Mount Olive News

A float all decked out for Christmas makes its way along the Beautancus Christmas Parade route, held annually in northern Duplin County on Thanksgiving Day.

Mount Olive College's Kendrick Easley soars between three Virginia Union defenders during the Trojans' win Saturday night in the finale of the 44th Pickle Classic.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 MOC inducts 4 to Hall The Mount Olive College 2009 Hall of Fame class: from left, Billy Lee , Matt Dudley , Heather Parker-Collier and Patrick Riley .

Kelvin Lyndell Kornegay, 45, of Red Hill Road in Mt. Olive, was charged Friday by the Jacksonville Police Department with financial card theft and four counts of obtaining property by false pretense.

The Pamlico Musical Society continues a busy holiday season with a variety of entertainment.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Win ECU Ladies B-Ball tickets The Mount Olive Tribune is giving away tickets to ECU Lady Pirate Basketball.

Due to inclement weather and the threat of high winds this evening, all after school programs scheduled after 4:30 p.m. will be cancelled.

Frank Morrow, president of the Wayne County Ghostriders, unloads toys from his motorcycle Saturday at Thunder Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church in Mount Olive.

Mount Olive forward Craig Hayes soars to the basket for two points against Virginia Wesleyan Sunday afternoon.

Amid never-before-seen losses, Coharie Hog Farms filed bankruptcy Friday. A Chapter 11 voluntary petition was filed by Coharie Hog Farm Inc.

For the second time during his 18-year career, North Lenoir High School's Brent Williams was named Lenoir County Schools Principal of The Year for 2009-2010. Williams said he received the news last week when a prize patrol team from the school district stopped by his school.

Terry Lee of Mount Olive uses a pair of mules to pull an old one-row tobacco stalk cutter Tuesday afternoon.

Max and Cindy Hubrich of Pikeville prepare to cast their votes with the help of Wayne County Board of Elections Judge Judy Cordeiro and Precinct Assistant Patsy Howard at the Pikeville Fire Station this morning.

With much fanfare and festivity, the small town of Warsaw will continue America's longest consecutive Veterans Day celebration on Saturday, Nov.

Franklin Baking Co. president Tom Buffkin, second from left, and company human resources manager Charles Brogden, third from left, hold the awards honoring the company as Wayne County's Industry of the Year.

The following is the November blood drive schedule for the Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross: Nov.

The ghosts, goblins and other creatures that will haunt Mount Olive, Seven Springs, Calypso and Faison on Halloween will be following a similar schedule.

Five people were arrested Saturday on methamphetamine charges after a Duplin County sheriff's deputy on another call discovered a meth lab near Mount Olive.

Laura Collins, left, shows Sarah Kornegay the pickle spears she has packed in the jar while she works on the jar packing line at the Mt.

Starr Benton, 5, right, and Shane Moore, 3, try to move their stubborn donkey, Jackson, at the Open Pony and Mule Show Thursday.