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 […]

By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal WARSAW — Wesley L. Boykin was one of the two residents who signed up for public comment at the March 11 town hall meeting in Warsaw.  He said he and other community members would like an explanation of the uses of the wastewater fees billed to Warsaw homeowners in the […]

By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal FAISON — As we move into the Easter season the Town of Faison is gearing up for Spring and town officials are asking residents to remove non-seasonal items from the cemetery.  Jimmy Tyndall, Faison Executive administrator, announced during the March 6 monthly meeting that the Public Works Department will be […]

By Abby Cavenaugh Duplin Journal ‌ Dr. Austin Obasohan will remain Duplin County Schools Superintendent through at least June 30, 2028, the Board of Education decided at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 5. The extension of Dr. Obasohan’s contract by one more year to 2028 is the maximum amount of time that can […]

By Ena Sellers Duplin Journal After voting concluded on March 5, the unofficial results for Duplin County primary elections show Democratic Candidate Mary L. Williams-Boykin, taking the lead for the County Commissioner District 4 seat with 302 votes, only two more than incumbent Jesse Dowe who received 300 votes in the contested race. Incumbent Elwood […]