Tucked in the quiet backroads of Turkey, North Carolina, a family found not just land — but purpose. Nestled within 1,300 acres of gently rolling farmland, Jaclyn Smith, her husband Reid, and their three children have created a home here. What started as a small operation using their land in Clayton to explore the possibilities […]
BEAUTANCUS — Sam Dixon is an understated man. Born into a farming family in Beautancus, he became enamored with the history of the Marine Corps as a young boy. At 18, he enlisted. “The Marine Corps teaches you pride. Once a Marine, always a Marine,” Dixon said. “It is the pride that you are taught […]
WARSAW — You never know when a small gesture can spark big inspiration. That’s what happened to Lyndon McCall of Warsaw. When McCall was eight years old, growing up in the mountain town of Brevard, N.C., an 80-year-old lady named Galloway gave him a small cactus. That gift created a life-long passion for plants. Moving […]
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 […]
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