Schools
Interim School Superintendent Promises To Do What Is Best For Students
On August 27th, the Johnston County School Board voted to hire Dr. James ‘Jim’ F. Causby as the interim superintendent to replace Dr. Ross Renfrow who suddenly retired. Dr. Causby will…
Ross Renfrow To Be Paid $75,000 Severance Under Newly Released Retirement Agreement
JoCoReport has obtained a copy of a four page retirement agreement signed Tuesday by Superintendent Dr. Ross Renfrow and School Board Chairman Mike Wooten. Following a closed session Tuesday evening,…
Superintendent Dr. Ross Renfrow Announces Retirement
SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County School Board announced the sudden retirement of Superintendent Dr. Ross Renfrow following the conclusion of a 45 minute closed session Tuesday evening. The board voted…
Wayne County Schools Welcome 17,020 Students
GOLDSBORO – School is now in session for all Wayne County Public Schools students. On Monday, August 26, twenty-nine schools operating on the Traditional Academic Calendar kicked off their first…
Update: School Board Chairman Responds To Clayton High Parent Advisory Council Letter
Update 7:16PM – In an email to JoCoReport.com, School Board Chairman Mike Wooten says he and Board Member Ronald Johnson met separately with the PAC members. Other board members have…
35,435 Students Attend First Day Of School
A total of 35,435 students attended the first day of classes today (Monday) in Johnston County Public Schools. That number is up 437 from last year’s first day enrollment of…
School Board Adopts Policy Changes
Changes Made To Attendance, Dress Code, Voter Registration, Animals In Schools Policies By: Scott Bolejack The Johnston County Board of Education on Aug. 13th made changes to a number of…
JCC’s Chef Judy Is a Winner on Food Network’s Supermarket Stakeout
Chef Judy Cage took home the grand prize of $10,000 Chef Judith Cage, owner of Chef Judy’s Jaguar Grill at Johnston Community College, took home the grand prize of $10,000…
Clayton High Parent Advisory Council Demands Meeting With School Board
Members of the Clayton High School Parent Advisory Council (PAC) are demanding to meet with the Johnston County School Board. The group wants to meet to express concerns about the…
Superintendent Accused Of Mishandling Clayton High Investigation
15 Page Grievance Filed By Former Principal Bennett Jones Against Dr. Ross Renfrow As support continues to grow for former Clayton High School Principal Dr. Bennett Jones, the former…
Police Chief Approves Protest Permit For Supporters Of Clayton High Principal Bennett Jones
On Wednesday, the Town of Clayton announced that Police Chief Blair Myhand has approved a new protest permit for a gathering on Thursday, Aug. 22nd at Town Square. The permit…
New Team Puts Focus On Girls, Women In STEM
By: Shannon Mann It’s a woman problem. They all say it. Big business, media, government…there’s really no denying it. The fact is that the number of women in a vast…
