The town of Mount Olive and Carver Alumni Association are moving closer to a partnership that is set to give the historic school alumni a boost in its search for grant improvement money. Town … more

Mount Olive Police have arrested a drive-by shooting suspect. 23-year-old Jeffrey Rishawn Leach, Jr., of 121 Pineforest Road is being held under an $800,000 bond at the Wayne County Jail in two felonious assault charges. Leach is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill resulting in serious injury. more

WILMINGTON — To help address the current emergency blood shortage, all who come to give blood or platelets with the American Red Cross through Aug. 29 will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card via … more

RALEIGH — Six local students are named to receive Golden LEAF Scholarships to help pay for college. North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority recently announced that 215 rural North … more

Greetings from the Wesley Smith Chapel community! Several events are coming up at nearby churches: LifeChangers Kingdom Ministries, 270 Motorcycles Road, Clayton, will present Miracles of … more

Blood drive Wednesday Snow Hill Free Baptist Church, 1224 Red Hill Road, Mount Olive, will host a “Power in the Blood” blood drive for the American Red Cross from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday … more

One man was injured in a drive-by shooting in Mount Olive on July 26. It was the town’s fifth shooting reported in a month. Police say 25-year-old Brandon Durham of 492 Kelly Springs Road was … more

Ten-year-old Gavin Birkin of Mount Olive took top honors in the Watermelon Recipe Contest with his watermelon lemonade punch at the Farm Credit Farmers Market in Goldsboro on July 26. Steve Hawley … more

An agreement between the town of Mount Olive and the North Carolina Department of Transportation has resulted in a number of town streets getting a new surface with others scheduled for a … more

The short winding road that leads into the Mount Olive Municipal Airport has a new look — a smoother look. Mount Olive Town Manager Charles Brown said the badly-deteriorated road had been … more

The effort to construct a $1.5 million parallel taxiway along the 1-mile runway at the Mount Olive Municipal Airport is currently in the planning and design stage. Officials say just that part of … more

Housing in Mount Olive, or the lack of affordable ones, has always been a big issue here in The Pickle Capital, but at least one town official sees a trend he hopes will continue. Town Manager … more