MOUNT OLIVE—The smell of pork barbecue cooking on grills will once again waft over downtown Mount Olive when Pickles, Pigs & Swigs, presented by Smithfield Foods, returns in October. The second annual event is set for Friday and Saturday, October 28-29. The N.C. Pork Council-sanctioned whole hog barbecue cook-off gets underway Friday evening. The Saturday…… read more »
A large crowd of people started to gather before 4 p.m Saturday in Mount Olive’s Nelson Street Park to receive a free book bag filled with school supplies. This event began twelve years ago by a group of local men known as the Men of FIC. This organization of men came up with the idea…… read more »
The Farmers Market in Mount Olive returns for the summer at Mount Olive Presbyterian Church . The church will resume the market on Saturdays from June through August, from 8 – 11 a.m. Opening day is Saturday, June 4. “It makes sense for us to hold a farmers market,” said Mary Ann Wright, chair of…… read more »
On March 1, 2020, the Town of Mount Olive kicked off its 150th Anniversary Celebration with a public event that brought together live music, history and stories about the town’s roots. Two weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything, including the planned yearlong celebration of Mount Olive’s history. This week, the 150th Anniversary Committee…… read more »
Rockhurst University traveled to Mount Olive to take on the UMO men’s lacrosse team on Saturday morning. By the end of four periods of play, UMO emerged with the 11-7 victory. UMO improved to 3-1 overall. The Trojans travel to Wingate on Tuesday.… read more »
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(GDN)–The Town of Mount Olive Hosted a Black History Parade Saturday afternoon. More than 100 units took part in the Parade down Breazeale Ave. Photo essay by Bobby Williams… read more »
The weather was on the cool side as the UMO Women’s Lacrosse team took onthe University of Alabama in Huntsville Saturday afternoon. After four periods of play action the game went into OT tied at 13 all. There was no score in the first OT, but in the second OT, the Trojans managed to score…… read more »
MOUNT OLIVE — The 2022 UMO Baseball season is nearly here, and accolades are already coming in for the Trojans. The University of Mount Olive enters the spring season ranked No. 13 in the county according to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). UMO was also ranked second in the Southeast Regional poll, placing the Trojans…… read more »
WILSON – The University of Mount Olive men’s basketball team fell to Barton College 88-82 on Wednesday. This loss takes the Trojans to 9-9 overall and 8-6 in conference play. INSIDE THE SCORE Mount Olive took an early five-point lead over Barton with 18:19 remaining. The Bulldogs answered back and took a four-point lead 11-7 with 15:06 remaining. The Trojans tied…… read more »
MURFREESBORO – The University of Mount Olive men’s basketball team fell to Chowan University 74-73 Thursday. This loss takes the Trojans to 9-5 overall and 8-2 in conference play. INSIDE THE SCORE Chowan scored the first two points of the contest with19:21 remaining. The Trojans answered back with a four-point run with 17:54 left. Later in the first half the Hawks…… read more »
