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…
Public Notices — Dec. 7, 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…
Public Notices — Nov. 30, 2025
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ERNEST C. KELLY Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ernest C. Kelly, late of Wayne County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the…
Their golden season
A distraught teenage boy with tears streaming down his face makes his way, slowly, to the middle of the pitch inside Hardy Talton Stadium — stopping to rest his head on his coach’s chest. Rich Huff knows all about the…