Author: Renee Carey

Renee Carey has been an award-winning writer, editor and commentator in community newspaper markets for nearly 25 years. An Ohio native, she began her journalism career in high school, deciding then that storytelling was her calling. She honed her craft at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, earning a degree in journalism from the Honors Tutorial College. Since then, she has spent her career telling people's stories, commenting on politics and life and teaching others how to do the same — an avocation that has introduced her to thousands of people who have inspired her and taught her many lessons about integrity, courage, faith and happiness. Mrs. Carey resides in North Carolina with her husband and two dogs, Rush and Beau. You can reach her at rcarey@newoldnorth.com

November 6, 2022 No Responses

Board of Education election should be about performance, not party

This is a message for those of you out there who have been suffering in silence. You did not agree with what you saw — or trust the people who were making the decisions that affected your lives— but you...

October 23, 2022 3 Responses

School Board needs new blood to fix what’s broken

If you rushed out to the polls on the first days of early voting, you can stop reading now. Your choice has been made — probably weeks ago. But if you haven’t braved the polling place yet, or if you...

October 14, 2022 No Responses

Report: Schools that serve SJAFB among worst in Air Force

Back in October 2020, a story published about a study commissioned by the Department of the Air Force — a report that revealed that of the 157 school districts that serve children of airmen across the nation, the districts that...

October 9, 2022 No Responses

The watch continues — with an even brighter spotlight

Being a voice in the wilderness is not easy. People don’t always want to hear what you have to say. And sometimes those who need to hear the truth — or who know it and don’t want you to say...

April 28, 2022 No Responses

Some of them heard you, but don’t stop scrutinizing WCPS budget.

Don’t ever think that your voices do not matter. Not ever again. The Wayne County Board of Education met Thursday to discuss the school district’s proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The special-called meeting was set to hear questions...

April 26, 2022 2 Responses

Speak now, or watch WCPS burn more money on pricey law firm

You probably don’t know because you weren’t there and only a few of you — 133 of you, to be exact — were watching. At the Wayne County Board of Education’s last (special-called) meeting, the board got its first official...

April 13, 2022 8 Responses

The kids are not alright.

We have been biting our tongues for months. Honestly, we didn’t know how to responsibly start the discussion. And we knew just how important it was to do this right. We know you have been worried, too — because you...

April 5, 2022 9 Responses

Charges dismissed, but Southern Wayne teacher remains suspended

Wayne County District Attorney Matthew Delbridge dismissed charges filed against a Southern Wayne High School science teacher in the aftermath of an incident that unfolded during a school basketball game Feb. 16 — determining that “school administrative au...

March 11, 2022 3 Responses

GHS tour answers some questions, raises others

When a story about students reporting poor conditions at a local school goes viral, and a few days later a sunny Facebook post announces that repair work is being done, that two state representatives, school officials and the media have...

March 1, 2022 one Response

SWHS incident raises real questions. It is time we got real answers.

We have been trying to believe that the encounter between Southern Wayne High School teacher Anthony Williams and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office deputy and school resource officer Albert Wood was nothing more than a misunderstanding. We hoped that there was.....

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