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L’nette Stokes-Green was recently appointed as the new Duplin County director of child nutrition, a role she will officially start July 1.
Ron Simmons of Master Blend Family Farms, LLC was selected as one of the top three professionals who will join the inaugural class of Kingsford’s Preserve the Pit Fellowship.
Monday, May 3
The Faison Fire & Rescue hosted a Firefighter Certification Rescue class last weekend. The program brought together firefighters from Faison, Oak Wolfe, Pleasant Grove, Pricetown, Seven Springs, Spivey’s Corner and Number 7 Township.
According to Gov. Cooper’s Executive Order issued last Friday, masks are no longer required outside. Gatherings of up to 100 people are now allowed indoors and up to 200 people outdoors.
Expanding the market for hemp seed oil is the goal of a new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) involving Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and the Midwest Bioprocessing Center (MBC), a Peoria, Illinois-based firm specializing in organic chemical and pharmaceu…
When Laura Jones opens the Magnolia library, she unlocks it and then gives the front door a good heave with her shoulder just to push it halfway open. That’s as far as it will go because the floor is swollen from wood rot, and the bottom of the door snags on the carpet which has been lifted …
KENANSVILLE — Congressman Greg Murphy visited with Christian leaders in Beulaville on the morning of April 29 to speak about resources, address concerns and to keep the community abreast of current and ongoing national issues.
WALLACE — Jermaine Williams tried to hold back the tears when he heard his son Javonte had been drafted by the Denver Broncos last Saturday night during the opening selections of the NFL’s second-round draft.
RecruitMilitary and DAV are hosting the North Carolina Virtual Career Fair for Veterans this Thursday, May 6 from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sports Stories
KENANSVILLE — Three softball teams in The Duplin Times’ coverage area will be playing state playoff games early this week.
BEULAVILLE —Three of Duplin County’s four baseball teams opened up the season last week by splitting a pair of games.
CALPYSO — North Duplin’s baseball team is getting some top-notch coaching.
WARSAW — James Kenan started out the 2020 baseball season with a 3-2 mark following a winless campaign the previous season.
BEULAVILLE — Suzanne Jarman threw a no-hitter last Thursday as East Duplin beat Spring Creek 10-0.
CLINTON — Joey Jones’ crow-eating days in the ECC ended last Wednesday night.
REIDSVILLE — The No.1 Reidsville Rams proved they were the better team last Friday during its 49-15 second-round 2A playoff win against Wallace-Rose Hill.
WARSAW — James Kenan’s softball team is a “Dark Horse sweep away” from finishing the season at .500.
PRINCETON — Callie Thornton wore the No. 13 jersey last Thursday when she stepped into the circle against Carolina 1A Conference powerhouse Princeton.
REIDSVILLE —Call Reidsville the football standard to which all other 2A schools in the state are compared.
Opinion Stories
When people were asked to shelter in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, it was taken for granted that modern broadband technology could serve as a bridge to normalcy.
The problem with freedom is that other people may do things that trouble, annoy, or even anger you. In a free society, you have no authority to stop them.
Maybe you can’t stand Pat, but former Gov. McCrory could be future Sen. McCrory.
The problem with freedom is that other people may do things that trouble, annoy, or even anger you. In a free society, you have no authority to stop them.
When I think about climate change, I think about my brother-in-law Tillman.
The 2020 census was problematic from the beginning and could lead North Carolina down a rabbit-trail of problems.
I believe America honoring our founding principles is the world’s best hope for promoting individual freedoms and the liberty to pursue the unalienable rights given to mankind by a loving and just God.
The latest federal job report is out — and it shows North Carolina’s employment recovery stalling out a bit during the first quarter of 2021.
It didn’t take long after former Gov. Pat McCrory announced his candidacy for the US Senate that Democrats and like-minded columnists started calling him a “failed politician” who “doesn’t stand for anything.” One even likened him to “Thom Tillis without the brains,” and the North Carolina D…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recently, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act. This bipartisan legislation would establish a Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to award…
Features Stories
The greatest thing about North Duplin is the love that envelops it. I know that I can count on the people here because they have shown me how much they love me and how much they value my friendship. There were a lot of times during my freshman year when the kids could have turned their back …
Nearing the end of my 60th year, I’m noticing that a lot of friends and acquaintances around my age have either retired or are counting down the days. Meanwhile, I’m fixing things so that I can take a retirement trip and never leave the farm.
KENANSVILLE — During Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, Duplin County Schools Remote Learning Committee Chairperson, Lindsay Skidmore recognized the 2020-21 recipients for Remote Learning Teacher of the Year.
MOUNT OLIVE — For the past several years, the University of Mount Olive has hosted over 700 third graders from Wayne and Duplin Counties for the annual STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) on the Green. However, because of COVID-19, this year’s event is being converted in…
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School Beta Club students won top honors in various competitions at the annual North Carolina Junior Beta Convention.
Flor Diaz, 27, is the James Sprunt Community College Workforce Development director and was recently nominated for the educator of the week spotlight.
Friday, April 30
Setbacks, rescheduling, and obstacles are no strangers to the Class of 2021. Our Freshman year, we started school later due to the building of the K-8 schools. During our Sophomore year, we endured Hurricane Florence, misplacing many of my peers, and we missed about six weeks of school.
KENANSVILLE — The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc on life as companies across the country have downsized, while others have disappeared.
Friends and neighbors from the next ridge over reported that a bear had been terrorizing the bird feeders in their neighborhood. We didn’t give it much thought before Sunday morning.