AP-US-TEACHING-RACE-NORTH-CAROLINA Bill to curb racial teaching goes to North Carolina governor RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have given final legislative approval to a bill to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom. The proposal would prohibit teachers from compelling students to personally adopt any ideas from a list…… read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2021
North Carolina News – September 2
Boys Soccer: C.B. Aycock, Eastern Wayne Play To Scoreless Draw (PHOTO GALLERY)
C.B. Aycock was unable to find the back of the net during its non-conference scoreless draw against Eastern Wayne in a game played at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. The Golden Falcons (4-2-1 overall) are back in action at home on Sept. 9 against Eastern Wayne (0-4-1). Before their rematch against the Golden…… read more »
PROGRAMMING ALERT: Time Change For High School Football Game Of The Week
There’s a new time for this week’s High School Football Game of the Week. The time for tonight’s Deacon Jones Auto Group High School Football Game of the Week featuring Rosewood at Princeton has changed. The pregame show will now begin at 7:15 PM and kick-off is set for 7:30 PM tonight, Thursday, Sept. 2. …… read more »
Wayne County’s Jobless Rate Edged Down In July
Unemployment is down in Wayne County. According to figures released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce, Wayne County’s seasonally unadjusted jobless rate fell to 4.9% in July, down from the 5.2% unemployment rate recorded in June. Nearly 2,500 people were considered unemployed in Wayne County in July according to the latest numbers. When compared…… read more »
Standard And Poor’s Affirms Goldsboro’s Bond Rating
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its ‘AA’ rating on the City of Goldsboro’s existing general obligation debt and 2018 street improvement bonds. The agency also determined that the City’s financial outlook is stable. In addition to Goldsboro’s management and budgetary performance, S&P based its rating on the City’s strong budgetary flexibility, liquidity and debt and…… read more »
Wayne County Teachers Receive Funding For Classroom Projects From UScellular
After a year that imposed never-before-seen challenges on students and teachers, UScellular donated $38,700 towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) resources for North Carolina teachers and their students. Through a donation to DonorsChoose, an education non-profit organization that connects public school teachers with interested donors, UScellular provided funding for 251 projects submitted by North…… read more »
Game Of The Week Preview: It’s Time For Princeton Vs. Rosewood
It’s time. Archrivals Princeton and Rosewood are facing off for the 64th time on Thursday evening. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. And even though the two teams are no longer in the same conference, with Princeton moving up to the 2A ranks, this game is still the most important game of the season for both teams.…… read more »
Wanted Murder Suspect Captured In Goldsboro
On Wednesday, the Goldsboro Police Department partnered with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office in an attempt to locate Adrian Tyrell Horne. Horne was wanted in connection with the killing of two people and the wounding of two others on London Church Road in Wilson County on Tuesday. After several hours of investigating his possible whereabouts,…… read more »
United Way Already At 31% Of Community Campaign Goal (PHOTOS)
The United Way of Wayne County’s 2021 Community Campaign is underway. Tuesday, the local United Way kicked off the annual fundraising effort during a Volunteer Fair at The Maxwell Center. Campaign Chair Bethany Perry announced they’re already 31% of the way toward this year’s goal thanks to 26 business and local partners that have made…… read more »
Two Goldsboro Schools Placed In Brief “Soft Lockdown” Due To Nearby Police Activity
Two Wayne County Public Schools were briefly locked down as a safety precaution Wednesday. WCPS sent out a message informing parents of children enrolled at North Drive Elementary and Edgewood Community Developmental School that both schools were temporarily placed in a “Soft Lockdown” due to law enforcement activity in a neighborhood near the schools. A…… read more »
