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Holiday Weather..Real Nice..But About To Get Wet
As nice as Independence Day was, Sunday might be the other side of the coin. What a gorgeous Independence Day for Eastern Carolina.
Duplin County commissioners approve money for athletics
By Rachel George Wilmington Star-News KENANSVILLE - Athletics in Duplin County are safe for the coming school year.
Duplin County drops proposal that would have halted school sports programs
KENANSVILLE Football season will go on as scheduled in one North Carolina school system after county commissioners voted to lift restrictions on money targeted for athletics and extracurricular programs.
Hundreds plead for Duplin commissioners to rethink school system funding
KENANSVILLE a ' The Duplin County Board of Commissioners met Monday night, with an overflowing crowd of teachers, parents and students in the auditorium of the Duplin Commons Agricultural Complex.
Local officer facing stalking charge
An area police officer and assistant coach charged with stalking a woman has had his court date rescheduled until mid-June. Kirk D. Newkirk, 42, of Renee Court, faces a charge of misdemeanor stalking after a May 8 arrest.
Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive, NC
Car seat workshop coming to Duplin
Duplin County residents who either have a young child or are expecting one are welcome to attend this workshop.
Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive, NC
Local BPW inducts its new officers
Obituaries - Mary A. Backus, Anita G. Grantham, Daisy Jo Turner, W. Glen Sykes, Brian Davis, Gladys Sloan, LuRae C. Tyndall, Margaret W. Whitman, Ruth E. Smith, Katie F. Best, Mary Turner, Hooty Lewis NEW BPW OFFICERS - The Wayne-Duplin Business and Professional Women's Club recently inducted its new officers for the 2009-10 year.
Duplin rejects federal funds for sewer work
Duplin commissioners said no thanks to federal money for sewer projects Monday because the county would have to pay back half of the $1.7 million grant-loan package.
Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive, NC
Impact of rail freight return being studied
The Eastern Carolina Council Regional Planning Organization Rail Study Sub-Committee met last week in quarterly session in Kenansville.
Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive, NC
Duplin County to honor 19 killed in Vietnam
The granite memorial will contain the name of each man, as well as his hometown, rank and branch of service, and dates of birth and death.
BCC establishes endowment to honor Dr. Kay Geisen
The Bladen Community College Foundation has established an endowment in memory of Kay Geisen, who was the college's vice president of instruction at the time of her death on April 11.
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Duplin's Kenan nominated to state Board of Education
Duplin County Board of Education vice chairman Reginald Kenan has been nominated by Gov.
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Meth dealing lands one more in federal prison
A Duplin County man responsible for distributing more than six kilograms of methamphetamine into eastern North Carolina in a three-year period has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive, NC
Flu outbreak reaches NC; healthcare providers respond
By John Cate, Editor Gov. Beverly Perdue made the formal announcement Sunday afternoon that North Carolina had become the 31st state to report a confirmed case of H1N1 influenza, popularly referred to in the media as "swine flu." The case was reported in Onslow County, some distance away from the Tribune coverage area, but local health officials ...
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The Sampson Independent - Breaking meth's hold
At this time last year, Sheriff Jimmy Thornton's frustration with the raging methamphetamine problem in Sampson County had long since boiled over.
Duplin board holds firm on WIC program decision
Slightly camouflaged behind a stack of folders, Duplin commissioner Frances Parks stands against the board in not taking on the WIC program.
Faison fire's flames still lapping at warehouse
Kelley Precythe, son to Southern Produce Distributors Inc. owner, Stewart, points to the potato hydrocooler, where the fire began at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Duplin to set age regulations on mobile homes?
Duplin County resident Thurman Herring, left, questions planning director Randall Tyndall regarding the revised minimum housing standard ordinance.
Duplin board eyes sales tax for fire department
Duplin County Emergency Services director Brian Pearce requests alternative funding and updates commissioners on communication, equipment and the back-up dispatch facility.
Duplin commissioners: We don't need to raise property taxes
Duplin commissioners discuss holding the line on property taxes while, at the same time, making across-the-board cuts.