Category Archives: Education
Upcoming WCC Holiday and Spring Registration Dates
Wayne Community College will be closed from Dec. 23 through Dec. 30. It will be open on Dec. 31 but closed on Jan. 1, 2021.Spring semester classes begin Jan. 6, 2021. Open registration for those class...
Dec 23, 2020
WCC Graduates Truck Drivers
Wayne Community College has graduated nine students from its Truck Driver Training program.The students finished the hands-on program to learn how to drive commercial tractor trailers and trucks.Earni...
Dec 22, 2020
United Way & HanesBrands Donate Masks To WCPS
Every year, United Way of Wayne County focuses on making sure that our most vulnerable communities have access to basic needs, education, health and wellness, and financial stability. In the midst of ...
Dec 21, 2020
WCPS Announces Principal Changes
Three WCPS schools will have new principals in the new year. This week, the Wayne County Board of Education approved two principal changes during a Special Called Meeting.Winter GoodsonCarver Heights ...
Dec 20, 2020
WCPS Provides Further Info On K-5 “Plan A” Postponement
On Wednesday December 16, at a Special Called meeting, the Wayne County Board of Education in a 5-2 vote approved postponing the district's K-5 Plan A transition from January 11 to January 25. This mo...
Dec 17, 2020
WCPS Assistant Superintendent To Serve As Interim Superintendent
Wednesday evening, the Wayne County Board of Education unanimously appointed Dr. David Lewis, assistant superintendent for accountability/information technology services, as the district's interim sup...
Dec 17, 2020
North Duplin December Student Of The Month
The Scholarship & Awards Committee of North Duplin Jr/Sr High School is pleased to announce Matthew Evans as the December Mount Olive Exchange Club & Duplin Rotary Club Student of the Month. M...
Dec 17, 2020
BREAKING: WCPS K-5 Schools Won’t Reopen In Plan A Until Jan. 25
K-5 schools in Wayne County will not move into "Plan A" in-person learning until at least late January.Wednesday, the Wayne County Board of Education took another look at reopening plans for the distr...
Dec 16, 2020
$1 Million Granted to the UMO
The University of Mount Olive has received grants totaling $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. The grants made through Lily Endowment's Thriving in Ministry initiative, will enable UMO to establish t...
Dec 13, 2020
County Explores Possibility Of Base-Located School
For more than a month, leadership from Wayne County Public Schools and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in conjunction with a small delegate of elected officials and county staff, have been exploring t...
Dec 11, 2020