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February 16, 2021 2 Responses

Matthews chides City Council for District 1 decision

Councilwoman Brandi Matthews took aim at four of her fellow City Council members Monday evening after they, in her view, “purposely ignored” the wishes of some two dozen District 1 residents by electing Hiawatha Jones to fill the vacancy created...

February 15, 2021 No Responses

City Council gives District 1 seat to Jones

Members of the Goldsboro City Council filled the board’s vacant District 1 seat Monday evening. Hiawatha Jones, who lost her 2019 bid for the post by 75 votes, will replace Antonio Williams, who resigned from the council late last year...

February 11, 2021 one Response

Majority of WCPS K-5 teachers want to remain in Plan B

COVID metrics are improving across Wayne County. Local health care providers are under less strain than they were before what officials characterized as an anticipated post-holiday spike in positive virus cases and hospitalizations. Wayne County Public Schools...

February 2, 2021 No Responses

Cooper urges districts to get more students in classrooms

Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday urged local districts to ensure North Carolina public school students are back in classrooms as much as possible — saying new research shows there is a way to keep teachers and their pupils safe while...

February 1, 2021 one Response

School Board votes to send Edgewood students to Greenwood Middle

Students in sixth through eighth grade at Edgewood Community Developmental School will be moving to a wing in Greenwood Middle School over the next two years, with the first group set to change classrooms this fall. The move was first...

February 1, 2021 No Responses

Failure rate skyrockets for WCPS’ third- through eighth-graders

Members of the Wayne County Board of Education were notified Monday that Wayne County Public Schools has seen a significant increase in failing elementary and middle school students so far this year. The report was delivered by Caroline Brown, Title...

January 28, 2021 one Response

DGDC: $3 million residential investment nearly a done deal

After spending millions to restore buildings, construct a new Paramount Theatre and open restaurants and boutiques along Center Street, city leaders and residents have long agreed that the next step in the downtown Goldsboro renaissance is to eliminate the bli...

January 19, 2021 No Responses

Honeycutt asks for $425K in bonuses for “essential” county employees

Wayne County employees who were deemed “essential employees” and those who handled the sanitation requirements during the COVID-19 crisis this past year could receive a $500 bonus next month. County Manager Craig Honeycutt asked the commissioners to consid...

January 14, 2021 No Responses

Harrell: Outlook grim for middle school sports this spring

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Tim Harrell told members of the Wayne County Board of Education Wednesday “it does not look promising” for the school district to have middle school sports this year. And while no formal decision has been made, he...

January 13, 2021 one Response

As COVID cases rise, School Board pauses on K-5 return

Increasing positive COVID tests, strains on the local healthcare system and concerns about logistics and staffing have resulted in another change to Wayne County Public Schools’ plan for K-5 students. The district reversed course and will stay in Plan B...

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