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  • WCC holds topping out ceremony for agriculture building

    WCC holds topping out ceremony for agriculture building

    GOLDSBORO — Wayne Community College held a topping out ceremony for its new agriculture building, marking a milestone in the construction process.


  • NC Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt visits WCC

    NC Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt visits WCC

    GOLDSBORO — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt visited Wayne Community College on Monday, May 18, as part of her Future-Ready North Carolina tour.


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    TEXAS — Cheryl Brock Pappan, 76, of Wichita Falls was called home surrounded by the love of family and friends who will forever cherish her kindness, strength, and generous heart.


  • Packed Pickle Festival celebrates 40th anniversary

    Packed Pickle Festival celebrates 40th anniversary

    The Mount Olive Tribune’s NC Pickle Festival magazine heralded the 40th anniversary this year. Copies of the magazine were all over town. Thursday before the festival, the carnival rides were being set up — a main attraction event for kids and their families on Friday night. Friday morning, cars were…


  • Sachindada Dharmadhikari inspires grassroots environmental change through DSNDP

    Sachindada Dharmadhikari inspires grassroots environmental change through DSNDP

    RALEIGH — Volunteers from Wake County came together for an environmental service initiative as part of a river cleanup organized by the global nonprofit Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan (DSNDP).


  • Pickle Festival magazines hit stands today

    Pickle Festival magazines hit stands today

    The 2026 Pickle Festival magazines are out, so grab a copy today. Magazines are available at local businesses across Mount Olive, in racks and at the festival.


  • Mount Olive hires new town manager

    Mount Olive hires new town manager

    City of Goldsboro employee Octavius Murphy was hired as Mount Olive’s town manager during Monday night’s town council meeting.


  • EEOC sues Butterball for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act

    EEOC sues Butterball for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act

    Local food processing company Butterball, LLC has found itself named in a federal lawsuit.


  • AgFest draws thousands to UMO for 11th Annual Celebration of Agriculture

    AgFest draws thousands to UMO for 11th Annual Celebration of Agriculture

    MOUNT OLIVE — Buses lined the University of Mount Olive campus as students stepped into a scene where country music carried across the grounds, conversations filled the air, and the aromas of food vendors mingled with the energy of a day built around agriculture, education, and opportunity.


  • Sampson man charged in father’s death

    Sampson man charged in father’s death

    A 29-year-old Sampson County man is behind bars today, charged in connection with the death of his father, who was found dead the day after Christmas.


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