“At this point, I would entertain a motion to accept the resignation of our manager, Bryan Miller, and delegate the duties of the manager to our deputy county manager, Carrie Shields, until such time as an interim manager is named.” With these words from Duplin County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dexter Edwards, followed by a […]
Mount Olive Town Commissioner Delreese Simmons admitted during the town’s board meeting Monday evening that he was the commissioner named in the recent State Auditor’s report on mismanagement of the town’s utility bills and system. “You all read the audit and it said a commissioner had also not paid their water bill and that person […]
KENANSVILLE — Michael Whatley, the man hand-picked by President Donald Trump to face off against former Gov. Roy Cooper in the race for the U.S. Senate seat after Sen. Thom Tillis announced he would not seek re-election, dropped into the Duplin County Airport on Oct. 7 to meet with area agriculture leaders. The race is […]
The former coach resigned a day after the university began an internal investigation MOUNT OLIVE — The University of Mount Olive has cut ties with women’s flag football head coach Eric James after sexual assault allegations surfaced last week. James, who led the program since its launch in February, resigned a day after the university […]
More than a decade after serious septic failures were first documented on Calico Bay Road and East Log Cabin Road in Duplin County, residents are still waiting for a permanent fix and are growing increasingly worried about how much it might cost them. A report compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. […]
KENANSVILLE — Progress updates on the development of the Airpark beside Duplin County Airport took center stage at the Duplin County Economic Development Board meeting last Friday. Economic Development Director Scotty Summerlin and two engineers involved in the project brought board members up to date on the infrastructure work as well as construction of the new […]