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Duplin Health director receives Exemplary Community Health Leadership Award
Tracey Simmons-Kornegay, Duplin County Health director, was recently honored with the Exemplary Community Health Leadership Award from the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN). Simmons-Kornegay was recognized for her dedication and service to the Latino community in North Carolina, during the 13th annual AMEXCAN Community Leadership Awards at Pitt Community College. The ceremony highlighted […]
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Duplin moves out of distressed tier one ranking next year
Duplin County is set to move to a less distressed economic tier ranking in 2025, as announced last week by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The county is shifting from Tier 1 to Tier 2, with its economic distress ranking improving from #29 in 2024 to #41. These rankings are based on an assessment […]
AgPrime grant application deadline fast approaching
MOUNT OLIVE – The deadline for the 2025 AgPrime Cost-Share Grant Opportunity, an initiative between the University of Mount Olive and the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, is Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. AgPrime offers an opportunity for farmers and agribusiness owners with innovative ideas to obtain grant funding for proposals of up to […]
County Commissioners approve schedule of values for 2025 revaluation
KENANSVILLE — The Board of County Commissioners approved the schedule of values for the 2025 Duplin County revaluation during the Dec. 2 meeting. North Carolina law mandates a revaluation at least once every eight years to ensure that property assessments are aligned with their fair market value and is based on recent sales data, to […]
Duplin Board discusses consolidating Health Department, DSS
The local health community opposes proposed merger KENANSVILLE — The Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on Dec. 2, during its scheduled bimonthly meeting to gather public comments about the proposed consolidation of the Duplin County Health Department and the Department of Social Services into a single entity. County Manager Bryan Miller recommended […]
Mount Olive residents complain about water quality, transparency
MOUNT OLIVE — Residents of Mount Olive are fed up with water problems and transparency issues plaguing their town, and they took the Board of Commissioners to task for it at the regular monthly meeting on Monday night, Dec. 2. During the public forum portion of the meeting, several citizens spoke up about the water […]
Magnolia has a new town manager
MAGNOLIA — Charles Banks will begin his new role as Magnolia Town Manager on Thursday, Dec. 5. Banks will manage a budget of approximately $1.5 million and will be responsible for a staff of 10 employees, seven full-time and three part-time. Mayor Dawn Ward told Duplin Journal via email that they used the help of […]
Violations are an ongoing issue at Warsaw’s wastewater treatment plant
WARSAW — On the Nov. 21 edition of Duplin Journal, we covered some of the most pressing topics discussed during the town of Warsaw’s monthly meeting. One of the biggest concerns addressed was the ongoing issues at the Warsaw Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), as notices of violation have become a recurrent theme for over a […]
Duplin Agribusiness Fair brings home two State Fair Best in Show
KENANSVILLE — Fred Benton, 75, from Rose Hill, and Madelyn Sawyer, a 16-year-old from Pink Hill, recently brought home top awards in the youth and adult categories after competing in the NC State Fair’s Best of Show. Wanda Bell, NC Cooperative Extension Duplin County administrative assistant, told Duplin Journal that both artists represented the Duplin […]