By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal KENANSVILLE — Luciana Barksdale, who had signed up for public comment at the March 18 County Commissioners meeting appeared in front of the board to express concerns about the neglectful care her nephew Dyson Fryer, who is diabetic, received at the Duplin County Jail. “He stayed from [February] 18th to […]
By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal A Wallace street has been renamed in honor of longtime Wallace Council Member and educator David Edward Jordan. With 36 years on the town council, more than 30 years in education at Charity Middle School and Wallace-Rose Hill High School, and a heart for his community, many say they couldn’t […]
By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal Later this spring, a busy Duplin County intersection will be getting a new stoplight in hopes of easing traffic concerns. Work began last week to install traffic signal lights on NC Highway 41 at the westbound ramps entering and exiting I-40 just outside the town of Wallace. The new […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal WARSAW — Wesley L. Boykin was one of the two residents who signed up for public comment at the March 11 town hall meeting in Warsaw. He said he and other community members would like an explanation of the uses of the wastewater fees billed to Warsaw homeowners in the […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal FAISON — For the last three decades Duplin County Senior Services has been serving Faison seniors through their congregate nutrition service program and the delivery of homebound meals. However, over the years they have seen a significant decrease in participation to the point that they can no longer operate and […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal FAISON — As we move into the Easter season the Town of Faison is gearing up for Spring and town officials are asking residents to remove non-seasonal items from the cemetery. Jimmy Tyndall, Faison Executive administrator, announced during the March 6 monthly meeting that the Public Works Department will be […]