Burnette, Faison to compete at championships
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive senior duo of Justen Burnette and Joshua Faison will be competing at...
Year: 2023
Casbarro, Jeffries named to NCBWA All-Region team
MOUNT OLIVE – Senior infielder Jack Casbarro and junior outfielder Dylan Jeffries were both voted to the National Collegiate Baseball...
UMO advances past Georgia Southwestern
TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Sophomore Cooper George went a perfect four for four at the plate with two RBI and two...
Cooney, Emanuele garner All-Southeast Region honors
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive junior duo of Courtlynn Cooney and Kylie Emanuele were selected to the...
North Duplin rolls into Final Four
BAYBORO — Riley Hatch and Reece Outlaw each homered twice to lead the North Duplin softball team into the Final...
Turkey breeder to invest $58 million in Goldsboro
GOLDSBORO — Select Genetics, a turkey breeder, will create 26 jobs in Wayne County, Gov. Roy Cooper announced recently. The...
Four Trojans earn academic all-district honors
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive softball team featured four players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District...
UMO features six NWCA Scholar All-Americans
MANHEIM, Pa. (May 15) – The University of Mount Olive women's wrestling team and six individuals were recognized on the...
North Duplin advances in playoffs
CALYPSO — The North Duplin softball team defeated Riverside-Martin May 16 in a home game in the third round of...
WCPS names new superintendent
GOLDSBORO — The Wayne County Board of Education unanimously approved the selection of Dr. Marcus (Marc) A. Whichard as the...
Southern Wayne defeats South Johnston
FOUR OAKS — The Southern Wayne girls' soccer team defeated South Johnston in an away conference match 3-0 May 11....
Union eliminates North Duplin
ROSE HILL — The North Duplin girls' soccer team lost an away match to Union in the first round of...
UMO men’s lacrosse earns Messick Sportsmanship Award
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive men's lacrosse program was named the recipient of the Messick Sportsmanship Award...
WCPS names Beginning Teacher and Instructional Assistant of the Year
GOLDSBORO — On Tuesday, May 9, Wayne County Public Schools named its Beginning Teacher of the Year and its Instructional...