N.C. Pickle Festival sets earlier 2019 date

MOUNT OLIVE -- The N.C. Pickle Festival will be held a little earlier than normal in 2019 -- two weeks earlier, to be exact.It will be Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, to avoid a conflict with Seymour Johnson Air...

Published: Jul 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

Mount Olive welcomes back Hardee's

MOUNT OLIVE -- Cars were in line for the drive-through by 5 a.m. Monday when Hardee's opened for business.And by 10 a.m., the parking lot was full and a steady stream of customers filed through the restaurant.But it was...

Published: Jul 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

Safety first on the Fourth of July

Most fireworks are illegal in North Carolina, but there are still some options for anyone interested in celebrating the Fourth of July at home.Much like any other year, a fireworks tent is stationed in the Walmart parking lot along...

Published: Jul 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

Business owner hosts gun buyback

A local businessman hosted a gun buyback program over the weekend in an effort to reduce violent crimes in Goldsboro.Such events, aimed at getting weapons off the streets, are more commonly held by local government. But Bobby Harvey, a...

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Pikeville Lions celebrate

The Pikeville Lions Club held its annual awards and installation banquet June 25. From left, Danny Newcomb, director; Robert Hooks, lion tamer; Hank Stewart, director; Gene Goetz, second vice president and membership chairman; Billy Herring, third vice president and secretary/treasurer;...

Published: Jul 3, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story