A three-term member of the town board and a veteran who ran for mayor in 2022 will battle for the mayor’s post in Mount Olive in the upcoming election race.
The addition of a new 80-unit apartment complex on Central Heights Road was celebrated by state leaders as providing more affordable options for area workers.
The town of Mount Olive took another step toward getting off of a state-imposed sewer moratorium with the approval of two contract agreements with an Asheville-based engineering firm.