CHINQUAPIN — Duplin County Sheriff Stratton Stokes confirmed that a 15-year-old was charged with felony and misdemeanor animal cruelty on Tuesday, Nov. 5, for beating a cat to death with a baseball bat near Chinquapin. Sheriff Stokes told Duplin Journal that a video recorded off of a Snapchat was sent to the Duplin County Sheriff’s […]
WARSAW — Thousands of people lined the streets of Warsaw last Saturday, joining the country’s longest-running consecutive Veterans Day observance and the state’s official Veterans Day parade. The parade kicked off with the North Carolina Forest Service flyover as excited crowds cheered on and watched in awe as members of the 82nd Airborne Division parachute […]
Unofficial results are in for North Carolina, with former President Trump taking the lead with 2,876,398 votes counted. In Duplin County, he won with 64.15% of the votes over Democratic vice president Kamala Harris. Congressman Greg Murphy won North Carolina’s 3rd District with 245,964 votes, prevailing by 77.50% of the vote over Libertarian Gheorghe Cormos. […]
Commissioner calls out the need for an audit of town water bills. WARSAW — A growing frustration among various Warsaw residents, now also echoed by Commissioner Ebony Willis-Wells, has highlighted a range of ongoing issues in the Town of Warsaw. As the town continues to grow, it faces various challenges, including aging infrastructure, insufficient funding […]
MAGNOLIA — The town of Magnolia is preparing for growth as plans for 132 new affordable homes begin to take shape. During the October town board meeting, former town manager Charles “Twig” Rollins shared that the proposed residential development could potentially double the town’s property tax revenue, enabling the town board to implement public initiatives. […]
With less than a week away from Election Day, the public is reminded that the early voting period ends Saturday, Nov. 2. Election Day is on Nov. 5 and all 19 Duplin County precincts will be open. Absentee ballots must be received in the Duplin County Board of Elections office on Election Day, Nov. 5 […]
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