Less than three weeks after they were informed that the city has had its bond rating withdrawn, more than $600,000 in grant funds frozen and is not currently eligible to borrow money, Goldsboro City Council members discussed what triggered those…
State Housing Finance Agency freezes funds for Goldsboro
The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency notified City Manager Tim Salmon in September that it was freezing funds that would typically find their way into Goldsboro coffers. In a Sept. 17 letter obtained by the New Old North, Michael Handley,…
Merrill: WCPS exploring opening school on Seymour Johnson
Interim Superintendent Dr. James Merrill announced during Thursday’s Board of Education meeting that Wayne County Public Schools is exploring the possibility of opening a school on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The school would be “jointly attended by children of…
Bond agency strips Goldsboro of credit rating
The State Treasurer’s Office sent a letter to members of the Goldsboro City Council Oct. 29, warning that the city’s credit rating and its ability to borrow money are in jeopardy. The letter also revealed that one of the nation’s…
Former CBA teacher charged with three counts of taking indecent liberties with a student
A former Charles B. Aycock English teacher was arrested today and charged by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office with three felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a student. Keith Gerald Woodard III, 32, was suspended by Wayne County Public…
COVID-19 cluster identified within Health Department
Another COVID-19 cluster has been reported in Wayne County — this time, within the department responsible for contract tracing and tracking the virus in local schools and businesses. A “minimum of five” Health Department employees with a “plausible epidemiologic linkage”…
COVID-19 cluster forces closure of North Drive Elementary
North Drive Elementary will be closed indefinitely — and the school will transition to all-remote learning — as Wayne County Public Schools officials keep an eye on what the district has characterized as its first COVID-19 cluster. The announcement was…
A low-profile contest could speak volumes about who we are
All too often, it seems as though our nation is stuck in neutral — that a refusal, from those on both sides of the political aisle, to break from party lines is preventing progress. We ignore bad behavior by those…
WCPS adds COVID-19 dashboard to website
Wayne County Public Schools, in an effort “to help keep its school communities informed,” launched a dashboard on the district’s website that will provide the public with up-to-date COVID-19 data. Since schools reopened to students and staff in August, the…
Sweeping change on local boards isn’t coming, but we can still send a message
When Wayne County’s remaining registered voters head to the polls Tuesday, they will not have the opportunity to bring sweeping change to the dynamics of local boards. Unlike last year, when the outcome of races for the Goldsboro City Council…