ROSE HILL — The Rose Hill Board of Commissioners held its first meeting since the resignation of former Commissioner Gary Boney on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The acceptance of Boney’s resignation was approved by an unanimous vote as part of the consent agenda. However, later in the meeting, Commissioner Ross Powell brought up the subject of […]
WARSAW — One of the main topics of conversation during the September meeting at the Warsaw town hall was the need for $44 million to update the water treatment plant. “I’m aware that we do not have enough money for the update of the water treatment plant at this time. I am not aware of […]
BEULAVILLE — The Beulaville Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at its Sept. 9 meeting to approve a resolution to apply for a Community Development Block Grant for infrastructure. If approved, the grant, from the NC Department of Environmental Quality, will fund a sewer rehabilitation project in the southern part of town. “The proposed project would […]
KENANSVILLE — The Cowan Museum of History and Science is making preparations to welcome a Smithsonian poster exhibition on Oct. 4 with a free, public opening catered reception from 5-7:30 p.m. The event will allow community members to give their input on how the museum is doing, what programs and events they would like to […]
A donation of classroom supplies alleviates burden often placed on teachers. As hundreds of Duplin County students headed back to the classrooms, organizations like Smithfield Foods rallied to help area teachers with classroom supplies. Thanks to a $10,000 donation from Smithfield Foods, children in 13 Duplin County Schools are better prepared and teachers don’t have […]
With elections around the corner, many citizens in Duplin County are looking forward to making their votes count. Carrie Sullivan, Duplin County Board of Elections director shared with Duplin Journal the efforts of an assisted facility that is going above and beyond to help their residents be able to vote in the upcoming election. “Megan […]