Schools
Get Your Peanuts And Potatoes At UMO
MOUNT OLIVE – Students in the University of Mount Olive’s School of Agricultural and Biological Sciences have been hard at work harvesting peanuts and sweet potatoes. They are currently selling…
New Fremont Elementary School To Be Built
FREMONT – Today, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, Wayne County Board of Education, County of Wayne leaders, school district administrators, and Town of Fremont leaders came together at the…
Former Teacher Charged With Having Sexual Relationship With Student
A former English teacher was arrested today (Tuesday) on three counts of taking indecent liberties with a student. Keith Gerald Woodard III, was a former teacher at Charles B. Aycock…
WCPS To Publish Daily COVID-19 Numbers
GOLBSBORO – To help keep its school communities informed, Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) is launching a daily dashboard which will reflect which schools or district support area sites have…
Heather Glennon Not Only Talks the Talk, She Walks the Walk
University of Mount Olive (UMO) Associate Professor of Animal Science Dr. Heather Glennon enjoys working around animals. “It’s the first thing I do when I get up and the last…
JCPS Graduation Numbers Decline
Fewer students graduated high school during the 2019-2020 school year compared to 2018-19. Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) released graduation numbers this month indicating a 91.7 percent graduation rate, down…
WCPS Finance Officer Completes First Week On The Job
GOLDSBORO – This week, Leslie Rouse spent her first days on the job as the Chief Finance Officer of Wayne County Public Schools. Rouse has 13 years of school budgetary…
Wayne County Schools Works To Inform Families And Staff About New NCDHHS Protocols
GOLBSBORO – On October 8, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated its StrongSchools toolkit and protocols for how NC public schools are to respond to COVID-19…
Wayne County Elementary School Reports COVID-19 Cluster
GOLDSBORO – Today, Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) reported its first COVID-19 cluster. The cluster, which occurred at North Drive Elementary, involves four staff members and two students, none of…
Several NCS Seniors Are Nominees For Prestigious Scholarships
Neuse Charter School in Smithfield is proud to announce several nominations for prestigious scholarships within the 2021 graduating class. Seniors Mason Schwartz and Sam Lee have been nominated for the…
College Academic Skills Center Celebrates Its Tutors And Accreditation
Wayne Community College had several reasons to celebrate recently during National Tutoring Week. Not only has the college’s tutoring hub, the Academic Skills Center, successfully mastered COVID-19-safe assistance, but it…
WCC Instructors Honored by National Organization
Two Wayne Community College instructors were recently honored by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. Art Instructor Angie Waller and Business and Accounting Department Chair Erin LeGrand were…
