Raymond Turner Jr. and Johnny Powell shake hands after Powell was recognized for 70 years as a Mason. WARSAW — A Warsaw man ...

When 18-year-old Kate Ward won the title of Miss North Carolina’s Teen 2025 on June 28 in High Point, it was the culmination ...

The Pender County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have identified a large-scale Moldovan and Russian money laundering scheme.

Shelves at the Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce are filled with Pickle Festival merchandise that is now for sale. As usual, t-shirts are available, but the wording on them differs from that on the ...

Beverly Weeks, left, founder and CEO of the anti-human-trafficking organization Cry Freedom Missions, shows off merchandise in the Cry Freedom Missions Shoppe that raises funds to help sustain the ...

Peggy Ann Waters Hester, 88, of Mount Olive, passed away Monday July 8, 2025 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.

Thanks to a recent remodel, the Bobby Denning Furniture and Properties business has a fresh, modern storefront, with two-tone stucco, complementary stonework, metal slat awnings, and bold, red ...

Simon Thornton (left) and Faison Mayor Billy Ward unveil a monument that pays tribute to Thornton’s father, William E. Thornton, a Faison native who became a physician, inventor, author, and astronaut ...

Bill Bryan, Mt. Olive Pickle Co. executive chairman, samples pickle soda prior to Thursday morning’s grand opening for the company’s new Pickle Parlor located at 109 N. Center St. From left are Bryan, ...

Denise Sutton, center, and Chandra Williams, right, lead the singing of the black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” Saturday afternoon during the fourth annual Community Juneteenth ...

Survivors and their families, along with Southeastern Medical Oncology Center staff enjoy a dinner and fellowship, part of the annual celebration. (Photo courtesy SMOC) One of the highlights of the ...

Three Eagle Scouts, from Troop 48, have completed projects to enhance the Faison Community Garden. One project entailed erecting two signs at the garden. ‘It was really important to me to make the ...