American Farmland Trust experts talk about agriculture By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal CARY — Last week regional and state agricultural leaders gathered for NC Ag Leads: Imagine Agriculture Day at the SAS campus in Cary, NC, to talk about agriculture, challenges and how to move the industry forward. Cris Coffin, National Ag Land Network Director […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal KENANSVILLE — Second graders from all eight elementary schools in Duplin County visited the Duplin Events Center on March 26-27 for Duplin Grows. This year, 750 students participated in the two-day event. Each day, participants rotated through 12 stations where they learned about the various aspects of agriculture. According to […]
An accident is under investigation after a driver allegedly caused a wreck using the grass area to pass another car Duplin Journal Staff A three-car accident that occurred last Thursday, on Interstate 40 near mile-marker 368 resulted in several people with minor injuries and traffic backed up for miles. “The white truck proceeded to drive […]
By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal Since construction started at a site on NC Highway 24 in Beulaville, citizens have been wondering what new business is coming to town. Well, it turns out, it will be a second Dollar General store, though this one will be more of a grocery store, called DG Market. The […]
By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal Residents of the Wallace area got a chance to look over a master plan outlining the future of Clement Park over the next eight to nine years during a public forum on Wednesday night, March 20. “We’ve worked very hard on a parks master plan for Clement Park,” said […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal KENANSVILLE — Nearly 700 students from Duplin County Schools gathered at the Duplin Events Center on March 22 for the Career and College Fair sponsored by the DCS Duplin County Partnership for Career Planning. Professionals from 16 career clusters were grouped into 22 booths, where each spoke to the students […]