A growing problem

A growing problem

We were about to share our opinion in a very different way. It was hellfire and brimstone with lots of outrage and biting commentary. And we would have been justified in stoking just that sort of bonfire. It was hard...
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Time for new leadership

Time for new leadership

It is time for a hard truth. And what we are about to say should not be evaluated based on statements like, “He’s a Republican and we need to support him” or “I have known him all my life, and...
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Ds + Fs = Low-Performing District

Ds + Fs = Low-Performing District

It would be easy to hurl a scathing bunch of similes and metaphors to describe the shock and horror of the report card Wayne County Public Schools brought home this week. And it would be just as easy to start...
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School report cards are in — and they’re not good

School report cards are in — and they’re not good

The numbers are in, and they speak — loudly — for themselves. Wayne County Public Schools has been designated a Low-Performing District, according to standards set by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The district’s report card — rel...
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It’s time we heard from Larry Pierce

It’s time we heard from Larry Pierce

Confidence and trust.  They are essential in any leadership position, but they are critical in a public official. When they are lost, or considerably shaken, that means something. And we think that is exactly what has happened at the Wayne...
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School board takes an epic roadtrip

School board takes an epic roadtrip

Want to know what happens when there is no one holding a school board to account and a puppet chairman is being fooled into believing he is in charge while he and a self-important, wanna-be power broker get their egos...
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Time’s up! Without more city police, the criminals win.

Time’s up! Without more city police, the criminals win.

Did you hear the one about the Aug. 5 shooting — the one involving two people who are so young, their identities cannot legally be released by law enforcement — that resulted in bullets penetrating Goldsboro Fire Station Engine 5?...
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Our next chapter begins

Our next chapter begins

We know we have been quiet for a while. It was done deliberately. We have spent that time thinking a lot about mission, about community and about journalism. We don’t have to tell you that the last item on that...
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Teen brings loaded handgun to Eastern Wayne High

Teen brings loaded handgun to Eastern Wayne High

A teenager brought a loaded handgun to Eastern Wayne High School today, according to several teachers with knowledge of the incident and an automated message that was sent to parents moments ago. The school was not locked down at any...
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WCPS superintendent announces retirement

WCPS superintendent announces retirement

Wayne County Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. David Lewis announced his retirement Monday evening in a letter to members of the district’s leadership team. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the students, families, staff, and comm...
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