For the fourth year in a row a local company is collecting donations of peanut butter and jelly to help Hunt County Shared Ministries/FISH feed children in need.
MOUNT OLIVE â The University of Mount Olive board of trustees recently appointed five new members to its 30-member board.
The new members include Pam Hardison Braxton of Deep Run, Paula Coates of Benson, Sylvia Herring of Benson, Borden Franklin âFrankieâ Howell Jr. of Goldsboro, and Robert Wilkerson of Greenville. The members will serve a six-year term, except for Herring, who is filling an unexpired term for the next two years, said Rhonda Jessup, UMO director of public relations.
The board of trustees is UMO s governing body that has made decisions for the university that have shaped the growth of the institution through the years, Jessup said.
The Hunt County Commissioners Court is planning to proceed with building a new jail for the county, and has retained architects to begin working on the proposal.