Wayne Week

Wayne Week Unrivaled coverage of the issues that matter in Wayne County, NC. A New Old North Media publication.

Still trying to do better about posting here and not simply on the New Old North page. With that, here’s what’s on tap t...
07/29/2026

Still trying to do better about posting here and not simply on the New Old North page.

With that, here’s what’s on tap this weekend:

His journey started when an eighth grader got called up to play for the Wayne Country Day School varsity baseball team, but Rett Johnson’s latest chapters — being selected, as a member of the NC State University baseball team, to the All-ACC 2nd Team and ACC All-Freshman Team, and representing his country on Team USA this summer — have put the nation on notice.

So, we talked to Rett about his love for the game for this week’s cover story.

And yes, there is much more inside the Aug. 2 edition of Wayne Week, from a tribute to Cafe Le Doux’s Dub Newton and coverage of a massive raw sewage spill in Mount Olive to Goldsboro officials pondering the future of the T.C. Coley Community Center.

We will see our subscribers this weekend and if you’re ready to jump in, links to subscribe are in the comment section of this post.

Have a great rest of the week, Wayne County!

We keep saying that we will try to do better about promotion here in addition to our paper previews on the New Old North...
05/13/2026

We keep saying that we will try to do better about promotion here in addition to our paper previews on the New Old North page.

So …

The May 17 edition of Wayne Week is well on its way to heading to the press.

Here’s a taste of what’s inside:

- County leaders want Goldsboro to turn over its wastewater system to a regional authority. City leaders say the move would be nonsensical.

- Mount Olive recently received a warning from the IRS, and a threat of a roughly $300,000 penalty if Town Hall officials did not answer the federal government’s concerns.

- Members of the Goldsboro City Council approved a nearly $1 million renovation of the city’s Public Safety Complex to make the facility more livable for the GPD and GFD until a replacement is constructed.

- A 12-year-old allegedly shot a Smithfield man to death last week in Goldsboro.

- Legendary Goldsboro High School basketball coach, the late Norvell T. Lee, was just inducted in the NC Sports Hall of Fame. But his former players said the man cared far more about their success off the court than the wins they accumulated on the hardwoods.

There’s more, but we will leave it there.

We look forward to seeing our subscribers Saturday and if you are ready to jump in, links to do so are in the comment section of this post.

Have a great rest of your week, Wayne County.

04/22/2026

So, we have been pretty terrible about posting here because most of our promotion is published on the New Old North account, but here you go:

The April 26 edition of Wayne Week is just about ready to roll, so we thought we would share a little taste of what’s inside.

- Dozens of former Goldsboro High School football players converged on Wilber’s BBQ last weekend to share hugs, stories, and a few tears while they honored their legendary coach, Gerald Whisenhunt, for helping to mold them into the men they have become.

- Wayne County lost a giant this week, so Editor Renee Carey remembers the former county commissioner — and the immeasurable impact Jack Best made on the community.

- NC Department of Environmental Quality official Caroline Bari excoriated former and current Mount Olive leaders for what she characterized as their role in the town’s wastewater crisis.

- Intern Madeline Thomas is back — this time with a piece on the Charles B. Aycock Golf Team capturing the Wayne County championship.

We’ll leave it there, but if you’re ready to jump in, links to subscribe to the paper are in the comment section of this post.

With that said, have a great rest of your week, Wayne County!

We look forward to seeing our subscribers in a few days.

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