KENANSVILLE — In a relatively brief meeting on July 15, the Duplin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a franchise agreement with StellarMed of Jacksonville to provide non-emergency ambulance service within the county. Brandon McMahon, the county’s emergency services director, made the request, stating that there are currently two ambulance services in the county, CAST […]

WALLACE — A juvenile charged with the Dec. 15 murder of Anthony Deshaun Murray is now facing first degree murder charges as an adult. Jamel Xavier Keith, who was 17 at the time the murder was committed, was transferred from a juvenile facility to Duplin County Jail on Monday, July 22, following his 18th birthday, […]

WARSAW — The Town of Warsaw held their monthly meeting on July 8. After the approval of the consent agenda, Mayor A.J. Connors swore in Commissioner Al Searles. He will fill the vacant seat left by the late Commissioner Russell Eason until the 2025 municipal election.  Warsaw residents, Christine Dewitt and Marzella Morrisey, signed up […]

WARSAW — The Relax Inn, located at 509 N. Pine St. in Warsaw has been a topic of concern for Warsaw residents and public officials alike due to nuisance and criminal activity. This year alone, from January through June, Duplin County 911 Communications received 63 calls for assistance including medical and law enforcement to be […]