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Smithfield Foods, an American food company and one of the world’s leading vertically integrated protein producers, shared its commitments to fighting hunger and food insecurity in advance of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
KENANSVILLE — The Duplin County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public about a scam targeting Duplin County residents via phone call.
GREENEVERS -The Greenevers Volunteer Fire Department was recently awarded a $24,700 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) on Sept. 30.
North Carolina's electric cooperatives are monitoring conditions and stand ready to respond if power outages occur as a result of Tropical Storm Ian, which is forecast to bring rainfall to much of the state, as well as the potential for wind and flooding.
Governor Roy Cooper is encouraging North Carolinians to pay close attention to the weather and take necessary precautions as the remnants of Hurricane Ian approach the state.
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KENANSVILLE — The Board of County Commissioners held their second monthly meeting last week. George Futrelle, Assistant County Manager and Airport director, presented a resolution recommended by the Duplin County Airport Commission (DCAC) to honor of Robert H. Quinn Jr. for serving as the DC…
MOUNT OLIVE — Several important projects were discussed at the September town hall meeting in Mount Olive. Mayor Kenneth K. Talton discussed time limits for public forums. Anyone on the agenda was given 10 minutes to speak. Town Attorney Carroll Turner explained that town ordinances concerni…
FAISON — September’s town hall meeting in Faison opened with much to discuss concerning the future of the town.
Sports Stories
CALYPSO – Winning makes everything better – from the ride home to meals to sleep to practices.
DEEP RUN – For the third consecutive week, a different Wallace-Rose Hill running back stepped into the limelight.
HARRELLS – North Raleigh Christian Academy had a long-overdue debt to pay last Friday when its football team made the trip to Murphy-Johnson Field.
WARSAW — The late Stanley Broadie was a three-sport all-conference athlete at James Kenan High in the mid-1970s, excelling in football, basketball and track.
KINSTON – Avery Gaby is likely the best pound-for-pound high school football player in Duplin County, and perhaps in all of southeastern North Carolina.
WARSAW – The North Duplin soccer team is hotter than the kitchen burner.
BEULAVILLE – Excellence for the East Duplin tennis team can be measured many ways.
BEULAVILLE – The jinx has ended and a longtime assistant coach has finally beaten his mentor.
TABOR CITY – James Kenan charged back from its first loss of the season with a devastating running attack and rolled South Columbus 55-19 last Friday night.
WALLACE – The showdown is today (Thursday).
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- Duplin County Sheriff’s Office offers $1K reward for murder suspect
- Kenansville officer strives to serve others in the ring and on the beat
- Rebels rise up for fourth win in a row
- Duplin Events Center parking lot project awarded
- Wallace Police Department honors officers, community members
- Tigers, Rebels hot, Panthers-Bulldogs renew rivalry
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- Warsaw police seizes gun, drugs from juvenile
- Four UMO students involved in fatal accident
- Advance screenings of the documentary 'Hog Farmer: The Trials of Joey Carter' announced
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From Left to right are Wallace Police Chief James Crayton, Harvey Knowles, Candace Knowles and Capt. David Morgan. Harvey and Candace Knowles presented a check for $1,800 to the Wallace Police Department. “After last week’s Community Partners Dinner and them hearing the story of officers usi…
The Warsaw Police Department recently hosted their second annual National Night Out celebration at the Warsaw Community Center. The event featured static displays presented by the Warsaw Fire Department and Duplin County EMS, where participants got a chance to meet first responders, police o…
The historic Faison Library Museum located in the Faison Depot Train Station got a makeover after a fresh coat of paint. The Town of Faison awarded the paint contract to Assad Painting who completed the job on Thursday, Sept. 22.
Connie Brinson, Kenansville-Duplin County Chamber of Commerce chairperson presents a check donation for $1,000 to Karen Pacheco and Toni Hudson, both with the Duplin County Partnership for Children. The funds will go toward the purchase of meals for children and families of Duplin County dur…
The Wallace High School Class of 1954 celebrated their 68th class reunion on Sept. 24 at the Rose Hill Restaurant. Pictured from left to right on the back row are Mary Alice Wells Scott, Tut Sykes Hall, Jean Bradshaw Baker, Gerald Hardison, and Joe D. Bryant. On the front row are Melva Steve…
Duplin County Services for the Aged seniors enjoyed a day trip to Sanford, N.C.on Sept. 22. where they toured the Southern Supreme Fruitcake & More bakery and retail store, enjoying their southern goodies and famous fruitcakes.They also visited the Temple Theatre for the “Beehive 60s Musical.”
The Duplin County Partnership for Children held a special Little Free Library dedication at Kenan Park in Kenansville on Sept. 13.
The Duplin County Partnership for Children held a special Little Free Library dedication at Kenan Park in Kenansville on Sept. 13.
If you happen to see some creek cleanout work going on, the Duplin Soil and Water Conservation Department has some contractors in the area getting it done. The Disaster recovery Act of 2016 has allowed storm debris removal from Hurricanes Matthew, Florence and Eta. The Duplin Soil and Water …
Duplin County School's Superintendent Dr. Austin Obasohan welcomed students on their first day of class as he rode the school bus on Monday, Aug. 29. He served breakfast at the Warsaw Elementary School cafeteria and then visited James Kenan High School where he greeted more students and faculty.
The North Carolina Poultry Jubilee held their yearly pageant on Aug. 20, at the Charity Mission Center in Rose Hill. Abigail Batchelor was crowned Miss NC 2022 Poultry Jubilee winning a $3,000 scholarship. The 2022 queens for the Junior and Miss pageant categories are pictured above. Front r…
As teachers get ready for the start of a new school year, they were surprised with a special breakfast hosted by members of the Gamma Alpha Phi Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated. The breakfast was held last week at Kenansville Elementary to show appreciation for the teacher…
Duplin County Partnership for Children, community partners, and volunteers gathered to finalize preparation for the Back to School Community Day held on Aug. 13, and stuff backpacks with school supplies.
Edith Garrett (left) sits next to Commissioner Jesse Dowe who presented her with official birthday greeting for her 103rd birthday. Garret was born July 25, 1919.
The Class of 1958 Chinquapin High School recently celebrated their 64th class reunion at the Rose Hill Restaurant. From left to right are Allen Ray Sholar, Addie Paul, Barbara Brown Nobles, Durand Sholar, Evelene H. Cavenaugh, Ann A. Hunter, Betty Jo A. Mobley, Mary Lois B. Rouse, Bobby Rayn…
The Agricultural Research Service recently released the world’s first true red spinach, called USDA Red. Spinach’s highly nutritious and associated with several health benefits. Even though this has been recently released the researchers at USDA ARS reported that growers and retailers have a…
The Beulaville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome Realo Drugs and Carolina Home Medical at their new location in Beulaville, N.C. The grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting took place on July 13 with free hot dogs, cake, giveaways.
Arianna Jade Davis, 6, of Beulaville, NC, was crowned the 2022 National Future Little Miss United States Agriculture in Orlando Florida, on June 25. She also won Best Formal wear, Most Photogenic, and Best State Fun Fashion representing Duplin’s Butterball plant. She is the daughter of Patri…
Donnie Lassiter third from left, received the Honorary State FFA Degree at the 93rd State FFA Convention. Individuals nominated for this honor must have provided exceptional service to agriculture and/or the agricultural education/FFA program on a state-wide level. Lassiter serves on the Uni…
Duplin County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority welcomes new officers
Pictured above are Chase Ward, USA National Miss Eastern Carolina Jr Teen Kate Ward, USA National Miss Carolina Heartland Jr Teen Spell Warren and Jon Ward. The group stands next to a blessing box at the entrance of Kenansville Park, which will supply food items to families in need. The bles…
The three honorees for the month of May are Leroy Hooks with the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department, Michelle Shepard with Chinquapin Elementary School, and Raquel Mendez Zuniga with House of Raeford in Wallace.
2022 North Carolina Pharmacy Associations’ Excellence in Innovation Award
James Sprunt Community College recently awarded Presidential Scholarships to deserving seniors across Duplin County. Ashley Graham, JSCC Director of College Advancement, and Taylor Sandlin, JSCC Foundation Services Coordinator, visited all the high schools during their senior awards ceremoni…
Opinion Stories
Although North Carolina continues to be one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, the number of students in our district-run public schools has been shrinking. Total enrollment in the 2021-22 school year was about 4% lower than a decade earlier, translating into roughly 60,000 fewer studen…
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people live and contribute in every single community in the state of North Carolina. They are not always welcomed, or even tolerated, as who they are. They have been persecuted for years and may be again in the future if the Republican Party atta…
This year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina is shaping up to be a highly competitive and expensive one — which should surprise no one who’s lived in our state or watched our politics for more than an instant.
A party that has struggled as consistently as the North Carolina Democrats requires a new approach. For decades, the state party has hewed to the classic Southern-Democrat formula of tacking as far to the political right as possible while taking no risks and attempting to pull off a victory …
The usual summer lull in political activity has turned out, this year, to be more of a spike. Democrats, having entered the humid season deep in a funk, now sense that because of a series of transformative events, their future political prospects may be far less dire than most of them had im…
Bells are ringing across North Carolina as some 1.5 million children start another school year. Can you remember your back-to-school experiences? There was always a bit of anxiety and excitement to learn who would be your teacher and what friends were in your class.
Because I am an inveterate optimist who likes to think the best of other folks, I’m going to assume for the sake of the following argument that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and former governors Jim Hunt, Mike Easley, and Bev Perdue sometimes sign documents they’ve not closely read.
Various top rankings for North Carolina’s business climates have predictably — and once again — been the cause of partisan tug-of-wars in our state. When the state scores highly under one party’s control, the ruling crowd trumpets vindication and the out-party waxes dismissive. But the truth…
One of the consequences of writing a syndicated column on politics and public policy for more than a quarter of a century is that I am constantly told what I think and why I think it.
In nearly all North Carolina communities with bus systems, ridership is significantly lower than it was just a few years ago. In Greensboro, for example, there were 1.9 million passenger trips on city buses last year, down approximately 60% from the total in 2014. Over the same period, Winst…
Features Stories
Our family has been coasting for several years in vehicles that are paid for. A portion of the fleet is becoming old and unreliable, just when replacement prices have gone crazy.
Is It too Late?
Chris Jackson, a patrolman II with the Kenansville Police Department, who wrestled under the name of Cueball Carmichael, and lived through the rewards and trials of both careers, takes us through the ropes as he reflects on his journey from being a professional wrestler with its pageantry an…
KENANSVILLE — James Sprunt Community College Foundation recently hosted their 37th Annual Golf Tournament at Duplin Country Club.
Update: Due to Hurricane Ian, the 5K run has been rescheduled to Nov. 19.
KENANSVILLE — The wildly popular Muscadine Festival is back and ready to kick off Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m at the Duplin Events Center located at 195 Fairgrounds Drive in Kenansville. Gates will open at 9:30 a.m.
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) announced four Duplin County named to the Summer 2022 President’s List. The students are: Caroline Zimmerman of Kenansville, Autumn Johnson of Warsaw, Harlan Hedke of Beulaville, and Tylar Parra of Beulaville.
Some 15 years ago, a group known as the Knights of Columbus in Wallace started playing a golf competition at River Landing to raise money to support Exceptional Students in the local schools. Bill Lord was one of the original group of golfers and sadly two years later he passed away. At that…
Melinda Peeden graduated from James Sprunt Community College in 2015 with a Practical Nursing Diploma. When Peeden began her journey with JSCC, her two boys were eight and two. As a single mother, Peeden valued the grace and understanding her instructors showed her as she achieved her educat…
The Duplin County Department of Social Services staff held a Fall Festival on Friday, Sept. 16 at the DCDSS parking lot in Kenansville.