Public Notices — Feb. 1, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF BETTY BELL Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Betty Bell, deceased, late of Wayne County, NC, all persons having claims against the estate must present them, duly verified, to the undersigned by April…

Public Notices — Jan. 25, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF MARY MAXINE SUGGS All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Mary Maxine Suggs, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of April, 2026, or this…

Public Notices — Jan. 18. 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF JOHN F. WILLIAMSON, JR. All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against John F. Williamson, Jr., deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of March, 2026,…

Newton excoriates previous board members

A defiant Mayor Jerome Newton kicked off the new year in Mount Olive by launching, at the onset of the Town Board’s Jan. 5 meeting, into a lengthy defense of his record — and, in the process, attacking former commissioners,…

Public Notices — Jan. 11, 2026

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF EZRAIL SIMPSON JR. The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ezrail Simpson Jr., Deceased, of Wayne County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present…

Public Notices — Jan. 4, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DANNY MASSEY The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Danny Massey, Deceased, of Wayne County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the…

Public Notices — Dec. 28, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF PATRICIA EILEEN O’CONNELL All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Patricia Eileen O’Connell, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of March, 2026, or this…

Meter meltdown

They don’t know how many residential or commercial water meters in the town are functional. They don’t know when the last time the town employee responsible for reading the ones that work — a man who remains on the payroll…

Public Notices — Dec. 21, 2025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LARRY EARL VAUGHN All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Larry Earl Vaughn, deceased, of Wayne County, are notified to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of March, 2026, or…

Public Notices — Dec. 14, 2025

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of David Randolph Brown, Sr., late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to…