🌱 What a $3M federal grant will change at Mount Olive’s UMO

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In today's newsletter:

• What a $3M federal grant will change at Mount Olive's UMO
• How Mount Olive's women's soccer stayed unbeaten in conference play

Also on today's calendar: Pasture Management & Soil Health Workshop at Acorn Acres Farmstead and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 61.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UMO awarded near $3M Title III grant (newsargus.com) — Mount Olive residents will see their local university receive nearly $3 million over five years to boost student success and expand AI-focused workforce training. The University of Mount Olive plans major technology upgrades, new labs, AI-enhanced advising, and expanded academic programs in high-demand fields, aiming to improve retention, graduation, and job readiness for students from eastern North Carolina's rural communities.
   

• Mount Olive Women's Soccer Battles Converse to Scoreless Draw (goldsborodailynews.com) — Mount Olive soccer fans saw the University of Mount Olive women's team grind out a 0-0 home draw against Converse, staying unbeaten in Conference Carolinas play. Despite windy conditions, the Trojans controlled possession and outshot Converse, with goalkeeper Anais Coyne securing her third shutout as Mount Olive now prepares for a conference road trip to Barton in Wilson.
   

📸 Around Mount Olive

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Olive

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 22
• Bojangles Barrel Series →
  Tara Creek, 136 Robert Hobbs Rd, Faison
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Pasture Management & Soil Health Workshop at Acorn Acres Farmstead →
  Acorn Acres Farmstead, 1262 Corbett Hill Rd., Mt. Olive
  9:00 am
• Pasture Management, Conservation & Soil Health →
  Acorn Acres Farmstead, 1262 Corbett Hill Rd., Mt Olive
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Southern Wayne Country Club →
  Southern Wayne Country Club, 262 Country Club Rd, Mount Olive
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Airman's Attic: Open to E-6 & Below →
  Connect 4, 1515 Goodson St, Goldsboro
  10:00 am
• Flexible Job Options Virtual Workshop →
  Military & Family Readiness Center, 1410 Langley Ave, Goldsboro
  10:00 am
• Taco Tuesday @DFAC →
  Southern Eagle Dining Facility, 3650 Pope St, Goldsboro
  10:30 am
• Volleyball HOME vs Rocky Mount
  Charles B. Aycock High Goldsboro, NC 27534
  4:00 pm
• Home-Lady's Volleyball Conference Game vs James Kenan
  Goldsboro High Seven Springs, NC 28578
  4:30 pm
• Power HIIT Class →
  Fitness Center, 1500 Langley Ave, Goldsboro
  5:00 pm
• Fall Doormat Painting →
  SJAFB Center, 1240 Andrews St, Goldsboro
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Chicken & Waffle Wednesdays →
  Compass Café, 1385 S Andrews St, Goldsboro
  6:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Butterball, LLC posted a job opening for EQUIPMENT OPERATOR 1 - FP (DS RTC Polar Op/ Injector in Mount Olive. Apply here.
• Roses Discount Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Mount Olive. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Olive here.

🗞 Nearby News

Goldsboro

• Lucy Rose Was Lonely, So She Started A Road Trip And A Public Health Initiative (cowboystatedaily.com)
• NC spends more than $10M on anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy centers' (cardinalpine.com)

Clinton

• Advisors help students find their next step (clintonnc.com)
• Fraud probe extends from one to many (clintonnc.com)
• Clinton manshot to death (clintonnc.com)

Ok Mount Olive! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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