Saturday was a busy day for the members and volunteers of VFW Post 9959 in Mount Olive as they held their Annual barbecue and chicken fundraiser. … read more »
Tag Archives: Wayne County
UMO Drops Contest Against Lees-McRae
The University of Mount Olive men’s volleyball team had its rally cut short on Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 loss versus Lees-McRae in Conference Carolinas play at Kornegay Arena. With the loss, the Trojans fall to 5-10 this season with a 1-6 record in league play. Mount Olive will now have a chance to regroup,…… read more »
Mount Olive Middle Students take Out-of-this-World Field Trip
More than 60 Mount Olive Middle seventh grade students recently had the opportunity to travel to the International Space Station, talk with a NASA astronaut, tour Mars, and much more all without ever leaving their classroom. This out-of-the-world virtual field trip was made possible through NASA and the Treworgy Planetarium located in Mystic, Connecticut. “This…… read more »
Impaired Driver Attempts to Discard Narcotics
Deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force conducting a traffic stop discovered the driver was heavily intoxicated on both alcohol and narcotics. The driver, 28-year-old Ayshaun La’Jaun Canady was arrested and charged with Driving While Impaired. After the arrest, Canady attempted to discard a large amount of narcotics inside of the patrol…… read more »
Driver Flees Traffic Stop
One man has been arrested after he failed to stop during a traffic stop. Deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force observed a red SUV driving with no lights. When deputies attempted to stop the SUV, the driver failed to stop for the blue lights and sirens. After a pursuit within the…… read more »
Mount Olive Cruise Past Roberts Wesleyan
In another top-25 nationally ranked contest, the No. 25 University of Mount Olive women’s lacrosse team secured a 19-11 win over No. 22 Roberts Wesleyan in non-conference play at the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex on Monday evening. With the win, the Trojans improve to 1-2 overall and have now played three nationally-ranked opponents to…… read more »
Increased Fire Danger for Tuesday
There will be an increased fire danger on Tuesday. The National Weather Service warns westerly winds will gust up to 20 to 30 mph across central North Carolina from late morning to early evening Tuesday, and the relative humidity is expected to drop to as low as 25 to 35 percent. This combination of gusty…… read more »
Mount Olive Claims 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships concluded on Monday afternoon with Mount Olive collecting both the men’s and women’s team titles at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the seventh-straight title for the men’s program while the women claimed back-to-back titles and have now won eight of…… read more »
UMO Baseball Split Doubleheader
Emmanuel College and the University of Mount Olive Trojans baseball team split the doubleheader on Saturday. The first game kickoff at noon and after a nine inning game, Emmanuel took the win with 5 to 4 over over the trojans. The second game got underway around 3: 30. This game went into extra innings after seven…… read more »
15 Year Old Shot on Olivia Lane
On February 17, 2023, at approximately 8:24 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to several alerts from the ShotSpotter system in the 1100 block of Olivia Lane. Prior to arrival of officers, a 911 call was made advising that a male subject had been shot. When officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old male suffering from a single gunshot wound.…… read more »
