On April 25, 2023 the Wayne County Board of Education held a special called meeting to discuss the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget, which was presented in March. WCPS Chief Finance Officer, Leslie Rouse, shared three public comments provided to the Board in advance of the meeting. She then answered a number of questions specific to the proposed budget.…… read more »
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WCPS Discuss Superintendent’s Proposed Budget
Small Business Center Network Celebrates Small Businesses
The North Carolina Community Colleges Small Business Center Network (SBCN) encourages the public to celebrate local Small Businesses. National Small Business Week is April 30-May 6, 2023. Goldsboro Mayor, David Ham, signed a National Small Business Week proclamation on April 17th stating that Goldsboro, NC, “declares support for our small businesses, recognizes the innovations and…… read more »
Rides Run & Music Kick Off NC Pickle Festival
The clouds cleared for a night of fun in downtown Mount Olive at the NC Pickle Festival. The evening had one-price carnival rides, a 5K Cube Patch Glow Run, and a concert. Steel Country Band performed outside of Ribeye’s Restaurants for the crowd. Join all the fun of the NC Pickle Festival today until 6…… read more »
Mount Olive Players Stand Out in Conference Carolinas 2023 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Honors
Conference Carolinas officially unveiled the 2023 women’s lacrosse all-conference honors on Wednesday, April 26. The all-conference awards were chosen by the league’s head coaches. Ali Davis of Mount Olive was named Offensive Player of the Year, the second Trojan in program history to win the award (Claire Wigler, 2016). A graduate student from Hampstead, New…… read more »
Spring Creek Elementary wins Region 2 “Elementary Battle of the Books” Competition
This week, Spring Creek Elementary students won the Region 2 Elementary Battle of the Books competition. The team qualified for the Region 2 Competition after winning the WCPS Elementary Battle of the Books Competition in March. The competition was held at Morehead Elementary School in Morehead City. Sponsored by the North Carolina School Library Media Association, the Elementary…… read more »
Watson Published in Journal
An article by Elizabeth A. Watson, a librarian at Wayne Community College, has been published in an academic journal. Her book review titled “You Belong in College: A Review of ‘Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom’ by Kelly A. Hogan and Viji Sathy” is included in Volume 2, Issue 1 of…… read more »
Two Wayne County Seniors Awarded Scholarships
Two Wayne County Seniors have been awarded the Morehead-Cain, a four-year, opportunity-laden scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill beginning in fall 2023. Guillermo Estrada (Guillermo) will graduate this spring from Wayne School of Engineering and Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina, as an honors student and member of the North…… read more »
NC Pickle Festival Returns to Mount Olive This Weekend
The 2023 North Carolina Pickle Festival returns to downtown Mount Olive this weekend, April 28th and 29th. This morning staff members from Brinkley Entertainment were busy setting up the rides and getting them ready for inspection. The rides along with a Concert and glow run start Friday. Then join the fun, all day Saturday for…… read more »
WCC Student Named to Forestry Honor Society
Bryan Ekberg is Wayne Community College’s first member of a national honor society for forestry students. Ekberg was inducted into the North American Forest Technician Honor Society “in recognition of all your hard work,” his notification said. He was nominated for the honor by one of his WCC instructors, Lynn Jenkins. The society says that…… read more »
NC House Votes to Ban Foreign Enemies from Buying Farmland
A bill to restrict foreign adversaries from purchasing N.C. agricultural land and property surrounding military bases passed the House unanimously on Wednesday. House Bill 463, the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, prohibits hostile foreign governments, like China and Russia, from buying farmland and land situated within a 25-mile radius of a military instillation. “By preventing these…… read more »
