January 16, 2021, 77, Mount Olive – Iris Ann O’Berry, age 77, of the Grantham area, Mount Olive, passed away at the home she shared with a daughter and son-in-law. Death came for her on Saturday evening, January 16, 2021. Iris was a member of the Northeast Original Free Will Baptist Church of Mount Olive…… read more »
January 19, 2021, 86, Goldsboro – Bertha Newcomb Holmes, age 86, passed away Tuesday at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Ruffie and Gladys Williams Newcomb and the wife of the late Delmas W. Holmes. She was retired from Howell’s Child Care Center. Graveside Services will be held…… read more »
January 18, 2021, 55, Goldsboro – Paul James Stallings, age 55, died early Monday at Wayne/UNC Healthcare. Born in Georgia, he was the son of the late Elmo Stallings and Nancy Jane Abbott Stallings. He was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church and a former member of the Saulston Volunteer Fire Department. A…… read more »
January 16, 2021, 77, Goldsboro – Edward Milton Eisaman, age 77, passed away on Saturday at his residence. He was born in West Moreland, Pennsylvania to the late Earl Solomon Eisaman and Genevieve Margaret Armstrong Eisaman, and was the husband of the late Doris Jean Mozingo Eisaman. He was also preceded in death by a…… read more »
January 16, 2021, 78, Goldsboro – Carolyn Ruth McDonald Peterson, age 78, passed away Saturday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Born in Camden County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Ethel Eason McDonald. A private service to celebrate her life will be held Tuesday. She is survived by her husband, Fay Peterson;…… read more »
January 15, 2021, 99, Mount Olive – Martha Gurganus Overton, 99, of Mt. Olive passed away Friday at Genesis Healthcare in. Mt. Olive, NC. She was the daughter of the late Johnson and Georgie Smith Gurganus, and was the wife of the late Roy J. Overton. Mrs. Overton was a retired inspector for Mt. Olive…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations BRISTOL, Tennesse – The University of Mount Olive men’s basketball team came up short against the Tornado of King University 74-72 on Tuesday night in Conference Carolinas action. UMO falls to 0-3, 0-3 in season, while King improves to 2-2, 1-1. INSIDE THE SCORE King University got on the scoreboard first, opening the contest on a 3-0 lead, but Mount Olive had an answer…… read more »
The City of Goldsboro accepts a new grant to assist its firefighters. Tuesday evening, the Goldsboro City Council approved the nearly $7,700 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. That grant is being used to purchase a gear dryer for personal protective equipment at the Goldsboro Fire Department. As explained at yesterday’s meeting, the…… read more »
Starting Wednesday, January 20, 2021, the Wayne County Health Department will be conducting public vaccinations at The Maxwell Center for individuals who have an appointment scheduled through the county’s COVID-19 vaccination hotline. A total of 1,500 doses will be distributed Wednesday through Friday at The Maxwell Center. By scheduling appointments for public vaccination, there will be no…… read more »
Everyone is grappling for their position to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and the demand is testing local health departments. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, County Manager Craig Honeycutt noted it’s a challenging and fluid situation. Commissioner Joe Daughtery called the process for getting the vaccine out to residents “a nightmare”…… read more »
