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. Carver Heights Elementary assistant principal, Winter Goodson, will be the new principal at Carver Heights Elementary. She is replacing Dr. Patrice Faison who is resigning at the…… read more »
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WCPS Announces Principal Changes
United Way Celebrates Campaign Finale
The United Way of Wayne County and supporters celebrated the Community Campaign finale virtually, on Tuesday, December 15. The program included a community campaign update and the $10,000 Fair Share Challenge drawing. Gifts were given to each of the 22 finalists and were generously provided by: The Noun, Papa Murphy’s Pizza of Goldsboro, From the…… read more »
New Control Tower Cab Installed At Seymour Johnson (PHOTO GALLERY)
Air traffic controllers will soon have a new tower for calling the shots in the airspace surrounding Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. In an impressive piece of engineering, the 50-ton control cab was lifted and placed atop the new air traffic control tower on Friday. Terry Brooks, Project Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of…… read more »
ACE Team Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Charges
On Monday, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team pulled a vehicle over on Pineview Cemetery Road for an NC registration violation. The vehicle was searched during the stop, and the passenger was arrested for illegal narcotics. 29-year-old Taylor N. Rose of Goldsboro was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Simple Possession…… read more »
Goldsboro Native Regan Selected To Head EPA
A Wayne County native will reportedly join the incoming Biden Administration. President-elect Joe Biden has announced the selection of Michael Regan to head up the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Regan is a Goldsboro native. He attended Goldsboro High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina A&T State University. Regan is currently Secretary…… read more »
Wayne County’s Weekly COVID-19 Update
As of Friday, the Wayne County Health Department has received notification of 6,325 total positive cases of COVID-19. 334 of these cases have been attributed to congregate living facilities and 5,519 are cases from outside any type of congregate facility. 5,602 of the 6,325 individuals who tested positive are now considered recovered, leaving an estimated…… read more »
First COVID-19 Vaccines Administered At Wayne UNC
Wayne UNC Health Care received 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and administered to five frontline teammates Thursday. Among the first Wayne UNC teammates to receive vaccinations today were Dr. Terry Grant, Medical Staff Chair and Emergency Medicine Specialist; Dr. Daniel Drotts, Emergency Medicine Specialist; Belinda Soflin, Nursing Director of COVID Unit, Krystal Barrow,…… read more »
School Board Continues Search For Superintendent Candidates
The search for the next Superintendent of Wayne County Public Schools continues. At this week’s special meeting, Wayne County Board of Education Chair Chris West announced the district would be reopening the application period for superintendent candidates. The new application period runs through March 15th. The superintendent search will still be handled by the North…… read more »
Traffic Stop Leads To Meth Charge
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office pulled a vehicle over on Highway 117 South for an NC registration violation on Tuesday. The vehicle was searched during the stop. The driver, 34-year-old Bobby R. Overton of Goldsboro, was arrested for illegal narcotics. Overton is charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was given…… read more »
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 move was made to give the schools, district administrators, and transportation staff time to effectively complete transition plans and to have…… read more »
