By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal You may not know the name Christina Phillips, Ph.D., but the Wallace native is one of the driving forces behind Smithfield, the powerhouse corporation that helped put Duplin County on the pork industry map. She also spent the past year as president of the North Carolina Pork Council, a statewide […]
Special celebration seeks to honor Faison’s farmers By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal FAISON — As we kick off National Agriculture Month this March, members of the Faison Improvement Group are gearing up for the Farmers Day Parade set for March 23. The yearly celebration will kick off at 11 a.m., with the line up […]
The Duplin Journal strives to elevate the conversation within the community, and what better way to do that than to get to know our county’s leaders? In our first Q&A, we sat down with Duplin County Schools (DCS) Superintendent Dr. Austin Obasohan, and asked him not only about challenges facing our public schools, but more […]
It’s likely no surprise that the leading cause of death in Duplin County is heart disease, according to the 2021-22 Community Health Needs Assessment. What might be more surprising is that Duplin has all the tools and resources necessary to help detect, treat and prevent a variety of heart ailments. ECU Health Heart & Vascular […]
Rodeo Athletes raised the temperatures with an exhilarating, adrenaline-pumping show at the Bulls, Barrels and Broncs held at the Duplin Events Center on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10. The event sold out both nights with approximately 3,600 people in total attendance. Follow Duplin Journal’s Facebook page for more photos.
When you think of 4-H and animals, your thoughts probably turn to livestock like cows and pigs, or perhaps horses. But there’s a new 4-H program in Duplin County that is working to get children involved in training and showing four-legged creatures of the canine kind. The Duplin County Dog 4-H Club was started in […]