Duplin and Lenoir counties are among those with the two highest proposed increases By Ena Sellers, Duplin Journal Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced in a recent press release that the North Carolina Rate Bureau is asking for an average statewide increase in homeowners’ insurance rates of 42.2%. For Duplin County the proposed rate increase […]
County management shares a glimpse into what’s coming up this year By Ena Sellers, Duplin Journal KENANSVILLE – As 2024 rolls in, Duplin County is setting gears in motion preparing for growth. Carrie Shields, County assistant manager shared that a key focus for the county in 2024 will be infrastructure. “We really need to look […]
Duplin County will remain as a tier one designation for 2024, according to a North Carolina Department of Commerce press release. A tier one designation is given to the most economically distressed counties in North Carolina. Each county is ranked based on factors such as average unemployment rate for the last 12 months, median household […]
Another Thanksgiving now resides in the past. Dare we hope to practice permanent thankfulness in the temporary present? Seventy-two years ago, I heard an old farmer tell one of my uncles, “You and me won’t live long enough to see the day when a man will be willing to trade one potato for one diamond; […]
“Duplin County is an agricultural powerhouse, in my opinion,” says Brent Davis, a farmer and chairman of the county school board. “I will say from a county perspective, from an agricultural standpoint, we can’t afford for that to ever change.” Keeping Duplin County’s agricultural economy alive goes hand in hand with preserving its rich farmland. […]
The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) announced on Oct. 31 that Beulaville is one of five local and tribal governments to receive funding from the Affordable Housing Development Fund (AHDF). These funds are earmarked specifically to increase the availability of safe and affordable housing in areas that experienced major damage from Hurricanes […]
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