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Duplin TimesThe Year of Public Schools: 2024Do you remember writing an essay in response to the writing prompt, “What I did this summer”? One month into summer vacation, Duplin County students are already making memories to write about. Although parents will not have to write anything in the fall, they are enjoying time with their children and thinking about the transition to a new grade, a new teacher, or a new school. Teachers are benefiting from a much-deserved break but also planning for the new school year. Administrators are evaluating the past year, anticipating the coming year, and working to have everything ready come August 26....

Nashville, NC22 hours ago

Duplin TimesYouth leading the way for environmental justice by championing native and rural voicesThe Commission for Environmental Cooperation held a panel for their thirty-first annual council session following the theme Strengthening Environmental Justice through Community Empowerment on June 25. The youth panel had several guest speakers from North Carolina, Texas, Mexico, and Canada on the topic titled "A Conversation on the Generational Fight for Environmental Justice." This student and youth-led discussion gave voice to various young adult leaders who work between the engagement...

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Duplin TimesUMO librarian Pam Wood has sights set on a new chapterMOUNT OLIVE — University of Mount Olive Director of Library Services Pam Wood will return her final book at Moye Library on June 30. It will mark the end of a 55-year career at the institution that she has called her second home since 1966, when she enrolled as a student at what was then Mount Olive Junior College. “I started working in Moye Library as a cataloger as a freshman,” Wood recalls. “I enjoyed it so much that after obtaining my associate’s degree, I...

Mount Olive, NC2 days ago

Duplin TimesParties for Kennedy, West, Terry denied North Carolina ballot accessThree political parties respectively supporting longshot presidential candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and Randall Terry were denied access to North Carolina’s November ballot Wednesday by the state Board of Elections. The board said it would reconsider later in July. We The People, for Kennedy; Justice for All Party, for West; and the Constitution Party, for Terry, on June 3 turned in what they believed to be valid and...

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Duplin TimesMan gets 31 years for 2020 shooting, death at Beulaville McDonald'sKEENANSVILLE — A Sampson County man was sentenced to up to 31 years in prison on Thursday for his role in an attempted robbery and shooting that killed one man and injured another in the parking lot of the Beulaville McDonald's in 2020. Antonio Murphy, 29, was convicted by a jury in Duplin County Superior Court of second-degree murder in the death of Randy Anthony Rolla Jr. of Greenville and the shooting of Michael Deangelo Bryant Jr. of Maysville, according to District Attorney Ernie Lee...

Beulaville, NC2 days ago

Duplin TimesJohn Hood: Legislature should avoid pork, fund core programsI acknowledge that one politician’s “wasteful spending” may be another politician’s “strategic investment.” Still, I suspect state Sen. Phil Berger got it right when he blamed the slow start of this year’s budget negotiations on lawmakers’ lack of focus on truly state responsibilities. Berger, president pro tem of the North Carolina Senate, told reporters that House leaders wanted to appropriate not just the $1 billion in revenue surpluses projected for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 fiscal years but as much as $1 billion more from state...

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Duplin TimesJacksonville family prepares to celebrate the life of Ida Dixon who is turning 100 in JulyThe name Ida Essiejane Burton Dixon has been the topic of discussion in the Jacksonville community because she has a birthday coming up next month…the big 100! Members of the community that have lived that long have seen many things change and grow. People look to them for wisdom and guidance, and they see the world in a completely different light. “I feel good about it because I know it’s the Lord. I know He has blessed me to be able to live this long...

Jacksonville, NC2 days ago

Duplin TimesJSCC announces approval and start of esthetics continuing education programJSCC recently received a 100% approval score from the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners for its new Esthetics program. This is one of many new programs JSCC is unveiling, aiming to provide innovative courses that meet the public’s needs and interests. Esthetics has been a growing area of interest for quite some time, and it is an accomplishment for all faculty and staff to see the classroom completed and receive a perfect approval score! “We are incredibly proud to offer this new program...

Jackson, TN2 days ago

Duplin Times4-H holds district competition at the University Mount OliveEach year, 4-H members come together for a day of friendly competition. This year, the University of Mount Olive was the host venue for the Southeast District competition held on Friday, June 14. The all-day event had over 200 participants along with the families that came to support them. During the competition, there were over 30 categories kids could enter such as arts and communications, char grill cook-offs, livestock and dairy competitions, horticulture and much more. ...

Mount Olive, NC2 days ago

Duplin TimesOut and aboutPet Adoption Duplin County Animal Services would like to thank all Veterans (Active and Non-Active), military along with our first responders by offering free adoptions for approved adopters for the month of July. Proof of services is requested. Please come out to 287 Fair Grounds Drive in Kenansville to visit all adoptable cats and dogs. Freedom Fest ...

Wallace, NC2 days ago

Duplin TimesJames Sprunt Nursing Alumni and Rose Hill native breaks records and barriers with National Lifetime Achievement Award at age 37The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) presented the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Clifton Kenon, Jr., DNP, RN, IBCLC, FAWHONN, FAAN last week in Phoenix. The Lifetime Achievement Award is AWHONN’s most prestigious honor for those who have shown exemplary characteristics in the nursing care of women and newborns across the nation and beyond. Dr. Kenon graduated from James Sprunt Community College with an Associate Degree...

Rose Hill, NC2 days ago

Duplin TimesTom Campbell: D-day offers lessons about working for democracyEvery morning when I rise, I see this miniature condiment jar on my dresser. It’s filled with sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy. My “bucket list” trip was extremely emotional, especially viewing the large red, white and blue flag waving over the American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach. 9,400 crosses symbolize young Americans memorialized there. After a brief ceremony our National Anthem played and many of us joined in singing along. But pride quickly turned to tears when the bugler played Taps. ...

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Duplin TimesAlexander H. Jones: Jeff Jackson bridges younger generation gapsWhen he entered politics, Jeff Jackson appeared to quickly be approaching the doorstep to greatness. He was appointed to the State Senate at the young age of 31, joining a body where the Baby Boom generation was normative and where even working parents were a rare presence. The spirited newcomer’s contributions were sufficiently dazzling that some observers of state politics believed he had the wherewithal to become president. While he remained immensely popular among Democratic activists, Jackson’s stock fell significantly in establishment circles during his...

Charlotte, NC3 days ago

Duplin TimesMystery Plant: Perennial species is a member of the sunflower familyAn early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. — Henry David Thoreau I agree! And now that it’s summer, it warms up really fast around here where I live, so a morning walk is indeed the best time for me. My neighborhood is called “University Hill,” and it is indeed a hill, with...

Greenville, NC3 days ago

Duplin TimesScholarship program expecting 120,000 applicationsAn estimated 120,000 North Carolina students are expected to apply for a state college scholarship program for students in families with incomes of $80,000 or less, state officials told members of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission last week. Lottery proceeds fund 25% of the Next NC Scholarship program, with the remainder coming from state general funds, Andrea Poole, executive director of the state Education Assistance Authority told the lottery board. ...

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Duplin TimesFire NewsSunday, June 9 Magnolia VFD First Responders, responded to a medical call with Duplin County EMS. Magnolia MR 1 arrived and started patient care, once Duplin County EMS Medic 7 arrived patient care was transferred. Once the patient was loaded and transported all Magnolia units cleared the call. Beulaville VFD, Duplin County EMS, Beulaville Police Department and North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to East N.C. 24 in front of...

Magnolia, NC3 days ago

Duplin TimesLumbee Indian Tribe to be featured on N.C. Highway Historical MarkerAn American Indian tribe linked to settlements in southeastern North Carolina soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The marker commemorating the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina will be dedicated during a ceremony July 1 at 3 p.m., at the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Headquarters, 6984 W. N.C. 711.Pembroke, N.C. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is one of the largest American Indian tribes east...

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Duplin TimesD.G. Martin: Wall Street Journal report discouraging to N.C. DemocratsEven though I live in North Carolina, sometimes people who live far away teach me things I need to know. For instance, in the June 15 edition of The Wall Street Journal an article by Valerie Bauerlein caught my eye. Its long headline “Why Democrats Keep Losing the Battle for Small-Town America: Voters in rural North Carolina reflect the mounting challenges facing President Biden in swing states, voicing discontent with...

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Duplin TimesWinning is important, but is it everything?How important is winning? If you’re DJ Khaled, it’s all you do, so I presume it’s everything. According to Vince Lombardi however, “winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” so I may definitely be wrong in my presumption. The people in charge of who wins the award for most valuable player of the NHL’s coveted...

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