On Thursday, the Wayne County Board of Education amended its 2021-2022 academic calendars to add a “Wellness Day” on November 12. All Wayne County Public Schools students and staff will be given the day off to have an extended weekend. Superintendent David Lewis released the following statement in response to the Board’s decision: “While last…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Nov. 12 Will Be “Wellness Day” For All WCPS Students & Staff
Athlete Of The Week: Oswaldo Escudero
Oswaldo Escudero is making the most of his final season in a Spring Creek jersey. One of six seniors on the Gators’ roster, Escudero has helped lead the Gators to a 12-2-1 overall record. Escudero is second on the team in goals and third in assists. Escudero said he credits the Gators’ team chemistry for…… read more »
UPDATE: Suspect Jailed Without Bond For Mother’s Murder
Around 8 AM on Thursday, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 200 block of Rosewood Avenue in the Seymour Homes housing development on a “check welfare” call. Officers entered a residence and found two individuals, a female and male, on the floor. 53-year-old Towanda Jones of Goldsboro appeared to be deceased and 33-year-old DeCarlos…… read more »
Foucht Named New District 5 Representative On Board Of Education
The Wayne County Board of Education selects its newest member. Craig Foucht has been named the new District 5 representative on the School Board. Foucht and fellow candidate Philip French were interviewed by the Board of Education on Thursday. The board then voted 5-1 and selected Foucht as the replacement for Joe Democko. Democko stepped…… read more »
Less Than 50% Of Wayne County’s Population Fully Vaccinated
While the number has stabilized, Wayne County continues to record hundreds of new coronavirus cases every week. According to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, 448 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wayne County over the past two weeks. Wayne County has recorded 297 coronavirus-related deaths since the pandemic began. Thursday’s figures…… read more »
Goldsboro Parks & Rec To Participate In Carolina Panthers Challenger Flag Football League Jamboree
The Carolina Panthers, in partnership with park and recreation programs from across the region, will host the team’s annual Challenger Flag Football League end-of-season jamboree Saturday, October 23 at the team’s Atrium Health Dome in Charlotte. Established in 2005, the Panthers Challenger Flag Football League provides a structured league for children and young adults with…… read more »
Volleyball: C.B. Aycock Falls in QCC Conference Title Game
Photo and article from Laieke Abebe Despite being competitive in all three sets, C.B. Aycock could not get over the hump against Hunt. The Golden Falcons were swept by the Warriors, 18-25, 16-25, 24-26 in the Quad County 3a Conference conference tournament title match on Wednesday in Wilson. It’s C.B. Aycock’s third loss of the…… read more »
Volleyball: Goldsboro Wins Neuse Six 2A Conference Title (PHOTO GALLERY)
Goldsboro versus Princeton round three more than lived up to the hype. The teams split the regular-season series against each other, and whoever won Wednesday evening’s match in the finals of the Neuse Six 2A Conference tournament would claim the conference title. And with a hard-fought 30-28, 25-17, 19-25, 25-21 victory over the Bulldogs, Goldsboro…… read more »
Cross Country: Goldsboro’s Bass Ties School Record (PHOTO GALLERY)
During the season-ending Neuse Six 2A Conference meet at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex on Wednesday, Goldsboro’s Jay Bass tied the school record for fastest 5K. Bass completed the course in 17 minutes, 40 seconds, which ties the mark set by Bryan Johnson at Mideast Regionals on Oct. 31, 2009. Bass helped the Goldsboro boys finish…… read more »
North Carolina News – October 21
STATE BUDGET NC speaker: Medicaid expansion not in latest budget offer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The leader of the North Carolina House says the latest budget offer that Republicans sent to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper wouldn’t expand Medicaid broadly as Cooper wants. But Speaker Tim Moore says it does sweeten a previous proposal on worker…… read more »
