WALLACE — The town of Wallace moved its offices into the new town hall at 120 Municipal Drive on Jan. 20, celebrating the event with a ribbon cutting. The building is located behind the shopping center that houses the N.C. DMV License Plate Agency off of U.S. Highway 117. After cutting the ribbon, Mayor Jason […]

KENANSVILLE — With several last-minute issues plaguing the AirPark development project, which has already taken much longer than predicted and was hit with unprojected costs, the Duplin County Economic Development Board held a special meeting on Jan. 23 to address some of the issues. The last item on the agenda was the one that created […]

KENANSVILLE — One of the victims of a fire that destroyed a four-unit office building on Limestone Road in Kenansville on Dec. 29 was the Duplin County Partnership for Children. Christy Jones, executive director of the non-profit agency founded in 1994, told Duplin Journal the fire had destroyed all the organization’s belongings. “We lost everything,” […]

MOUNT OLIVE — North Carolina’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice “Mo” Green, will take the stage at the University of Mount Olive for the 28th annual Braswell Lecture on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Southern Bank Auditorium. The lecture series brings together educators, students, and community members to explore current issues in […]

GREENEVERS — Commissioner Rozena Bivens was sworn into office early in the evening at the Jan. 12 meeting in Greenevers. The meeting continued with project updates from Town Clerk Emma Brinson including partial completion of the water and sewer extension, fire hydrant replacements, and renovations starting on well houses and the water tower. Mayor Diane […]

ROSE HILL — The auditor conducting a state-required audit for the Town of Rose Hill for its fiscal year 2024-25 gave the town a clean financial bill of health in a presentation given to the town board via Zoom during its meeting on Jan. 13. Austin Eubanks of the Wilmington office of Thompson, Price, Scott […]