WALLACE — As far as places to go and things to see in Duplin County, a stop at Farrior Park in Wallace is a must-visit on the list. It’s located just west of Tin City along N.C. Highway 41 in the heart of Wallace. You can see nature, fish, walk a trail, see history and […]

If you talk about local history with anyone in Duplin County, her name will inevitably come up. Anne Stroud Taylor, 94, is a local historian and an understated treasure of Faison, N.C. Having lived through the Great Depression and World War II in Faison, Taylor is quick to highlight the greatness of others rather than […]

Just a few weeks ago, when the clock struck midnight, ushering in a new year, people in towns and cities all over the country, all over the world for that matter, broke out in song. “Should old acquaintances be forgot . . .” The question is, how many people know who wrote those words? Those […]

MOUNT OLIVE — An estimated crowd of more than 5,000 people poured onto the campus of the University of Mount Olive on New Year’s Eve for the annual Pickle Drop. To make the event family-friendly, the drop took place at 7 p.m. The drop was considered a “midnight” celebration based on Coordinated Universal Time, also […]

WALLACE — When Brandon Kelley of Wallace went on a mission trip to West Virginia a few years ago, he didn’t know the trip would result in a calling to create a new ministry back home. He joined others on the mission to a town that had been greatly affected by the closure of a […]

With a police escort leading the Wallace-Rose Hill High School Junior ROTC cadets bearing the colors, followed by this year’s grand marshal Wendell Murphy, the 2025 Wallace Christmas Parade kicked off right on time at 10 a.m. Saturday. Sunny, cool weather prevailed at parade time, but by the time the procession wrapped up about an […]