Duplin County News

A medical facility in Jones County that serves about 200 uninsured or underinsured patients per month closed its doors this week after its parent company didn't renew its contract.

It was dA©ja vu for Duplin County Sheriff's deputies who responded to an area residence regarding a possible meth lab Monday - and possibly for those arrested.

Three illegal immigrants are behind bars following a busted prostitution ring in Duplin County, a case that is now being investigated by federal authorities for possible human trafficking and additional charges against the pimp in the operation.

Mannequins are dressed up and are hanging in the front yard of Faison resident Lacy Phipps.

Authorities in Duplin County say they are caught between first amendment rights and hate speech concerns.

A Faison man is getting everything he asked for, and maybe a little more. According to articles in the Sampson Independent and Jacksonville Daily News, Lacy Phipps has hung effigies of robed judges, attorneys, a sheriff and even Mike Easley in his yard.

Although school funding again dominated the conversation at the Duplin County Commissioners meeting, the tone of Monday night's meeting was much different than it was just two weeks ago.

The Duplin Board of Commissioners voted to approve the fiscal year 2009-10 budget on Monday, reducing the tax rate from $0.79 per $100 valuation to $0.69 per $100. Meeting for the second time in the auditorium of the Duplin Commons Agricultural Complex, a small crowd was in attendance as the fiscal plan was adopted by a unanimous vote.

A 19 year old Chinquapin resident is dead, after police say he was shot and killed while on the job at a local Pizza Hut in Duplin County.

Hey, read the rules! A 19 year old is dead after authorities say he was shot at a Pizza Hut.

The economy is beginning to take its toll on the Faison Fire Department, and knowing this, fire chief Donny Taylor has asked for a little assistance in making sure that his department is fully equipped if and when any major emergency occurs in his assigned district.

Unattended cooking is being blamed for a Tuesday morning house fire that claimed the life of an elderly bed-ridden woman.

Brunswick County farmer Pearly Vereen pets one of the donkeys that protect his herd of cattle from prowling coyotes June 3. Published: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 8:57 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 8:57 p.m. The electric fence didn't prove a deterrent.

The more than 300 person crowd at the Duplin County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night wasn't quite as large as it was for the county commissioners the day before, but those who did come to Kenan Auditorium were just as vocal.

Teenagers Marquis Fleming and Andre Pridgen pleaded guilty to one count each of second degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in Sampson County Superior Court Wednesday in the murder of a Harrells man in September 2007.

A small shed located behind a daycare in the Teachey community of Duplin County appears to have served as a bar whose menu of drinks included moonshine.

Charges are pending against a woman who led Warsaw Police officers on a chase late Tuesday night that began at the rest stop on I-40 about 11:45 p.m. According to Warsaw Police Capt.

The contention between the Duplin County commissioners and the Duplin County Board of Education was the major focus of parents, students and educational personnel who spoke during Monday night's commissioners meeting.

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.

A Duplin County couple is facing multiple charges after a shocking discovery at their home daycare business.