KENANSVILLE — ECU Health will permanently close its Home Health and Hospice office in Kenansville on May 1, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing submitted April 7. The closure is part of a broader transition tied to ECU Health’s planned sale of its home health and hospice division to Liberty Home Care […]
Leaders from the area’s animal agriculture industry gathered at the Sampson County Exposition Center in Clinton on April 15 for an event called Pork Forward. In addition to numerous seminars and exhibitors showing their latest wares to serve farmers, attendees also heard addresses from N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and Ray Starling, general counsel for […]
KENANSVILLE — Recognitions and presentations highlighting student achievement and regional growth were the focus of the Duplin County School Board meeting on April 14. Nicole Murray presented a U.S. Presidential Scholar Award to Edwardo Gonzalez of Wallace-Rose Hill High School. “The purpose of the program,” Murray explained, “is to recognize outstanding high school seniors and […]
HARRELLS — The hum of future welders, mechanics, and agricultural leaders is set to fill a new space at Harrells Christian Academy, which officially opened its Prestage Agricultural Education Center on April 15. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, held at the Cargill Agriculture Education Complex, marked the debut of a nearly 7,000-square-foot facility designed to expand hands-on […]
A Beulaville man is celebrating a major lottery win after turning a $30 scratch-off ticket into a $100,000 prize. Loyd Hall said he initially struggled to believe the result, double-checking the ticket several times before sharing the news with his family. “I told my son and he thought I was joking,” Hall laughed. “My daughter […]
KENANSVILLE — A long-discussed plan to address failing septic systems in two Duplin County communities is nearing a key decision point, as residents prepare to weigh in later this month on whether to move forward. Representatives from AgriWaste Technology, Inc. (AWT) and the North Carolina Rural Water Association recently briefed county commissioners on the project’s […]
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