The long-awaited moment finally arrived for C.B. Aycock wrestlers Tyler Hughes and Christian Decatur. Months after finishing their senior seasons undefeated — and winning individual state champions — the pair received their state championship rings and the James Johnson Award over the weekend from The TakeDown Report. The James Johnson award is given to the…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations BALTIMORE, Maryland — Former University of Mount Olive baseball player Bruce Zimmermann made his Major League debut Thursday night, starting game two for the Baltimore Orioles inside the friendly walls of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. Zimmermann pitched three complete innings, but they would be ones he would never forget. Zimmermann, a…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE – When the University of Mount Olive Associate Professor of Exercise Science Dr. Mark Deaton was hired in 2013, it became his mission to establish an exercise science lab at the University. He envisioned a lab that would not only serve the obvious needs of the University’s program majors,…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE – From track and field star to an officer in the U.S. military, University of Mount Olive alumnus Cedric Thomas is a role model for student-athletes everywhere. A career in the military is something Thomas never expected. Growing up, his father was a military man so, Thomas was considered a…… read more »
MOUNT OLIVE — The University of Mount Olive Department of Athletics recently launched a new website with partner SIDEARM Sports. SIDEARM Sports is one of the biggest brands in college athletics. They have partnered with numerous colleges and universities across all three NCAA divisions, and NAIA and the NJCAA. “The partnership with SIDEARM Sports is one…… read more »
From UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE — University of Mount Olive women’s basketball student-athlete Leah Williams has a talent for producing talent both on and off the basketball court. The junior from Autryville, N.C. recently completed an internship with Kornegay Family Farms (KFF) in Princeton during the summer. She looks to bring her knowledge back to UMO and beyond. Williams, an…… read more »
Potters Baseball, a group of high school baseball players from several states, will travel this summer, visiting and interacting with communities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Mount Olive hosted this group in 2019 and twenty-five players completed community service projects, played baseball…… read more »
Late Friday afternoon, the Mount Olive Fire Department and Wayne County EMS Station 9 were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 117 and W. Main Street in Mount Olive. A silver car that was attempting to turn onto Main Street apparently pulled into the path of the…… read more »
Wayne County is now reporting four coronavirus-related deaths in the county. According to Wednesday’s figures from the county, 81 people have tested positive for COVID-19. Wayne County has confirmed that 17 patients and two employees have tested positive for COVID-19 at a long-term care facility in Mount Olive. Two of those patients at the facility…… read more »
Residents appear to be mostly adhering to the statewide “Stay-At-Home” order, even on Easter Sunday. Few vehicles and people were out and about on Sunday as folks hunkered down to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. Goldsboro Daily News photographer Bobby Williams noticed these youth enjoying a little recreational time outside. They were using…… read more »
