Sometimes, to really understand the scope of a problem, you have to stop talking about it and experience it firsthand. It is not enough to listen to statistics and analysis from your city leaders or the experts. You can’t even…
Teachers, others question WCPS spending priorities
One wants to purchase a storage tray for her classroom. Another needs money to fill her color printer with ink. A kindergarten teacher is trying to buy carpets to keep her students “off the hard floors.” Others asked for items…
Building families’ futures
Sherry Heitmeyer wipes sweat off her sun-kissed forehead. It is just before noon on a late October day, but clear skies have brought the temperatures into the mid-70s. The weather, she says, is perfect for the task at hand. And…
Sounding the alarm
It is all about the kids. You have said it. We have said it. And Wayne County Public Schools has said it. Heck, it is even in their mission statement. But saying it is one thing. Living it is another….
Running on fumes
Editor’s Note: On Monday, Oct. 23, Editor Ken Fine and Photography Director Casey Mozingo rode along with two members of the Goldsboro Police Department. Portions of this story reflect what they heard and witnessed during the ride-along. It’s 3:02 p.m….
Not voting is no longer an option
Those of you who have been with us since the beginning of our journey — since the day, back 2019, when we published our first story on newoldnorth.com — know that together, we have accomplished a lot. But the truth is, getting…
The claim game
A police officer peers through a window when shouting is heard coming from behind the doors guarding the Goldsboro City Council from the public during a pre-board meeting closed session. It is June 3, 2019, and the elevated voice is…
Raking in the green
Some Wayne County Public School campuses, like Spring Creek Elementary, still do not have functioning air-conditioning units in every classroom. Parents of students who attend others get robocalls or text messages regularly about broken down school buses — notifications that…
A growing problem
We were about to share our opinion in a very different way. It was hellfire and brimstone with lots of outrage and biting commentary. And we would have been justified in stoking just that sort of bonfire. It was hard…
Golden Falcons have already won
It was a particularly cold fall evening in 2019, but I was riding back to Wayne County with the windows down. Truth be told, I needed the fresh air. Two local football teams had just been eliminated from the state…