The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a possible case of infection with the newly discovered 2019 coronavirus. The individual recently traveled to China and passed through Wuhan City, where the outbreak originated, but had not visited the seafood and animal market that was linked to many early cases. This person arrived at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Jan. 23. more

Greetings and blessings from the Wesley Smith Chapel Community. The following services and revivals are coming up this month: Worship services at St. Luke are held every first and third Sunday … more

Special MLK service Sunday Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church, 3414 Summerlin Crossroad Road, will host its morning worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 with special tributes to Dr. Martin … more

“We are chasing every animal out there,” said Mount Olive Town Manager Charles Brown. His comments referred an all out effort by the town to find newly-appropriated disaster funds for several … more

The lives of 10 children this past Christmas were impacted by an outpouring of generosity from local police and a host of volunteers. It all unraveled at the first ever Dec. 20 Shop with a Cop … more

Budget preparations on how taxpayer funds will be spent for the upcoming fiscal year in the town of Mount Olive are in full swing. Town Manager Charles Brown said he is expecting budget requests … more

The University of Mount Olive men’s and women’s basketball teams play host to Conference Carolinas rival Erskine (S.C.) University during the 38th annual Church Night scheduled for Jan. … more

The town of Mount Olive is moving into the second year of its way of replacing vehicles, a change a year ago that has already provided a major maintenance savings. But as its agreement with Fleet … more

Seven officers in the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department were promoted by Sheriff Larry Pierce in recent ceremonies at the Wayne County Courthouse. Pierce also paid recognition to two other … more

A Mount Olive man and a Grantham woman have been arrested on a weapon charge by investigators with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Twenty-three-year-old Jamal Tyjuan Pearsall of 310 Beems … more

The first of six informational meetings about school projects and the proposed one-quarter of a cent sales and use tax in Wayne County is scheduled for Jan. 23 at Charles B. Aycock High … more

Do you cook and have a golden spoon? Commissioned Hearts of Rosewood Baptist Church has planned a Soup and Chili Cook-Off on Feb. 2. The tasting begins at noon in the Braswell Hall area at the … more