Monday afternoon, a small crowd gathered at the Southern Bank parking lot at Center and Main streets in Mount Olive for the unveiling of the new Mount Olive Historical Wall. Mayor Kenny Talton greeted the attendees and was followed by Grey Morgan who spoke about the Mainstream Focus. Mount Olive Attorney Carrol Turner talked about…… read more »
The Town of Mount Olive experienced a sanitary sewer overflow totaling approximately 270,000 gallons inside the Town’s wastewater treatment plant on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. This overflow was discovered at 8:00 P.M. and as of Thursday April 1, 2021 at 8:00 A.M. was still ongoing. The spill was the result of 1.6 inches of rainfall…… read more »
The Town of Mount Olive has experienced a sanitary sewer overflow totaling approximately 66,000 gallons inside the Town’s wastewater treatment plant on Friday, March 19, 2021. This overflow was discovered at 10:30 A.M. and as of Friday March 19, 2021 at 4:30 P.M. is still ongoing. The spill was the result of 1.25 inches of…… read more »
The Town of Mount Olive reports it had a discharge of untreated sewer from inside the Town’s wastewater treatment plant at 408 Wilkins Farm Road. The spill was discovered on Saturday, February 13, at 7:30 P.M. and was still ongoing as of Sunday, February 14, at 4:30 P.M. and. A total of 441,000 gallons had…… read more »
The Town of Mount Olive is moving forward with its annual Black History Month Parade but on a smaller scale. This year’s parade is scheduled for February 27th and will feature Mayor Kenneth Talton and the Mount Olive Board of Commissioners along with motorcycle and auto clubs. There will also be a heater giveaway after…… read more »
For the second year in a row, the streets of downtown Mount Olive will be quiet on the last full weekend of April. Organizers of the 2021 North Carolina Pickle Festival today announced the cancellation of the event, citing concerns about the COVID19 pandemic. “We decided it best to not hold a live, in-person event…… read more »
The Town of Mount Olive had a discharge of untreated sewer from inside the Town’s wastewater treatment plant at 408 Wilkins Farm Road. The spill was discovered on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 7:00 A.M. and is still ongoing at this time. A total of 112,500 gallons has been spilled. The untreated waste entered the…… read more »
The Town of Mount Olive says it has experienced a sanitary sewer overflow totaling approximately 33,000 gallons inside the Town’s wastewater treatment plant on Thursday, December 24. This overflow was discovered at 7:30 PM and as of 9:30 PM was still ongoing. The spill was the result of a heavy rainfall over a two hour…… read more »
The Town of Mount Olive is reporting a discharge of untreated sewer from inside the Town’s wastewater treatment plant at 408 Wilkins Farm Road. The spill was discovered on Sunday, October 25, at 11:30 AM and the spill was still ongoing as of 3:30 PM. A total of 84,000 gallons was spilled. The untreated waste…… read more »
Heavy rains are to blame for the release of over 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater in Mount Olive. The Town of Mount Olive says the sanitary sewer overflow totaling approximately 135,000 gallons occurred Sunday. The overflow was discovered around 5 AM Sunday and was still ongoing as of 11 AM. The Division of Water Quality…… read more »
