Warsaw News

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.

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

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.

Three Clinton men and one Warsaw man are facing federal drug trafficking charges after an initial investigation conducted by investigators with the Clinton Police Department, the SBI and ATF late last month put the men behind bars.

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 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.

Arrests 5/28 a 'A Shalanda Carlton, 21, of 315 Community Road, Warsaw, was charged with injury to personal property .

Uncontrolled development along N.C. 24 near Warsaw has created traffic problems that could have been prevented by better planning, the town's mayor told members of the Eastern Carolina Rural Planning Organization at a meeting at the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Thursday.

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.

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.

How safe are the foods you eat, and how clean are the facilities that produce, store and sell them? It is the task of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Food and Drug Division to track the approximately 9,000 grocery stores, bakeries and food plants to ensure they meet food safety standards.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a man missing from Warsaw in Duplin County. Lawmen are looking for David Lee Thompson.

A Warsaw teenager has been given three years probation, community service and a fine for taking a loaded gun to James Kenan High School in December.

Local law enforcement reported a tornado touch down near Albertson or 11 miles southeast of Mount Olive moving northeast at 20 mph short after 3:30 Tuesday afternoon.

A strong band of storms swept across North Carolina Tuesday, spawning a series of tornado warnings and possible one tornado touch down in Duplin County.

Published: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 3:03 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 8:58 p.m. Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for Pender and Duplin counties.

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.

Note: The following are only charges and are not an admission of guilt, or a conviction.

Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. A 26-year-old Warsaw man who had been a fugitive has been sentenced to 14 years in prison followed by five years supervised release after he was convicted of conspiring to distribute cocaine.

Capstone Showplace Management has added eight new exhibitors to for the April High Point Market: Primo Designs; Andre Originals; Lawrence Home Fashions Inc.; Clayton Oxford Designs; Berg Furniture; Design Workshop; Carolina Custom Leather and Southeastern Kids.