Duplin County News

A standout football player for James Kenan High School was shot to death Wednesday night.

Authorities say a man accused of shooting a pregnant woman more than a month ago has been charged with two counts of murder after her babies died.

Published: Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 11:56 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 4, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Former James Kenan football player Derrick Barden has died of an apparent gunshot wound.

The prosecutor who sought to seek murder charges against a man who shot and wounded a Warsaw woman pregnant with twins says it could be difficult to prosecute the man for the twins' deaths.

An additional $78,000 in property taxes from the new Wal-Mart and additional development at that site account for about 43 percent of an $181,000 increase in the Town of Mount Olive's $2,930,751 general fund ...

The arrest of three illegal aliens and the seizure of a kilo of powdered cocaine, a separate drug arrest involving counterfeit money and an incident of a break-in suspect firing a shotgun in a motor-vehicle ...

A boil water advisory for Chinquapin Water Association customers in Duplin County is in effect.

Hey, read the rules! Police in Warsaw in Duplin County say a suspect is behind bars in a fatal stabbing Police say the crime happened at the Warsaw Inn on North Pine street early Friday morning.

Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 10:23 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 3:18 p.m. Authorities arrested a man from Burgaw in New York City on Monday in connection with the Memorial Day ...

COASTAL GOSPEL FEST at Southwest High School at 7 p.m. June 28 featuring the Trinity Trio, Fortress, His Redeemed and the Watchman Quartet.

Walter J. Wilson, Jr. has been appointed as the next Colonel of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol .

Published: Monday, June 23, 2008 at 10:20 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 23, 2008 at 11:46 p.m. One suspect was arrested and another is still at large after an attempted hamburger heist this weekend, ...

A man charged in connection to a drive-by shooting in Warsaw is in a New York jail.

A runoff race between Frances Parks of Calypso and Jimmy Dixon of Mount Olive for the Democratic nomination for the District I seat on the Duplin County Board of Commissioners is being credited by local ...

It starts with one lap around the stadium - survivors. Then a second - caregivers.

Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 1:30 a.m. The Duplin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a domestic incident in which a husband and wife were ...

The job sometimes known as North Carolina's top accountant could soon be held by a lawyer.

GREATER SHEKINAH Glory Full Gospel Ministries, 818 New Bridge Street hosts a Solemn Assembly for the Body of Christ at 4 p.m. June 14 with speaker the Rev.

Soldiers of the 1132nd Military Police Company based in Rocky Mount as part of the North Carolina National Guard are scheduled to come home Tuesday evening, though not everyone who deployed will return.

The side lawn of the Benjamin W. Best Country Inn and Carriage House was transformed Wednesday into a celebration of the fruition of several years of hard work.