Residents of Duplin County know a thing or two about the damage and heartache a tropical storm can cause. After all, in 2018, areas of the county experienced major flooding damage from Hurricane Florence, an event that some are still working to recover from. So it’s no surprise that Duplin citizens would band together to […]
WARSAW — A child from Warsaw Elementary School brought a gun to school on Tuesday, Sept. 24. According to officials from Duplin County Schools, it was an accident and no one was harmed. Pamela Murray, the principal of Warsaw Elementary School, explained in a statement sent to parents and staff that a first-grade student had […]
MOUNT OLIVE — Hundreds of Latinos gathered at the St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Mount Olive on Sept. 15 for the church’s Fall Festival Kermes in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The area adjacent to the church was transformed into a vibrant, colorful space where families gathered to celebrate and help raise […]
MAGNOLIA — Town Manager Charles “Twig” Rollins recently announced his decision to step down as Magnolia town manager. His last day will be Oct. 12. Rollins accepted a new role as town manager for Summerfield. He told Duplin Journal that the main driving factor for his decision was the long commute. “I got married back […]
WALLACE — Prior to the Wallace Town Council meeting on Sept. 12, council members, Mayor Jason Wells, Town Manager Rob Taylor and former Mayor Charley Farrior gathered at a site on River Road for the official groundbreaking on a lift station and sewer extension project that will help accommodate the growth of the town and […]
WALLACE — A public hearing on a rezoning request for a Royal Farms gas station in Wallace has been postponed for the second time. The hearing was supposed to be held at the Wallace Town Council’s Sept. 12 meeting, but was rescheduled at the request of Royal Farms’ parent company, Two Farms, Inc. The request […]
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