Mount Olive welcomes new UMO president

MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive President Dr. David Poole and his wife, Mary, were honored Thursday night during a town-hosted reception at Steele Memorial Library.Poole began his duties July 1 as the university's fifth president following the retirement...

Published: Jul 30, 2018 5:50 AM Full Story

Operation 500 collecting book bags, supplies

Two men who have been friends since middle school banded together recently over their interest in making the community a better place.David Rodgers and James Shivar became co-workers at Buddy's Home Furnishings and are developing a nonprofit with several goals...

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Good Samaritans: Four strangers worked together to help save a life

A quick trip to Walmart and a willingness to get involved may have saved a life recently.Cari Harrison Cruse, a certified nursing assistant, at ReNu Life, is in the profession to help others."Every day I ask God to help me...

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Family of missing teen searches for answers

The father of Ashanti Dyzare Harper, who went missing a week ago, describes his daughter as a typical teenager who was excited to have her first summer job working at her aunt's food trailer business.William Harper, the father of the...

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