KENANSVILLE — The Duplin County Sheriff’s Office unveiled its new body scanner for contraband detection — Tek84. This new technology allows a four-second head-to-toe scan to detect drugs, weapons, and contraband hidden in body cavities. Sheriff Stratton Stokes told Duplin Journal that about a year and a half ago, they experienced issues with contraband entering […]
WALLACE — The town of Wallace is one step closer to a brand new inclusive playground, thanks in part to a $150,000 grant from Trillium Health Resources. Victoria Jackson, vice president for Trillium Health Resources’ south central region, presented the check to Mayor Jason Wells and Parks and Recreation Director David Bizzell during a special […]
An unidentified Navy sailor and his wife were reportedly killed in an accident on Ludie Brown Road near Chinquapin Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. The NC Highway Patrol stated that a Jeep Wrangler was traveling south on Willie Hatcher Road, when it failed to yield to a tractor trailer carrying chickens, which was traveling west on […]
The new 12,363-square-foot facility will house senior and veteran services offices KENANSVILLE — A dream of a larger senior center has come to fruition for Melisa Brown, Duplin County Senior Services director, with the official opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of the Senior & Veteran Services Center at the Duplin Commons in Kenansville on Nov. […]
KENANSVILLE — Last week, Tracey Simmons-Kornegay, Duplin County Health director, presented the Duplin County Community Health Needs Assessment data findings to the Board of County Commissioners. According to Kornegay, the population has decreased by about 10% compared to the last census. Currently, 46,923 people live in Duplin County. “The Hispanic Latino [community] is about twice […]
On Nov. 7, Dylan Alexander Jones was sentenced to 12 years, nine months in prison for trafficking counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl following a fatal overdose in Teachey. After his prison time, Jones will be on supervised release for five years. He must complete 50 hours of community service teaching youth about the dangers of […]
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