The Magnolia Town Board convened for its regular meeting on Jan. 13. Mayor Dawn Ward explained that the originally scheduled 2024–25 audit presentation was postponed after auditors identified late adjustments that needed to be corrected. The auditors requested additional time to revise the audit, prompting the board to remove the item from the agenda and […]
GREENEVERS — Commissioner Rozena Bivens was sworn into office early in the evening at the Jan. 12 meeting in Greenevers. The meeting continued with project updates from Town Clerk Emma Brinson including partial completion of the water and sewer extension, fire hydrant replacements, and renovations starting on well houses and the water tower. Mayor Diane […]
ROSE HILL — The auditor conducting a state-required audit for the Town of Rose Hill for its fiscal year 2024-25 gave the town a clean financial bill of health in a presentation given to the town board via Zoom during its meeting on Jan. 13. Austin Eubanks of the Wilmington office of Thompson, Price, Scott […]
MOUNT OLIVE — Glenn Holland, interim town manager for Mount Olive, said several of the town’s fire hydrants have been damaged in recent incidents. “I know of at least four, and there might be a total of six within the last few months,” Holland said in an interview with Duplin Journal. “I know there have […]
KENANSVILLE — After repeated state citations and public scrutiny, the Duplin County Animal Shelter received an approved compliance inspection from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Animal Welfare Section last week, indicating documented improvements across multiple operational areas. The Facility Compliance Inspection, approved on Jan. 13, evaluated the shelter under the North Carolina […]
WARSAW — A 41-year‑old Warsaw man was shot and killed Sept. 7, 2025, at the home of his longtime girlfriend by her adult son, authorities said. District Attorney Ernie Lee said after reviewing reports from the Warsaw Police Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation that the shooting was legally justified. According to […]
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