KENANSVILLE — At its Sept. 2 meeting, the Duplin County Board of Education approved a broad range of initiatives aimed at strengthening academic partnerships, supporting staff, and improving school facilities. Included in the consent agenda were the following approvals: Memorandums of Understanding between James Kenan High School and Advise NC at NC State, Duplin County […]
Hundreds of Duplin County property owners are reeling from sharp increases in their 2025 property tax bills following a countywide revaluation — and while the official appeal deadline has passed, many still have options to challenge errors. While the local deadline to appeal assessed values with the Board of Equalization and Review (BoER) has expired, […]
KENANSVILLE — A proposal to refinance Duplin County’s 2016 Limited Obligation Bonds topped the agenda at the September Commissioners meeting, with officials approving the first step in a process that could save the county approximately $1.4 million over the remaining life of the bonds. In a unanimous decision, commissioners authorized Davenport & Company to explore […]
MOUNT OLIVE — The ongoing problems regarding the state-imposed sewer moratorium on the town and the recent release of a scathing audit by the N.C. Auditor’s Office, which discovered numerous mismanagement issues within town government, were front and center during the public comment period at the Mount Olive Board of Commissioners on Monday evening. Mount […]
KENANSVILLE — With fall knocking at the seasonal door, Duplin farmers are in the fields reaping what they have sown.According to Della King, Field Crops Agent with the North Carolina Extension Service in Kenansville, this year’s corn yield appears to be good. “As a county, overall, we’ve got a good, decent corn crop this year, […]
WALLACE — Local dignitaries, including town and county representatives, gathered in SouthPark Industrial Center near Wallace on Sept. 3, for a groundbreaking ceremony where a new 50,000-square-foot shell building is being constructed. The shell building is the first one in SouthPark that is being built through the Duplin County Economic Development Commission with funding from […]
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