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Mount Olive Players Stand Out in Conference Carolinas 2023 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Honors

Mount Olive Players Stand Out in Conference Carolinas 2023 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Honors

Conference Carolinas officially unveiled the 2023 women’s lacrosse all-conference honors on Wednesday, April 26. The all-conference awards were chosen by the league’s head coaches.  Ali Davis of Mount Olive was named Offensive Player of the Year, the second Trojan in program history to win the award (Claire Wigler, 2016). A graduate student from Hampstead, New…read more »

Spring Creek Elementary wins Region 2 “Elementary Battle of the Books” Competition

Spring Creek Elementary wins Region 2 “Elementary Battle of the Books” Competition

This week, Spring Creek Elementary students won the Region 2 Elementary Battle of the Books competition. The team qualified for the Region 2 Competition after winning the WCPS Elementary Battle of the Books Competition in March. The competition was held at Morehead Elementary School in Morehead City. Sponsored by the North Carolina School Library Media Association, the Elementary…read more »

Watson Published in Journal

Watson Published in Journal

An article by Elizabeth A. Watson, a librarian at Wayne Community College, has been published in an academic journal. Her book review titled “You Belong in College: A Review of ‘Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom’ by Kelly A. Hogan and Viji Sathy” is included in Volume 2, Issue 1 of…read more »

Two Wayne County Seniors Awarded Scholarships

Two Wayne County Seniors Awarded Scholarships

Two Wayne County Seniors have been awarded the Morehead-Cain, a four-year, opportunity-laden scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill beginning in fall 2023. Guillermo Estrada (Guillermo) will graduate this spring from Wayne School of Engineering and Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina, as an honors student and member of the North…read more »

NC Pickle Festival Returns to Mount Olive This Weekend

NC Pickle Festival Returns to Mount Olive This Weekend

The 2023 North Carolina Pickle Festival returns to downtown Mount Olive this weekend, April 28th and 29th. This morning staff members from Brinkley Entertainment were busy setting up the rides and getting them ready for inspection. The rides along with a Concert and glow run start Friday. Then join the fun, all day Saturday for…read more »

WCC Student Named to Forestry Honor Society

WCC Student Named to Forestry Honor Society

Bryan Ekberg is Wayne Community College’s first member of a national honor society for forestry students. Ekberg was inducted into the North American Forest Technician Honor Society “in recognition of all your hard work,” his notification said. He was nominated for the honor by one of his WCC instructors, Lynn Jenkins. The society says that…read more »

NC House Votes to Ban Foreign Enemies from Buying Farmland

NC House Votes to Ban Foreign Enemies from Buying Farmland

A bill to restrict foreign adversaries from purchasing N.C. agricultural land and property surrounding military bases passed the House unanimously on Wednesday. House Bill 463, the N.C. Farmland and Military Protection Act, prohibits hostile foreign governments, like China and Russia, from buying farmland and land situated within a 25-mile radius of a military instillation. “By preventing these…read more »

Turkey Breeder to Build Hatchery with $58 Million Investment in Goldsboro

Turkey Breeder to Build Hatchery with $58 Million Investment in Goldsboro

Select Genetics, a turkey breeder, will create 26 jobs in Wayne County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest $58 million to build a new turkey egg hatchery and establish turkey farms in Goldsboro. “Our farming legacy continues to attract innovative agriculture companies,” said Governor Cooper. “North Carolina’s $95 billion agriculture and agribusiness…read more »

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest for Trafficking Illegal Narcotics

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest for Trafficking Illegal Narcotics

A Goldsboro man has been arrested on multiple drug charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of illegal narcotics. According to the report, ACE Team Deputies were working in the City Limits of Goldsboro when Deputies stopped a vehicle for a fictitious registration plate. During the course of the traffic stop, a K9…read more »

Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day

Thursday morning little 3-year-old Buckham Douglas Southerland decided it was time to do some mechanic work on his bicycle using a wrench to take the front wheel off. He is the great-grandson of Shelton and Jo Southerland of the Pricetown Community.read more »

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