NEW HANOVER COUNTY –– Charlene Maultsby has stayed at her custodian role in New Hanover County Schools since 2015. Her paychecks have stayed, relatively, the same too. In her six years taking out trash and scrubbing cafeterias, Maultsby’s wage has risen to around $13 an hour. Meanwhile, the prices around her have gone up: at … Continue reading What’s a living wage in New Hanover County?