WALLACE — Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries (DCOM) has a new executive director — Tomme Maier. She succeeds Jeralene Merritt, who retired after serving DCOM for 18 years, including four years as director. “Stepping into my new role as the executive director for Duplin Christian Outreach Ministries is a huge honor and I am humbled how […]
DUPLIN COUNTY — Education in Duplin County has changed significantly since Grove Academy’s establishment in December of 1785, and with increasing rapidity as advances in technology inspire innovation at institutions all over the world. Long-standing classroom implements like blackboards, chalk, overhead projectors and dry-erase markers have been supplanted by online classes and PowerPoint presentations. Where […]
BEULAVILLE — May marked the first year since Miley Byrd, a 19-month-old from Beulaville, lost her battle with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome — a condition where the left side of the heart doesn’t form properly. Miley spent much of her life in Duke Children’s Hospital, undergoing two open-heart surgeries and awaiting a heart transplant. Today […]
KENANSVILLE — Over 280 curriculum graduates turned their tassels on Thursday, May 8, at James Sprunt Community College’s 63rd annual Commencement Ceremony, representing the college’s largest graduating class to date. The college also celebrated over 150 graduates across 26 programs for their academic achievements at the school’s annual Workforce Development and Continuing Education Graduation Ceremony. […]
WALLACE — After more than five decades of teaching and inspiring generations through the art of dance, Jane Highsmith, owner of Dancer’s Corner, has retired. From tiny ballerinas taking their first steps to teenagers performing on stage, Highsmith has guided countless students with unwavering passion, patience, and dedication. Highsmith’s love of dance began in childhood, […]
KENANSVILLE — The Duplin County Board of Education’s regular business meeting on May 6 included a special recognition for two students accepted into the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School, the oldest state-wide summer residential educational program in the nation. Eduardo Gonzalez of Wallace-Rose Hill High School and Maya Smith of Duplin Early College High School […]
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