Tuesday, December 1, 2009
School discussion reset for Thursday
The Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Task Force Information Session and Kitchen Table Conversation that was canceled due to weather Nov. 12, has been rescheduled for Thursday. The information session and Kitchen Table Conversation are open to parents who...Published: Dec 1, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
Still on that shore
GRIFTON -- Most who look up Woodrow Casey's driveway and across the street see a rather simple field -- a highway farther off in the distance. But with his 87-year-old eyes squinting just right Monday afternoon, the Army veteran saw...Published: Dec 1, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
I-795 repair cost won't slow bypass work
Progress on the U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass will not be endangered by the state's decision to charge Wayne, Wilson and four other counties with the $12 million cost of repairing a crumbling Interstate 795. State officials said earlier this...Published: Dec 1, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story
NAACP: City schools segregated
RALEIGH -- Wayne County Public Schools is operating a school district that defies the U.S. Supreme Court's mandate of desegregation, the state NAACP says. The organization's president, The Rev. Dr. William Barber of Goldsboro, said at a press conference in...Published: Dec 1, 2009 10:58 AM Full Story