Category: News/Crime

City misses audit deadline … again
December 2, 2020 3 Responses

City misses audit deadline … again

Despite assuring the Office of the State Treasurer that its long overdue 2018-19 audit would be submitted by November 30, the city of Goldsboro has still not handed over the financial documents to state officials. Officials at City Hall also...
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School board members want more in-person instruction for high school students
November 24, 2020 No Responses

School board members want more in-person instruction for high school students

Members of the Wayne County Board of Education have asked high school principals to figure out what it would take to put more students in face-to-face learning come January. But administrators and Central Office personnel say no decision or firm...
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Goldsboro finance director defends costly 2019 audit mishap
November 16, 2020 No Responses

Goldsboro finance director defends costly 2019 audit mishap

Less than three weeks after they were informed that the city has had its bond rating withdrawn, more than $600,000 in grant funds frozen and is not currently eligible to borrow money, Goldsboro City Council members discussed what triggered those...
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State Housing Finance Agency freezes funds for Goldsboro
November 6, 2020 one Response

State Housing Finance Agency freezes funds for Goldsboro

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency notified City Manager Tim Salmon in September that it was freezing funds that would typically find their way into Goldsboro coffers. In a Sept. 17 letter obtained by the New Old North, Michael Handley,...
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Merrill: WCPS exploring opening school on Seymour Johnson
November 5, 2020 2 Responses

Merrill: WCPS exploring opening school on Seymour Johnson

Interim Superintendent Dr. James Merrill announced during Thursday’s Board of Education meeting that Wayne County Public Schools is exploring the possibility of opening a school on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The school would be “jointly attend...
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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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Former CBA teacher charged with three counts of taking indecent liberties with a student
October 20, 2020 6 Responses

Former CBA teacher charged with three counts of taking indecent liberties with a student

A former Charles B. Aycock English teacher was arrested today and charged by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office with three felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a student. Keith Gerald Woodard III, 32, was suspended by Wayne County Public...
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COVID-19 cluster identified within Health Department
October 20, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 cluster identified within Health Department

Another COVID-19 cluster has been reported in Wayne County — this time, within the department responsible for contract tracing and tracking the virus in local schools and businesses. A “minimum of five” Health Department employees with a “p...
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COVID-19 cluster forces closure of North Drive Elementary
October 15, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 cluster forces closure of North Drive Elementary

North Drive Elementary will be closed indefinitely — and the school will transition to all-remote learning — as Wayne County Public Schools officials keep an eye on what the district has characterized as its first COVID-19 cluster. The announcement was...
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WCPS adds COVID-19 dashboard to website
October 12, 2020 No Responses

WCPS adds COVID-19 dashboard to website

Wayne County Public Schools, in an effort “to help keep its school communities informed,” launched a dashboard on the district’s website that will provide the public with up-to-date COVID-19 data. Since schools reopened to students and staff ...
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