When two school teachers from Duplin County applied for the 2025 Educators of Excellence Institute in South Africa, they had no idea that it would change their lives forever. Pam Stanley, a third grade teacher from B.F. Grady Elementary, said she applied because she was looking to do something different with her professional career. Emily […]

WARSAW — There was a patriotic feeling in the chilly fall morning air as the 105th North Carolina Veterans Day Parade got underway Saturday morning in downtown Warsaw. The parade followed a veteran’s memorial service held in Veterans Park. The event is the oldest continuous veteran’s celebration in the United States and was named the […]

WARSAW — Military recruitment posters during World War II featured the likeness of Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer with the caption, “Uncle Sam wants you!” That same message is being echoed by those in charge of the Duplin County Veterans Museum in Warsaw. They want you to come visit the incredible collection of artifacts that […]

WALLACE — After a brief two-week delay caused by a nor’easter, the Duplin County Latino Cultural Festival made its second-year return to Clement Park in Wallace this past Saturday, celebrating Latino heritage with music, dance, and food under picture-perfect fall skies. The festival was organized by Wallace Mayor Pro-Tem Francisco Rivas-Dias, who told Duplin Journal […]

Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School is breaking new ground in student mental health and behavior support with the opening of the Eagles Nest, a state-of-the-art de-escalation room donated by the House of Raeford’s FLOCK Foundation. The school and foundation celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, marking the launch of an initiative designed to help students manage […]