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

July 9, 2020 27 Responses

They knew.

They knew. And he knew. Those are five powerful — and infuriating — words. Here are a few more. The majority of the Wayne County Board of Education talked about the deficit and worrisome expenses in certain categories like contract...

July 8, 2020 No Responses

Attorney: Foster will appeal Wayne board’s decision

In a news release, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice announced that former Goldsboro City Councilman and mayoral candidate Bevan Foster would appeal a decision handed down Tuesday by the Wayne County Board of Elections. The board voted 3-2 to...

July 7, 2020 2 Responses

BREAKING NEWS: Board of Elections rules against Foster, sends case back to state officials for ‘corrective action’

In a 3-2 vote, the Wayne County Board of Elections ruled against former Goldsboro City Councilman and mayoral candidate Bevan Foster Tuesday morning after an evidentiary hearing ordered last week by state officials. The hearing represented the latest chapter i...

June 29, 2020 2 Responses

Breaking News: State Board of Elections grants appeal in challenge of Foster’s primary victory

Nearly three weeks after the Wayne County Board of Elections dismissed a protest from a group of Goldsboro residents who challenged Bevan Foster’s primary victory in the Democratic race for the Board of Commissioners District 3 seat, the State Board...

June 17, 2020 2 Responses

Questions are fine, but don’t forget the value of fighting for SJAFB

When there are major questions about a local board charged with taking care of the public interest, there tend to be questions raised about others. So, it is not out of line for Goldsboro City Council members Brandi Matthews and...

June 17, 2020 4 Responses

Tempers flare as council members spar over budget, proposed audit, lobbyists

One Goldsboro City Council member didn’t vote to approve the budget because it did not include funding for a forensic audit of the city’s books. Another took exception to what he characterized as a tax hike disguised as a 17.5%...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

As COVID-19 numbers, hospitalizations increase, state publishes school reopening options for governor to choose from

Social distancing markers on floors. No self-service for food or drinks in the cafeteria. Symptom screening — including temperature checks — for everyone who wants to enter a school building. Increased cleaning and disinfection of everything from facilitie...

Breaking News: Foster election challenge thrown out by Board of Elections

June 10, 2020 No Responses