More than $80 million in coronavirus funding over the next few years will allow Wayne County Public Schools to execute millions of dollars in school repairs and upgrades and to make improvements in technical education, including providing a device for…
COVID funds save WCPS beginning teachers
Wayne County Public Schools will be able to keep its beginning teachers as a result of extra federal funding. The North Carolina Department of Instruction approved the Wayne County School District’s plan late Thursday for using the next round of…
Chronicles of a comeback
Thousands have been distributed across Wayne County and copies are still available everywhere from Goldsboro City Hall and the downtown businesses that surround it to the public library, local schools, restaurants and bars. But for those of you who have…
County: 21-year-old dead in Busco Beach accident
A 21-year-old died Friday evening after an ATV accident at Busco Beach. According to a news release from the Wayne County government, the incident occurred just before 8 p.m. “The vehicle was being driven on an uneven trail which caused…
Street beats
Hundreds of local residents lined Center Street Thursday evening to watch members of A Drummers World perform — and to participate in an impromptu street festival of sorts that the organization’s founder, Alando Mitchell, said he wasn’t really anticipating. “This…
In death, local historian teaches us a powerful final lesson
A really striking thing happened at the Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. It was sad, heartwarming and, more importantly, emblematic of something we have to remember as we watch what is transpiring around the country. Wayne County took…
Allen honored by governor, General Assembly
Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen made a brief return to City Hall Monday evening to receive honors from Gov. Roy Cooper and the North Carolina General Assembly. Allen was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, an honor reserved…
Work paused on Fremont school; WCPS wary of funding proposal
Wayne County Public Schools officials are delaying any further work on a plan to construct a new elementary school in Fremont while they review a proposal on how to fund it. Acting Superintendent Dr. David Lewis spoke to members of…
Father’s body recovered from Neuse
Two days after the body of his 5-year-old son, Braylin, was recovered from the Neuse River, the body of 38-year-old Sterling Holman was recovered by search crews. Wayne County 911 received a call Wednesday at 8:02 p.m. requesting a water…
Lewis: WCPS will have balanced budget, but needs more funding from county
Wayne County Public Schools is going to need up to an additional $1.7 million from the county to maintain its current level of services to students, officials told the Board of Education during its budget planning session Tuesday. The district…