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
WCPS has big plans for its $80 million in COVID funds
May 21, 2021 one Response

WCPS has big plans for its $80 million in COVID funds

More than $80 million in coronavirus funding over the next few years will allow Wayne County Public Schools to execute millions of dollars in school repairs and upgrades and to make improvements in technical education, including providing a device for...
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COVID funds save WCPS beginning teachers
May 21, 2021 No Responses

COVID funds save WCPS beginning teachers

Wayne County Public Schools will be able to keep its beginning teachers as a result of extra federal funding. The North Carolina Department of Instruction approved the Wayne County School District’s plan late Thursday for using the next round of...
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In death, local historian teaches us a powerful final lesson
April 20, 2021 No Responses

In death, local historian teaches us a powerful final lesson

A really striking thing happened at the Wayne County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. It was sad, heartwarming and, more importantly, emblematic of something we have to remember as we watch what is transpiring around the country. Wayne County took...
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Work paused on Fremont school; WCPS wary of funding proposal
April 5, 2021 3 Responses

Work paused on Fremont school; WCPS wary of funding proposal

Wayne County Public Schools officials are delaying any further work on a plan to construct a new elementary school in Fremont while they review a proposal on how to fund it. Acting Superintendent Dr. David Lewis spoke to members of...
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Lewis: WCPS will have balanced budget, but needs more funding from county
March 30, 2021 one Response

Lewis: WCPS will have balanced budget, but needs more funding from county

Wayne County Public Schools is going to need up to an additional $1.7 million from the county to maintain its current level of services to students, officials told the Board of Education during its budget planning session Tuesday. The district...
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Yes. Send them back. But do it right.
March 17, 2021 7 Responses

Yes. Send them back. But do it right.

It is time. All parents need the option to put their children back in school for more than two days a week. All it takes to know that is a quick glance at the numbers. Here are a few of...
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Mayor taking leave of absence to focus on cancer battle
March 15, 2021 4 Responses

Mayor taking leave of absence to focus on cancer battle

Not even two weeks after he won reelection in the fall of 2019, Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen received a daunting diagnosis. Doctors told him he had cancer — specifically, glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer there is. So,...
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Bell eyes new Rosewood Middle School, talks WCPS COVID funds
March 8, 2021 No Responses

Bell eyes new Rosewood Middle School, talks WCPS COVID funds

Two Wayne County legislators are announcing more than $24.8 million in COVID funds coming to Wayne County — and a plan to ask for a $20 million allocation to fund a new middle school in Rosewood. House Majority Leader Rep....
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Wayne commissioners unanimously approve 10-percent sewer rate hike
March 3, 2021 No Responses

Wayne commissioners unanimously approve 10-percent sewer rate hike

Wayne County sewer customers will pay about 10 percent more beginning this month, in part in response to an anticipated increase in sewer treatment fees by the city of Goldsboro, county officials decided at their meeting Tuesday. Members of the...
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Report: WCPS literacy, math, English scores have plummeted this year
March 2, 2021 2 Responses

Report: WCPS literacy, math, English scores have plummeted this year

The numbers are in, and they are not good. Acting Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Dr. Carol Artis brought more statistics to Monday’s meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education on how the district’s students are performing in...
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