A Monday vote by the Wayne County Board of Education resulted in mask mandates at 15 local schools with a greater than 8-percent exclusion rate. In other words, if 8 percent or more of a particular school’s population is currently…
WCPS mask mandates will be dictated by school metrics
The Wayne County Board of Education voted Monday evening to take a school-by-school approach when determining whether or not to mandate masks. Under the newly approved measure (board members Patricia Burden and Len Henderson voted ‘no’), masks would be required…
CBA basketball coach, facing DWI charge, resigns
More than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave by Wayne County Public Schools officials after being charged with driving while impaired, Charles B. Aycock physical education teacher and head basketball coach David Elmore no longer works for…
Morgan named CBA principal
A decorated basketball coach with a history in Wayne County has been named the new Charles B. Aycock principal. Tod Morgan, who has served as head men’s basketball coach at both Goldsboro High School (2007-08) and CBA (2013-14) agreed to…
Blue Angels will headline 2023 Wings Over Wayne
When Seymour Johnson Air Force Base’s two-day air show and open house returns in 2023 after a COVID-19-related layoff, it will have one heck of a headliner. Team Seymour officials confirmed the U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ spot in the lineup…
Strickland won’t run for re-election
Wayne County Board of Education member Jennifer Strickland has announced that she will not run for re-election in 2022. Strickland made her announcement at the tail end of a board meeting that began with the passage of a joint resolution…
Democko running for state Senate
Former Wayne County Board of Education member Dr. Joe Democko has announced he will run for a seat in the state Senate. Democko resigned his seat on the school board in September, citing the need to devote time to caring…
WCPS: More retention bonuses coming for teachers, staff
Wayne County Public School Superintendent Dr. David Lewis announced Friday that the district would be using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund dollars to award thousands of dollars in bonuses to teachers, staff and substitute teachers. The money, Lewis…
WCPS: New threat against CBA emerges, rumors of ‘shots fired’ not true
Parents of Charles B. Aycock High School students are currently picking up their children from campus en masse after a new social media threat against the school prompted district officials to send out two calls. Wayne County Public Schools Public…
WCPS responds to social media threat against CBA
Extra law enforcement will be in place at Charles B. Aycock High School Thursday in response to a school shooting threat on social media. The message, which the school district said was originally posted on Snapchat, began circulating as a…