DUPLIN COUNTY – A vehicle crash resulted in fatality when Raylee Greico,19, hit Mildo Velasquez’s utility trailer on I-40 near the Wallace exit on Sunday, Feb 18. According to the NC Highway Patrol he died at the scene. Velasquez had stopped to fix his utility trailer, which had come off the hitch when he was […]
CHINQUAPIN – A section of Deep Bottom Road will be closed while the N.C. Department of Transportation replaces the sixth of eight drainage pipes on the roadway. The roadway will close the morning of Feb. 14, and is expected to reopen by 5 p.m. on Feb. 15. While crews work, drivers will be detoured onto […]
KENANSVILLE — As various buildings near completion and new ones get ready to break ground, the Town of Kenansville has been busy with zoning requests. According to Town Manager Anna West, the Town of Kenansville has been dealing with zoning requests due to all the new buildings at the Duplin Commons, among those are the […]
By Ena Sellers, Duplin Journal KENANSVILLE — Duplin County officials, leadership, and the public recently shared thoughts about the existing and planned all-way stops for several areas in Duplin County during the Board of County Commissioners meeting. Currently there are 12 intersections scheduled to have all-way stops. Commissioner Wayne Branch brought the topic to the board’s […]
North Carolina’s top counties for cattle, by head, are Iredell, Randolph and Chatham RALEIGH — The U.S. cattle supply is at its lowest level since 1951. That low supply will likely drive beef prices to record highs. The supply shortage is being driven by many factors, including droughts, inflation and a burgeoning wave of regulation […]
Duplin County woman wins $200K The North Carolina Education Lottery announced that Amy Darboe of Wallace won $200,000 on Feb. 7 from the 2023 Holiday Second Chance drawing. Darboe took home $143,000 after taxes on Friday, Feb. 9. She was one of 22 million entries for the drawing. Early voting begins Feb. 15 In-person early […]
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