WARSAW — Marbella Ascencio was among the residents who signed up for public comment at the Warsaw town hall meeting last week. Ascencio addressed the board voicing her concerns about the recent increase in registration fees for sports at the Parks and Recreation Department. “As a parent and a long-time resident of Warsaw, I’ve been […]
Books & Friends in downtown Wallace is now officially closed. Mark Grady, author and owner of Books & Friends, announced the closing of the bookstore located at 113 N. College St., in Wallace, last week. Originally Grady had planned to keep the bookshop open until Aug. 31, however on Monday he announced the change of […]
KENANSVILLE — There was a full house on Monday night at the Board of County Commissioners meeting. Warsaw Mayor A.J. Connors appeared in front of the board to discuss concerns about Warsaw adopting the county’s animal control ordinance as this would involve taking in large animals. “The county has expressed that we could come together […]
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 […]