Both Charles B. Aycock and Goldsboro High School lost Thursday evening in the first round of the North Carolina football playoffs. The Golden Falcons fell 50-6 to Northside and the Cougars were defeated 34-14 by Northeastern. Rosewood, the only Wayne…
GHS playoff game moved up due to weather
The Goldsboro High School football team will begin its playoff run a day earlier than expected, as a storm brewing off the coast of North Carolina prompted officials to move the game from Friday evening to Thursday at 7:30 p.m….
Salute
Hundreds of Wayne County residents converged on downtown Goldsboro Monday morning to honor those who have served— and those currently serving — in the military.
Breaking: Rosewood gets a 1-seed, three Wayne County teams make playoffs
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its final brackets for the high school football championships Saturday and three Wayne County teams made the cut. That means it’s a new season for Charles B. Aycock, Goldsboro and Rosewood, and…
Breaking: Metz resigns as DGDC director
She has been the face of downtown Goldsboro for more than 20 years, but Thursday, Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation Director Julie Metz announced that she is moving on. Metz, who joined the DGDC in September 1999, officially resigned from her…
Dillard, Brogden could be taken over by Innovative School District
Unless they show significant academic improvement over the next four years, two Wayne County schools face being taken over by the Innovative School District, a 2016 creation of the General Assembly that turns control of low-performing schools over from local…
Cougars stuff Midway
A Jykeis Mclean pick-six and a Jamin Jacobs-to-J.B.Rhodes touchdown were only a part of the story Friday evening, as the Goldsboro High School defense smacked Midway on the road to help the Cougars secure a 15-0 victory. With their second…
The dream is still alive: Jacobs is back under center
On summer nights, you could find him on the Goldsboro High School football field — scrambling to elude tacklers, launching perfect spirals to his friend and teammate Deonte Moore. Different scenarios would play out in his head. He learned to…
GHS, on Senior Night, beats James Kenan 28-20
The Goldsboro High School football team kept its playoff hopes alive and gave its seniors a victory on Senior Night, as the Cougars defeated James Kenan 28-20 on a late touchdown strike from junior quarterback Jamin Jacobs to senior running…
Their true agenda: distract, distort, deflect
If they really had been concerned about attracting quality teachers to inner-city schools, those who started yet another false controversy at the Oct. 21 Goldsboro City Council meeting could have done more than just throw out a stipend proposal minutes…