By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal Four Duplin County students have been selected to attend the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School this summer. The four students were each honored at the April 9 meeting of the Duplin County Board of Education. Nicole Murray, chief officer of STEAMA Curriculum and Instruction/Professional Development for Duplin County Schools, introduced […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal KENANSVILLE — The Town of Kenansville has started the interviewing process for a new town clerk after the resignation of Amanda Lesesne, whose last day was March 13. At the April board meeting Town Manager Anna West told the board they had a person helping initially, but after about […]
By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal The potential for downtown apartments — especially ground-level, accessible apartments — was a huge part of the Wallace Town Council’s regular monthly meeting on Thursday night, April 11. Town Manager Rob Taylor and Planning Director Rod Fritz have been having discussions recently about an ordinance to govern residential spaces downtown, […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal A draft permit issued to Lear Corporation in Kenansville that would allow them to discharge PFAS into the northeast Cape Fear River is raising concerns in Duplin County. “The draft permit said that DEQ, Department of Environmental Quality in North Carolina, was going to allow this company to continue […]
By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal FAISON — The Town of Faison Board held their regular monthly meeting on April 3. Matthew Scott, Recreation & Wellness Center director shared that they have started registration for the 2024-25 after school program at the Anne Stroud Taylor Recreation & Wellness Center. “I’m doing a big push for online […]
Update: The victims have been identified as James Everett Willis, 71, and Diana Moore Brown, 70. Both victims are being transported to the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsies. _________________________________________________________________ WALLACE (April 3, 2024) – Two people were found dead at a mobile home in South NC 41 Highway, near Powell […]
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