Two WCPS schools will have new principals in the new year. This week, the Wayne County Board of Education approved two principal changes during its monthly meeting: Jones Senior High School Principal, Tod Morgan, will be the new principal for Charles B. Aycock High. Mr. Morgan is replacing Mr. John Bell, who is retiring at…… read more »
IDENTITY THEFT-WOMAN SENTENCED North Carolina woman sentenced to identity theft, mail fraud RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal prosecutor’s office says a North Carolina woman has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for impersonating two people by illegally accessing a state agency’s computers. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of…… read more »
C.B. Aycock competed in a tri-match against South Johnston and North Johnston on Wednesday evening. The Golden Falcons dropped a tough one South Johnston but took care of business against North Johnston. C.B. Aycock is now 10-4 overall and 2-2 in Quad County 3A Conference play. The Golden Falcons will now travel to Enloe High…… read more »
(GDN) — Masks will continue to be optional at Wayne County Public Schools. This week, the Wayne County Board of Education heard about the district’s latest COVID-19 trends from Ken Derksen, WCPS Executive Director of Community Engagement and Student & Family Support. Derksen says between the November and December reports, 117 students and two staff…… read more »
Do you have an interest in learning more about gardening? Would you like to meet and share with other gardeners? Do you have an interest in volunteering to provide gardening educational programs with NC Cooperative Extension? Then the Wayne County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program may be for you! The Wayne County Cooperative Extension Office…… read more »
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to three action plans for the use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds in areas of the state impacted by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. The…… read more »
After a big overtime win against Goldsboro last Friday, C.B. Aycock is no stranger to big games on big stages. That experience paid off when it mattered most on Tuesday evening against Rosewood. The Golden Falcons once again executed in overtime to get a 57-48 victory. C.B. Aycock (6-0 overall) won its sixth game in…… read more »
C.B. Aycock improved its record to 4-2 overall with a 24-14 win against Rosewood on Tuesday evening. Laci Best scored C.B. Aycock’s first six points, and the Golden Falcons took an 8-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Golden Falcons outscored Rosewood 6-2 and led 14-3 at halftime,…… read more »
(GDN) — Wayne County’s and the state’s burn bans have been lifted. The Wayne County Fire Marshal announced the county’s burn ban had been lifted as of 12 PM on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, the N.C. Forest Service lifted their statewide ban on burning for Wayne County that had been in effect since November 30th. … read more »
DMV EXAMINERS North Carolina DMV adding new driver license examiners RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Getting a driver license in North Carolina may soon get a little easier. The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles says it has added 41 new driver license examiner graduates to 32 offices statewide. A news release from the agency says the…… read more »
