(Left to right) Don Lassiter, chairman of the UMO Board of Trustees, and Dr. H. Edward Croom, UMO President. Contributed Photo MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive (UMO) has announced that Don ...

SMITHFIELD – A gas leak prompted a brief evacuation of several homes in Downtown Smithfield. Around 10:45am Wednesday, contractors installing a fiber optic line on North Fourth Street accidentally ...

Danford McLamb, 92, of Dunn passed away at Wake Medical Center on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Harnett County on June 21, 1932 to the late Arthur McLamb and Ora ...

“The people of North Carolina and western North Carolina can have faith in these processes that have been long established to deliver the results accurately, safely, and securely, and we will have ...

RALEIGH — As economist (and North Carolina native) Thomas Sowell once observed, “there are no solutions — there are only tradeoffs.” To say this isn’t to throw up one’s hands in surrender or ...

HENDERSONVILLE, NC – Following a long drive taking the only detoured route available, the first four truckloads of donated Johnston County hurricane relief supplies were delivered Wednesday afternoon ...

FOUR OAKS – A motorcyclist was seriously injured after crashing into a field during a high speed pursuit. Around 2:15pm Tuesday, a state trooper spotted a motorcycle reportedly traveling in the wrong ...

As Election Day approaches, people who pay attention to polling focus almost exclusively on “horse races.” Who’s leading? How large is the gap? Focusing on the electoral bottom line makes sense. Yet ...

RALEIGH – On Wednesday, President Biden approved Governor Cooper’s request for active-duty military personnel and equipment to support ongoing rescue, relief and recovery operations in Western North ...

FOUR OAKS – A Ribbon Cutting and Open House Ceremony was held September 26 for the new CommWell Health Four Oaks Multi-Specialty Office located on Boyette Road. The new CommWell Health Four Oaks ...

SELMA — The Town of Selma will welcome festivalgoers of all ages October 4th-6th to celebrate Selma’s rail history with a weekend full of exciting entertainment and activities. Downtown streets will ...

The Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, NC is hosting the Annual Ava Gardner Festival, October 4-6, 2024, with new exhibits, film screenings, and heritage tours. SMITHFIELD – Following two years of ...