Category Archives: Education
UMO Receives $692,000 For AgPrime Program
The Lois G. Britt Agribusiness Center within the School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at the University of Mount Olive has been awarded $692,000.00 from the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission t...
Oct 27, 2020
County Announces Construction Of New Fremont Elementary School
Northern Wayne County will be getting a new elementary school.Wednesday, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, Wayne County Board of Education, County of Wayne leaders, school district administrato...
Oct 22, 2020
Dr. Croom Appointed President Of UMO
The University of Mount Olive Board of Trustees has publically announced they appointed Dr. H. Edward Croom as President. The news came from Board Chair Earl W. Worley, in a message to students, facul...
Oct 22, 2020
North Drive Elementary Reopens To Plan B This Week
After careful consideration, Wayne County Public Schools says it has determined that North Drive Elementary staff can return to campus on Wednesday, October 21. Students will transition back to Plan B...
Oct 20, 2020
UMO Participates in NC Countdown to College
Every October the College Foundation of North Carolina hosts a "NC Countdown to College" event to help students focus on their college applications in an efficient way. This month-long event provides ...
Oct 20, 2020
WCPS Informs Families & Staff Of New NCDHHS Protocols
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 and/or COVID-19-like sympt...
Oct 17, 2020
WCPS Reports COVID-19 Cluster At North Drive Elementary
Thursday, Wayne County Public Schools reported its first COVID-19 cluster. The cluster, which occurred at North Drive Elementary, involves four staff members and two students, none of whom have been o...
Oct 15, 2020
Community Weighs In On Superintendent Search
What characteristics does the community want in the next superintendent for Wayne County Public Schools?Jim O'Rourke from the North Carolina School Board Association had some answers for the Wayne Cou...
Oct 09, 2020
WCC Academic Skills Center Celebrates Its Tutors & Accreditation
Wayne Community College has had more reasons than ever to celebrate National Tutoring Week (Oct. 5-9) this year.Not only has the college's tutoring hub, the Academic Skills Center, successfully master...
Oct 09, 2020
WCC Presents 2020 Distinguished Chair Awards
Two Wayne Community College faculty members have been honored with the college's 17th set of "Distinguished Chair" awards.Dr. Brandon Jenkins, Arts and Sciences Division dean, and Bill Reboli, psychol...
Oct 08, 2020