Category: News/Crime

School Board: All grades will return under Plan A
March 16, 2021 4 Responses

School Board: All grades will return under Plan A

Under authority granted to them by the “Reopen Our Schools Act,” members of the Wayne County Board of Education voted 4-3 to send all students, K-12, back to local classrooms. Board chairman Chris West and board members Len Henderson and...
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Mayor taking leave of absence to focus on cancer battle
March 15, 2021 4 Responses

Mayor taking leave of absence to focus on cancer battle

Not even two weeks after he won reelection in the fall of 2019, Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen received a daunting diagnosis. Doctors told him he had cancer — specifically, glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer there is. So,...
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Bell eyes new Rosewood Middle School, talks WCPS COVID funds
March 8, 2021 No Responses

Bell eyes new Rosewood Middle School, talks WCPS COVID funds

Two Wayne County legislators are announcing more than $24.8 million in COVID funds coming to Wayne County — and a plan to ask for a $20 million allocation to fund a new middle school in Rosewood. House Majority Leader Rep....
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Wayne commissioners unanimously approve 10-percent sewer rate hike
March 3, 2021 No Responses

Wayne commissioners unanimously approve 10-percent sewer rate hike

Wayne County sewer customers will pay about 10 percent more beginning this month, in part in response to an anticipated increase in sewer treatment fees by the city of Goldsboro, county officials decided at their meeting Tuesday. Members of the...
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Report: WCPS literacy, math, English scores have plummeted this year
March 2, 2021 2 Responses

Report: WCPS literacy, math, English scores have plummeted this year

The numbers are in, and they are not good. Acting Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Dr. Carol Artis brought more statistics to Monday’s meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education on how the district’s students are performing in...
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WCPS finds $1.3 million to use toward reducing $5 million deficit
March 1, 2021 No Responses

WCPS finds $1.3 million to use toward reducing $5 million deficit

The Wayne County school district remains more than $5 million in debt, but officials say they will pay off $1.3 million of that negative balance this month. Once that payment is made, the district will cut siginificantly into the $2...
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Mulberry Street drive-by victim in “serious” condition
March 1, 2021 No Responses

Mulberry Street drive-by victim in “serious” condition

The victim of a Sunday drive-by shooting on East Mulberry Street has been identified by Goldsboro police. Shameek Johnson, 25, is listed in serious condition and is being treated for a gunshot wound at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Residents...
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Drive-by shooting leaves man injured, neighborhood shaken
February 28, 2021 No Responses

Drive-by shooting leaves man injured, neighborhood shaken

At just before 2 p.m. Sunday, the sound of gunfire rattled the residents of East Mulberry Street. Moments later, people emerged from their houses and ran to the aid of a man bleeding on the sidewalk near the intersection of...
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“Eastbound & Downtown” wins first place, among five New Old North awards in state press contest
February 26, 2021 No Responses

“Eastbound & Downtown” wins first place, among five New Old North awards in state press contest

In its first year as a member of the North Carolina Press Association, the New Old North brought five awards home to Wayne County from one of the largest journalism contests in the nation. The 2020 NCPA Editorial and Advertising...
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District 1 petition raises questions
February 17, 2021 one Response

District 1 petition raises questions

Two days after Goldsboro City Councilwoman Brandi Matthews accused four of her fellow board members of ignoring the will of District 1 by electing Hiawatha Jones to fill a vacant council seat, a public records request revealed details about the...
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