Mount Olive College News

Among those graduating from Mount Olive College Saturday were a 63-year-old woman accomplishing a lifelong dream and a trio of mothers working at Duke Health System.

Dr. Alan Armstrong, professor of music, Mount Olive College Mount Olive, North Carolina, says: I am writing a biography of John Grant, Edinburgh resident throughout the 1900s-1950s; a tax-collector by occupation, but a well-known bagpiper and composer of bagpipe music, most notably "The Pipes of War" and "The Royal Collection of Piobaireachd." I am ...

Maj. James E. Clemmons Jr. of the Richmond County Sheriffa s Department has announced his candidacy to seek the Democratic Party nomination for Sheriff of Richmond County in the May 4 primary election.

MOUNT OLIVE a ' Mount Olive College will hold its 56th fall commencement on Saturday, December 12.

Local members of Free Will Baptist churches in Wayne County donated more than $86,000 to Mount Olive College this year at the annual college recognition dinner.

New Bern-born Dr. Earl W. Moore did his student teaching at Charles B. Aycock High School, then returned about 30 years later to become its principal.

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 .

The Tri-County Electric Membership Corp. held the 69th annual meeting of its members Saturday at Kornegay Arena at Mount Olive College.

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

The Trojans are coming home Nov. 20-22 for the annual Mount Olive College Alumni Weekend.

Mount Olive College economist and associate professor Dr. Paul Cwik, working in conjunction with the Foundation for Economic Education, has developed a new tool for measuring America's financial troubles.

The Coker Lady Cobras were unable to pick up a win in Conference Carolinas volleyball action on Tuesday night, as they fell 3-1 to the Mount Olive College Trojans.

As a social worker for the blind and visually impaired, Barbara Hansen taught people tricks for organizing paper money, identifying coins, or writing checks so they could do the things they thought they would no longer be able to do.

The baseball field at Mount Olive College was packed with youngsters learning the fundamentals of the game Saturday afternoon as the school hosted a free clinic featuring the entire Spartan team and some special guests.

Friday, October 16, 2009 Mount Olive opens basketball practice The Mount Olive College men's and women's basketball teams opened practice for the season Thursday.

Wayne County readers will have a chance in 2010 to explore a world where getting caught with a book could cost you your home, family or even your life.

Mount Olive College graduates gathered at Creekside Park on Saturday to celebrate their academic achievements with barbecue and conversation.

Even amid a 15 percent growth in student enrollment, Sampson Community College may have to return nearly $1 million to the state as part of budget cuts being made at community colleges across the state.

Jeremy May, left, a student at Mount Olive College, horses around with Max Fimchum, 9, in the pool at the Family Y. May entered the mentoring program as a way to complete a volunteer requirement.

Despite the economic downturn, Mount Olive College is going strong, offering scholarships to students and even moving forward with campus improvement projects.