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The Duplin County Job Fair will be held on JSCC’s campus today, Thursday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Athletic Complex.
The Duplin County Board of Elections has confirmed a new result from the democratic race in District 4 of the Board of Commissioners.
North Carolina saw a spike in teacher turnover last year, with more than 10,000 educators across the state exiting the profession, according to a report to the state Board of Education this month.
Monday, April 1
MOUNT OLIVE — A new learning opportunity will soon be available for residents of Duplin County and surrounding areas.
Tara Creek Pro Rodeo
FAISON — Imagine driving by a neighboring farm in town and envisioning your favorite event coming to life in that very space. That’s how Tara Creek started its rodeo and event center.
WALLACE – New Hope Christian Academy’s 3rd Quarter Honor Roll list has been released by the principal's office.
Mt. Calvary Center Aviation Director Justin May expressed pride as he highlighted the accomplishments this year’s program has brought so far.
David Johnson calls the work “building more character with a hammer,” but the altruism at the heart of any Habitat for Humanity project offered another growth opportunity for a group of carpentry students from South Lenoir High School recently.
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Those who know, know that the content you see on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, is primarily content you spend the most time looking at. They utilize an algorithm to show you what they believe you will be most likely to look at the longest.
After falling to Wayne Christian on March 12 in their only loss of the season, the Rebels have had nothing but success on the softball field, winning seven straight games including a 17-7 victory over Wayne Christian in their rematch on April 11.
WILSON — Up just 2-1 on the scoreboard, the Greenfield Knights put together a six-run second inning on Friday to take a commanding 8-1 before going on to win by a final score of 11-1 against the Harrells Chrisitan Academy Crusaders.
RICHLANDS — With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and trailing 10-9, Richlands needed just a single hit to tie or even win the game on April 10, but East Duplin’s Baines Raynor came through for his team and forced a groundout to end the game.
BEULAVILLE — After a long battle that saw no winner in 80 minutes of regulation play, East Duplin freshman Anamarie Rodriguez came through for her team in extra time when she scored in the 96th minute to give her team a 2-1 victory over Southwest Onslow on April 9.
After setting the school record for high jump at five feet last season, East Duplin junior JaMyah Pickett set another track and field school record this season on March 26 with a distance of 36 feet 2 inches in the triple jump.
A little over a year ago today I went to see the Falcons play the Buccaneers at Mercedez-Benz stadium, and while I enjoyed the game, I felt overwhelmed and distracted at times by all of the screens and the noise being pumped into the stadium.
The Harrells Christian Academy golf team is off to an excellent start this season with a 22-2 overall record and a perfect 20-0 record in conference play, and they are aiming to make the state playoffs.
MOUNT OLIVE — The 1A North Duplin Rebels upset the talented 4A Topsail Pirates 4-1 on March 2 thanks in part to a late 2-run home run from senior Reece Outlaw in the sixth inning.
Roanoke logperch populations found in twice as many streams since listing as a result of survey and dam-removal efforts led by the Service and its partners
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Because North Carolina is one of the seven states likely to determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and also boasts highly competitive contests for governor and other statewide offices, local races may not be top-of-mind for most voters. Nevertheless, North Carolinians will …
After 14 years of total control, North Carolina’s conservative legislators seem to believe they have built a permanent majority. Revolutions tend to be unstable, but the “Conservative Revolution” effected by Thom Tillis and Phil Berger has proven to be the wellspring of a durable majority in…
In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, we didn’t even have adequate tests to diagnose the virus. Today, innovative antiviral therapies that treat COVID-19 are critical in our continued fight against the virus.
I think the North Carolina General Assembly deserves loads of credit for making our tax code friendlier to growth, investment, and freedom. In one respect, however, the state still imposes too heavy a load. It requires too many out-of-state retailers to collect and remit sales taxes. Lawmake…
King Henry II believed it was his divine right to rule England, including the Church of England. Thomas a Beckett, the Archbishop of Canterbury and principal leader of the Church of England, thought otherwise. On Christmas day 1170, Beckett excommunicated several Bishops who sided with the k…
In 1960, a shy, taciturn law professor from the country hamlet of Wake Forest threatened to upend North Carolina. I. Beverly Lake was a segregationist. Articulating as much anger as he could muster, the balding academic campaigned for the Democratic nomination for governor on an ultra-Jim Cr…
Carolina Journal’s first post-primary survey is out. It shows our state’s 2024 general elections will be, as usual, quite competitive.
The titans of the market in North Carolina face a profound moral test. Situated in boardrooms in Charlotte and in lobbying shops on the streets snaking out from Raleigh’s Capitol Square, the North Carolina business establishment enters this election cycle tasked with deciding whether they wi…
It’s so hard to believe that we are nearing the end of another great school year. This year has been a year full of innovation, collaboration, problem solving, and success. Our entire DCS family has been working so hard this year and are committed to finishing the school year stronger than w…
It’s hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths.
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The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 462 award recipients, including three from Greenville, for the 2024-25 academic year, the highest number since the program’s return in 2017.
Pick your own strawberry farms are a great place for a family to spend a few hours outdoors, picking berries to take home and eat, freeze, or bake with. In eastern North Carolina, strawberry season typically starts in early to mid April and lasts until late May or early June. Those dates flu…
After 26 years of dedicated service in the U.S. Marine Corps, mostly in aviation, James Davenport has decided to hang up his uniform and pursue a career in agriculture at Lenoir Community College.
When you look closely at our Mystery Plant, you can rather easily tell that it belongs to the bean family. Each flower is what we call “papilionaceous,” and in a fanciful way, butterfly-shaped.
This time of year, it’s hard not to notice the purple flowers of wisteria dangling from the vines that climb up so many of the trees alongside roadsides and other wooded areas.
“Now ‘tis the spring, and weeds are shallow-rooted;
Though I normally write about plants, there are many insects we encounter as we are outside gardening. Some can be problematic for our plants, but most are non-pests and many are beneficial.
When it became clear that my late father was in the early stages of cognitive decline, we began to attribute certain behaviors of his to that condition. I don’t think we were always correct.
EAST GREENSBORO — Two North Carolina farmers, including one in nearby Cumberland County, were named Small Farmers of the Year as North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Cooperative Extension division celebrated Small Farms Week, N.C. Extension’s annual tribute to small-s…