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BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Jack Griffith, head of the Pender County Health Department, whose management style has been under scrutiny for months, has notified the Board of... » Full Story

BREAKING NEWS: Pender County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jimmy Tate says he is considering quitting the county Board of Health, on which he serves as the... » Full Story

BREAKING NEWS: A former Pender County detention officer, who served at the county jail, pleaded guilty May 25 in Superior Court to charges stemming from a... » Full Story

Features

Hampstead developers must go back to drawing board

It’s back to the drawing board – or PowerPoint presentation – for the developers of Hawksbill Cove, a large housing and commercial complex planned to be built on Country Club ...

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Duplin County kids shine at Special Olympics

Special Olympians ran, jumped and threw balls during the 2010 Duplin County Special Olympics held Friday, May 21, at East Duplin High School in Beulaville. After the March of Athletes along ...

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Duplin chooses new school superintendent

On May 20, the Duplin County Board of Education voted to hire Dr. Austin N. Obasohan as the next Superintendent of the Duplin County Schools. Dr. Obasohan is currently serving as ...

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Civil War veteran honored after 146 years

Civil War veteran John Everett Page is honored after 146 years of his enlistment as a private in the Confederacy. The way it came about is by a young man’s quest ...

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