WALLACE — After being rescheduled due to Tropical Storm Debby, the Wallace Town Council held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday night, Aug. 15, which required a public hearing on a rezoning request to also be rescheduled until the Sept. 12 meeting. “This is really just an administrative switch-up because we didn’t have our meeting […]
ROSE HILL — Now that the new Rose Hill Fire Department is operational, town officials are beginning to discuss what should be done with the old fire department, which sits next to the Town Hall. Town Administrator Angela Smith brought up the item as part of new business at the town board meeting on Aug. […]
The Duplin County Sheriff’s Office issued a scam alert on Thursday warning residents of a new phone scam targeting local unsuspecting victims. “An unknown subject using the phone number 910-294-4627 is contacting people in Duplin County stating that he is a Duplin County deputy. The subject is identifying himself as Sergeant MacGavin with the Duplin […]
ROSE HILL — The new Rose Hill Volunteer Fire Department is now fully operational. “We have moved all our trucks to the new location and we’re responding from there,” Rose Hill Fire Chief Gary Boney told Duplin Journal. Located on East Main Street, the new 14,000-square-foot fire house features five drive-through double bays, ample room […]
TEACHEY — The town of Teachey is moving forward with plans for a new subdivision that will add 203 homes to the town limits. Mill Creek Meadows, as the subdivision will be named, is a 100-acre tract on US Highway 117. The front portion of the planned development was in the town limits, while the […]
KENANSVILLE — The Duplin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to appropriate funds to remove debris from the Northeast Cape Fear River in order to help alleviate flooding from Tropical Storm Debby and future potential flooding events. The decision was made during an emergency meeting held on Friday morning. Commission Chair Dexter Edwards […]
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