By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal MOUNT OLIVE — More than 2,500 students participated in the 2024 AgFEST last week held at Mount Olive University. The event featured interactive exhibits and informational booths highlighting careers in agriculture peppered throughout the campus. Students had the opportunity to learn about some of the newest technologies used in today’s […]
By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal Apparently not satisfied with his town having just the World’s Largest Frying Pan, Jack Frederick decided the town needed another Guinness World Record, so he built what he believes to be the World’s Largest Adirondack Chair. “It’s the largest we can tell from what we can find on the internet,” […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal MAGNOLIA — The Town of Magnolia discussed water and sewer rate increases for the upcoming fiscal year during the board’s regular monthly meeting held on March 12. Town Manager Charles “Twig” Rollins told the Duplin Journal that the town’s water and sewer fund is struggling right now because rates have […]
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 […]
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