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Former Greensboro Mayor Carolyn Allen dies at 93

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Former Greensboro mayor Carolyn Allen

Former Greensboro Mayor Carolyn Allen has died at the age of 93. Allen was elected as the city’s first female mayor. She served three terms from 1993 to 1999.

In a statement Wednesday, current Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter said Allen was a champion for the city and that her “tireless work on community policing was respected across Greensboro.”

A memorial service will be held next Tuesday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on West Market Street.

Rachel Moody is from Wake Forest where she got her start in journalism as an intern for The Wake Weekly. Before joining WFDD, she was a reporter and producer for UNC-Chapel Hill’s student radio program Carolina Connection. Rachel’s work has been published by WFAE, WUNC, WRAL and more. In 2026, she was recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards Program for her podcast about body dysmorphia in boys and men. During her college career, she also wrote for The Daily Tar Heel’s opinion desk as an editorial board member and columnist.

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