Duplin County News

The N.C. Court of Appeals earlier this week dismissed on an apparent technicality the state's attempt to try a Duplin County man for murder in the death of unborn twins who died shortly after their mother was shot four years ago.

Grove Park Unitarian Universalist Congregation will welcome Jimmy Merritt of Warsaw as its guest worship leader at 4 p.m. Sunday.

With the rumble of discontent ever increasing, Duplin County Schools superintendent Dr.

As I have traveled through the district, I've learned there appears to be a lot of confusion concerning the current District 10, and the newly formed District 10.

Dr. Lawrence L. Rouse, President of James Sprunt Community College was awarded the "I Have A Dream" Award during the Dr.

A new report says crime, suspensions and dropouts were all down in North Carolina schools, including in Onslow County high schools, during the year that ended last summer.

The congregation of the Snow Hill Missionary Baptist Church decided to celebrate Black History Month in a manner a little differently than in the past.

Southern BancShares , Inc. and Southern Bank and Trust Company recently announced the appointment of Michael L. Chestnutt to the Board of Directors of both companies.

An excellent overview of the colonial era Nicholas Fennell family of upper Black River by historian Claude Moore is provided in the 1984 edition of the Sampson County, NC Heritage Book .

Unemployment rates increased in 93 North Carolina counties in December, including Carteret, Duplin, Jones and Onslow, according to data released Wednesday by the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

An early morning drive to work ended in a wreck off of a rural road on the Lenoir-Duplin County line.

A third singer from the North Carolina has made it to Hollywood for "American Idol." This was the second time Blair Mozingo, 22, of Duplin County auditioned for the show, reports WITN.

Police are asking for your help to track down a man they say is responsible for an armed robbery in the Duplin County town of Warsaw.

Jones County applied to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in 2010 for money to replace all 3,600 of its existing service meters with automated meter reading technology, said Franky Howard, the county manager.

Motivational speaker Nubian Scholar talks about the usefulness of hip hop music in providing a positive inspiration for gang members at the sixth Annual Eastern Carolina Gang Conference Monday at LCC's Waller Auditorium.

Three people from Eastern Carolina are being credited with helping to save three tourists after their plane crashed in Honduras.

Luvoise Chason Landen, of Chinquapin, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012. Luvoise was preceded in death by her husband, George Frank Landen.

A week long investigation into meth in Duplin County lands three people behind bars after the discovery of a meth lab in a quiet residential area.

Deborah Kinley and the ladies of Cedar Fork Ruritan Club in Beulaville, Duplin County have knitted over 500 hats to donate to chemotherapy patients and new born babies at multiple hospitals.