Author: Kenneth Fine

Kenneth Fine is an award-winning journalist who resides in Eastern North Carolina. His early work covering the military saw him travel to New York on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and Afghanistan in 2009 to cover the Global War on Terror. More recently, he co-authored an investigative series that earned national acclaim and was republished in The Guardian and Saveur Magazine. Fine has received dozens of honors from the North Carolina Press Association since 2005, but his most prestigious awards include the 2018 Phil D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, a 2018 Society of Environmental Journalists award, a 2018 Society for Professional Journalists Green Eyeshade Award, and a 2018 Society for Features Journalism award. You can reach him at kfine@newoldnorth.com
Bond agency strips Goldsboro of credit rating
November 4, 2020 3 Responses

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...
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A low-profile contest could speak volumes about who we are
October 13, 2020 3 Responses

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...
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NCDHHS: Wayne Christian has biggest COVID cluster in the state
September 29, 2020 No Responses

NCDHHS: Wayne Christian has biggest COVID cluster in the state

Less than two weeks after Wayne Christian School officials confirmed a move to all-virtual instruction after “two, unrelated members of the of the WCS family” tested positive for COVID-19, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has iden...
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Council: Floyd mural? Yes. Reparations? No.
September 21, 2020 4 Responses

Council: Floyd mural? Yes. Reparations? No.

The Goldsboro City Council approved the installation of a George Floyd mural at the T.C. Coley Community Center, but dismissed a reparations resolution introduced earlier this month by former councilman and mayoral candidate Bevan Foster. The mural, which was ...
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City denies liability, but still paid $25,000 to settle with department head who alleged discrimination
August 24, 2020 2 Responses

City denies liability, but still paid $25,000 to settle with department head who alleged discrimination

The city of Goldsboro denied liability in a discrimination lawsuit filed by one of its department heads against both the city and District 1 Councilman Antonio Williams, but still paid her $25,000 to settle the matter. According to the settlement...
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Council members fail to achieve censure for censor
August 18, 2020 6 Responses

Council members fail to achieve censure for censor

The Goldsboro City Council meeting ended with a touch of drama Monday, as three council members voted to censure Mayor Chuck Allen. Well, at least we think that’s what they wanted to do. It was, in reality, somewhat confusing —...
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Lawsuit: Maxwell Foods says Chinese-owned Smithfield breached contract, trying to run company out of hog business
August 14, 2020 5 Responses

Lawsuit: Maxwell Foods says Chinese-owned Smithfield breached contract, trying to run company out of hog business

Several days after confirming it was shutting down its hog production arm, Goldsboro Milling Co., Maxwell Foods, LLC, filed a lawsuit against pork giant Smithfield Foods Inc. — claiming that the Chinese-owned company is “unlawfully running Maxwell out of t...
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Write-ins emerge to take on Foster, Coram in November
August 5, 2020 2 Responses

Write-ins emerge to take on Foster, Coram in November

Two local residents have emerged as challengers in elections that seemed, after the March Democratic primary, to be all but over. Wayne County Board of Elections officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon that Tina Arnder and Kenneth Coley have fulfilled the requ...
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State Board of Elections: Foster is valid winner of District 3 Democratic Primary
July 31, 2020 No Responses

State Board of Elections: Foster is valid winner of District 3 Democratic Primary

After a several month back and forth, Bevan Foster was vindicated by state elections officials Friday afternoon. During an appeal of the Wayne County Board of Elections July 7 decision that validated a protest of the election of the former...
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Team Goldsboro founder answers council meeting criticism of PAC
July 15, 2020 No Responses

Team Goldsboro founder answers council meeting criticism of PAC

Several city residents and a member of the Goldsboro City Council took aim at a local political action committee during the council’s Monday meeting — alleging the group is “racist,” reflects poorly on the city and is run, in part,...
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