Features
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One month in, Pickle Parlor ‘dill-lights’ visitors from near and far
Since moving to North Carolina two years ago, Reed Slatas and Doran Rozen have made a number of trips from their home in Wilmington to attend events in Raleigh. During each drive, they’ve tossed around the idea of hopping off I-40 for a side jaunt into Mount Olive, and on…
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Kenansville native is Miss North Carolina’s Teen; will vie for national title in September
KENANSVILLE — When 18-year-old Kate Ward won the title of Miss North Carolina’s Teen 2025 on June 28 in High Point, it was the culmination of a years-long process that began in 2013 when she participated in the Carolina Princess (now Carolina Star) program, in which young girls are mentored…
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Personalized bricks will enhance monument courtyard, raise money for local nonprofit
FAISON — Last November, on the site of the former Faison School, the town dedicated a stately, black granite monument to the school and to one of its most distinguished graduates, Dr. William E. Thornton, who was born and raised in Faison, before going on to become the state’s first…
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Town shows resiliency, celebrates parks with ribbon-cutting
SEVEN SPRINGS — Friday morning, Mayor Ronda Hughes was assisted by Town Clerk Patricia Jones and Town Commissioners Alan Hughes and Jackie Rouse in cutting a red ribbon symbolizing the official opening of the recently renovated Seven Springs Community Park and the newly built Whitehall Gardens. Approximately 40 people attended…
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Attendees and vendors enjoy another successful Pickle Festival
Sara and Troy Curry weren’t shy about showing off their dance moves, as they were seemingly in their own little world, grooving to music by The Amazing Lounge Lizards during the Pickle Festival Saturday afternoon. Noting that they live in the Winston-Salem area, Sara said, “We drove three hours to…
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Dance ministry to ‘plants seeds’ of the Gospel during annual show at the Paramount
GOLDSBORO — It’s a courtroom scene unlike any other you’ve probably seen in movies or on TV. In this enactment, three souls are on trial, with Satan as the prosecutor, Jesus as the defense attorney, and God as the judge.
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Vietnam veterans to be honored at celebration; public invited
GOLDSBORO — Thank you! and Welcome home! Those are the messages that will be conveyed to veterans of the Vietnam War during a celebration to be held Saturday, March 29, beginning at 11 a.m., on the second floor of the Wayne County Museum. The public is invited to attend this…
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Lenten lunches to be held at Presbyterian Church on Wednesdays until Easter
FAISON — “Lent is a season of challenge; we’ve left the celebrations of Christmas and we aren’t quite to Easter,” Pastor David Helbig told a crowd of 60 to 70 gathered for a Lenten lunch in the fellowship hall of Faison Presbyterian Church on Wednesday.
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Pastor from Colorado finds a lot to like about the South
DUDLEY — Greeley, Colorado, is about 50 miles north of Denver. It’s a half-hour drive from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and its population is well over 100,000. In other words, it is a world away from Dudley, not just in terms of distance, but also in terms of…
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Volunteer work proves to be rewarding, teaches importance of impressing on the future generations
Ask Mount Olive Friends of the Parks President Tony Martin about his 40 years of volunteer work, particularly where Mount Olive’s parks are concerned, and he quickly deflects the limelight away from himself and shine it onto others.
