Quiet races and fierce battles shape municipal election season

Incumbents lead filings across Duplin County KENANSVILLE — As Duplin County nears Friday’s candidate filing deadline for the Nov. 4 Municipal Election, a contrasting picture is emerging among the electorates — one marked by quiet incumbency and uncontested seats, and the other marked by competitive shakeups and a surge of new challengers. In Beulaville, incumbents…