Mount Olive acquires funding approval for sewer project

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive has received final funding approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture clearing the way for a $1 million wastewater treatment plant project. The USDA funds include a $771,000 loan repayable over a 40-year period...

Published: Apr 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story

Lobster Fest ticket cutoff Friday

The 12th annual Lobster and Shrimp Fest is fast approaching, with the deadline for ordering tickets this Friday. The Partnership for Children of Wayne County is taking orders for the event, which will be held Friday, May 6. The...

Published: Apr 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story

Jones' trial continued to Sept. 19

The trial date for Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones II for allegedly bribing a public official has been continued from May 9 to Sept. 19. Jones' lawyers, Glenn Barfield, Joseph Cheshire and Geoff Hulse, filed a...

Published: Apr 26, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story