As many of you know, my mother, Jane Lavoie, passed away in September. As we began to put together the service to honor her life, I started to create what was a very important part of that tribute — her…
Late audit, vacant seat, mayor pro tem vote highlight final 2020 council session
Goldsboro’s 2019 audit has still not been submitted to the state — and won’t be until at least mid-January. Members of the City Council will take replacing former District 1 Councilman Antonio Williams into its own hands. And David Ham…
Merrill: Staff cuts, change to stipends needed as $2.4 million WCPS deficit remains
Wayne County Public Schools will need to cut teachers’ jobs at nearly every school in the county to begin to overcome a $2.4 million budget deficit and to pay back a $2.1 million state loan, which is accruing $20,000 in…
Lewis named interim superintendent
The Wayne County Board of Education voted to seek additional applications in its search for a new superintendent during its special-called meeting Wednesday — and, as Dr. James Merrill prepares to leave the district, named his replacement. Assistant Superintendent Dr….
School Board reverses course, Plan A for K-5 off the table for now
The Wayne County Board of Education reversed course Wednesday during a special-called meeting, and will no longer bring K-5 students back to face-to-face instruction under Plan A after the holiday break. The board voted 5-2 (Jennifer Strickland and Wade Leatham…
Missing seals halt business at county ROD office
Wayne County residents will not be able to do official business at the county Register of Deeds office until Wednesday or Thursday at the earliest, officials said, because seals necessary to certify everything from real estate documents to birth and…
Check your list twice, right here at home
I have been on a secret mission for the past couple of weeks. I, like all of you, have been watching the toll the pandemic has been taking on local, small businesses. Many of them are struggling to keep their…
K-5’s return under Plan A highlights eventful BOE meeting
The Wayne County Board of Education has decided to send students in kindergarten through fifth grade back to school under Plan A — full-time face to face — come January. Board member Jennifer Strickland made the motion at the board’s…
School Board to Central Office: Make Plan A happen for K-5
The Wayne County Board of Education voted 5-2 to direct Central Office staff to find a way to make Plan A happen for K-5 by the beginning of second semester. Under the plan, those students who opt in will attend…
This Christmas, help us help the United Way reach its goal
A little over a week ago, we challenged you to shop small, to support your hometown businesses as the COVID-19 crisis continues to wreak havoc on their livelihoods. We asked you to find at least one gift here in Wayne…