Category Archives: Government
Foster Challenges Election Board’s Decision; Commissioners Ask For New Primary
A candidate continues to fight for his spot on the Wayne County Board.Bevan Foster, who won the March 3rd Democratic Primary for the District 3 Commissioner, is appealing a July 7th decision by the Wa...
Jul 15, 2020
Hardison Appointed District 4 Commissioner
A new commissioner is appointed to the Wayne County Board.Once Tuesday's meeting was called to order, it barely took one minute for the county commissioners to unanimously appoint Freeman Hardison, Jr...
Jul 15, 2020
Mount Olive Town Manager Announces Retirement
Mount Olive will need a new Town Manager.After nearly 15 years with the town, Mount Olive Town Manager Charles Brown has announced his retirement. Brown's retirement was effective Monday, July 13, and...
Jul 14, 2020
City Examines Making Juneteenth An Official Holiday
Could Juneteenth become an official holiday in the City of Goldsboro?At Monday’s city council meeting, Council member Gene Aycock brought up the possibility of marking June 19th as a city holida...
Jul 14, 2020
Town Hall Closed After Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Princeton Town Hall will be closed to the public until further notice. That's after a town employee reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post Monday, the Town of Princeton says i...
Jul 14, 2020
County Plans To Add New Non-Emergency Medical Transport Service
Wayne County is working toward doing away with WayneNET, the county's non-emergency medical transport service.During a public hearing last week, County Manager Craig Honeycutt explained the proposed c...
Jul 13, 2020
Commissioners Discuss COVID Testing, Reopening Measures
The coronavirus pandemic continues to be a hot topic for the Wayne County Board of Commissioners.At Wednesday's county board meeting, County Manager Craig Honeycutt brought up the success of the recen...
Jul 9, 2020
Board Finds Substantial Evidence To Doubt Foster’s Residency
An election protest filed against a candidate for the Wayne County Board of Commissioners lives on and is heading back to the state.Bevan Foster won the March 3rd Democratic Primary for the District 3...
Jul 7, 2020
State Board To County: Hold Evidentiary Hearing On Foster’s Residency
There's still life for an election protest filed against a candidate for the Wayne County Board of Commissioners.Monday afternoon, the State Board of Elections listened to an appeal filed by Zachary L...
Jun 29, 2020
State Board To Hear Election Protest Appeal
The effort to undo a Wayne County primary election is not over yet.The State Board of Elections is scheduled to meet over-the-phone Monday afternoon, June 29.During that meeting, the board plans to he...
Jun 25, 2020