By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal The Town of Magnolia was recently selected for a Lead for North Carolina grant through the School of Government. According to Magnolia Town Manager Charles “Twig” Rollins, Magnolia was selected from a pool of 100 other local government applicants. This fellowship in local government will provide the town with […]
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 […]