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

August 18, 2021 No Responses

Masks required in Wayne County government facilities

Beginning Monday, anyone entering a county facility will be required to wear a mask, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners decided Tuesday at its regular meeting. The board voted 6-1 to pass the measure, with Commissioner Joe Daugherty voting no. The...

August 17, 2021 No Responses

School Board reverses decision, mandates masks inside Wayne County schools

In a reversal from its Aug. 2 decision, the Wayne County Board of Education voted to require masks inside district schools during a special-called meeting held Tuesday. The move comes days after Gov. Roy Cooper sent a letter to the...

August 2, 2021 5 Responses

School Board makes masks optional for WCPS

Wayne County students and staff will have the option to wear a mask or not this fall, but there could be quarantine consequences if they choose not to wear one and they are exposed to COVID-19. The Board of Education...

July 21, 2021 No Responses

New WCPS superintendent talks 2021-22, why he applied for post

Wayne County’s new superintendent doesn’t think heading back to school this fall is going to be a cakewalk. The challenges that the district, its administrators, staff and teachers have faced in the wake of the COVID-19 closures and restricted reopening...

July 12, 2021 No Responses

Lewis named WCPS superintendent

After months of searching and interviewing, the Wayne County Board of Education found the district’s new superintendent in its own back yard. The board met this evening and approved the hiring of Dr. David Lewis, assistant superintendent of accountability/in...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

WCPS, once $5 million in the hole, is now debt free

Wayne County Public Schools is officially out of debt. The Board of Education approved paying off the district’s $3 million loan to the School Nutrition Fund at a special called meeting Tuesday. The payment, which will be made from a...

June 15, 2021 one Response

Critical moments require tough — but prudent — decisions. City water rate hike is one of them.

It is a decision, but it is not a good one. So we are going to try one more time to tell members of the Goldsboro City Council why there is only one right choice when it comes to the...

June 9, 2021 No Responses

Virtual is an option this fall … with a catch

Wayne County students who want or who need to participate in virtual learning this fall will be able to do so — but course offerings will be limited and they will not be eligible to participate in extra-curricular in-school events...

June 7, 2021 one Response

School Board approves new school on SJAFB

The Wayne County Board of Education has approved a measure to create the Wayne School of Technical Arts in cooperation with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The STEM school, which would open in fall 2022, will serve 420 students (at...

June 1, 2021 No Responses

Commissioners approve budget, tax increase

The Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved a budget plan Tuesday that includes a tax increase the board says will help move the county forward — and also make some much-needed, and long overdue, improvements. Board members heard comments on...

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