MOUNT OLIVE — Mount Olive honored local graduates Tuesday evening with a parade dedicated not just to one particular institution, but to all the schools young men and women from the town will graduate from in the coming weeks. Students…
Cougar caravan crashes Center Street
Members of the Goldsboro High School Class of 2020 closed out the week with a raucous graduation parade that brought them through — and their loved ones to — the heart of downtown.
Breaking News: Health Department officials urge school board to stick to original graduation plan
Dr. James Stackhouse, a medical consultant with the Wayne County Health Department, told members of the Wayne County Board of Education that COVID-19 remains a threat to local residents and recommended that the school district continue with the graduation plan…
Breaking News: Commissioner Joe Gurley passes
Joe Gurley, a Wayne County Commissioner and former chairman of the board has died, the county said in a news release. “The County of Wayne is saddened to hear of the passing of Wayne County Commissioner A. Joe Gurley, III….
Another storm to overcome
As if they had not dealt with enough hardship, members of the Wayne School of Engineering Class of 2020 were thrown another curveball Wednesday evening, as a thunderstorm threatened to wash out the school’s graduation parade. But dozens of young…
School district tries to balance budget without cutting staff, enhancements
Wayne County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunsmore says the district faces a $5 million deficit, but slightly increasing class sizes — not cutting staff and student class offerings — might give the district the immediate solution it needs for…
Here are the dates, details for WCPS “live graduations”
It will start with cars — one for each member of the Class of 2020 and three guests. They will line up at Wayne Community College and at 8:20 p.m. (20:20 military time) the procession will leave the campus and…
Breaking news: WCPS will hold live graduations at Berkeley Mall
There will not be traditional graduation ceremonies for members of Wayne County Public Schools’ Class of 2020 this summer, but there will be “live ceremonies,” that WCPS officials characterized as one of “the most unique and complex” plans in the…
State gives glimpse into what schools could look like this fall
It is not yet known what schools will look like in the fall, but the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is preparing for the possibility of having to drastically transform public educational environments should threats from COVID-19…
Saints’ day
MOUNT OLIVE — It wasn’t the celebration they anticipated before COVID-19 forced school closures and disrupted their senior years, but members of the Southern Wayne High School Class of 2020 were honored Tuesday evening by parents, teachers, administrators, Mount Olive…