The applicants’ names have been released and the field is a crowded one. The race for the next Goldsboro mayor is officially on. Hopefuls had until 5 p.m. today to submit applications and, in a little over a week, each…
New WCPS superintendent talks 2021-22, why he applied for post
Wayne County’s new superintendent doesn’t think heading back to school this fall is going to be a cakewalk. The challenges that the district, its administrators, staff and teachers have faced in the wake of the COVID-19 closures and restricted reopening…
Wings Over Wayne postponed until 2023
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will not host another air show until 2023, officials announced Tuesday. The decision to postpone Wings Over Wayne again — the two-day event was supposed to return in 2022 — comes as demonstration teams work…
Polack: Ham should be next mayor of Goldsboro
Less than a month after the Goldsboro City Council officially accepted Mayor Chuck Allen’s resignation, Councilman Taj Polack said Mayor Pro Tem David Ham should replace him. Polack’s comments came a day after the board set a timeline for choosing…
Allen’s replacement could be named Aug. 16
Goldsboro could have a new mayor as soon as August 16, as members of the City Council approved the timeline by which they will replace former Mayor Chuck Allen during their meeting Monday evening. Councilwoman Brandi Matthews voted against the…
Lewis named WCPS superintendent
After months of searching and interviewing, the Wayne County Board of Education found the district’s new superintendent in its own back yard. The board met this evening and approved the hiring of Dr. David Lewis, assistant superintendent of accountability/information technology,…
WCPS, once $5 million in the hole, is now debt free
Wayne County Public Schools is officially out of debt. The Board of Education approved paying off the district’s $3 million loan to the School Nutrition Fund at a special called meeting Tuesday. The payment, which will be made from a…
Council accepts Allen’s resignation
The Goldsboro City Council officially accepted Mayor Chuck Allen’s resignation, declared his seat vacant and set a course for replacing him during its work session Monday evening. But the vote did not come without incident. Councilwoman Brandi Matthews objected to…
City Council passes budget, property tax increase
Despite opposition from two members of the board, the Goldsboro City Council passed a $68.4 million spending plan during a special called meeting Friday evening. Councilwoman Brandi Matthews and Councilwoman Hiawatha Jones voted against the measure. Noteworthy developments on the…
For 125 years, they have been there for us. The least we can do is honor their care.
Behind every brick at Wayne UNC Health Care is a story. Each signifies a moment in the lives of the families who have passed through its doors. For 125 years, the rooms and hallways of the hospital’s many locations have…