Board of Education have asked high school principals to figure out what it would take to put more students in face-to-face learning come January. But administrators and Central Office personnel say no decision or firm…
Check your list twice, right here at home
I have been on a secret mission for the past couple of weeks. I, like all of you, have been watching the toll the pandemic has been taking on local, small businesses. Many of them are struggling to keep their…