Archive for May, 2010

Calvin Everette Lewis, 85, Rocky Point patriarch and founder of Lewis Nursery and Farms, died Sunday, May 16, at Cornelia Nixon Davis Health Care Center. His family was with him at the time of his death. Lewis Farms is one of the region’s largest producers of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and bell peppers. Lewis was born March... »

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 the high school track, County Commissioner Frances Parks and Rep. Russell Tucker sprang a stunning surprise on Special Olympic Coordinator Gayle Joyner. They announced that... »

Come and join the Town of Warsaw at it celebrates Memorial Day on Monday, May 31. The festivities will take place on Memorial Drive, at Warsaw’s Recreation Park. Fun for the children will begin around 4 p.m. followed by “Pickin in the Park” at 7 p.m. Warsaw Mayor Win Batten invites everyone come and bring their lawn... »

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 the superintendent of schools in Selma, Alabama. Dr. Obasohan has over 28 years of experience in public education in various roles, including teacher, coach,... »

Monday, May 24, set the path for Guilford Mills, north of Kenansville, to expand. Duplin Economic Director Heather Beard was present at a public hearing with Duplin Commissioners on an Economic Development Incentive Agreement. Beard said that Guilford Mills approached her about the possibility of the county applying for funding for the extension of a natural... »

Kris Bryant, director of Wallace’s Thelma Dingus Bryant Library, is very excited about a potential grant through stimulus funds that will give the library a face lift. The Town of Wallace is moving forward with a preliminary plan to upgrade the library thanks to a $500,000, 65/35 matching grant. Sixty-five percent is from USDA through... »

Can the current trend hold steady for the job market? No one knows for sure in this deep recession, but unemployment rate decreases means things are looking up. The rate dropped for its second straight month. “That is some good news in the April data,” said ESC Chairman Lynn Holmes. “North Carolina gained jobs for... »

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 to learn about his heritage and an extension of his high school senior project. Ian Kelley of Rose Hill is a senior at Wallace-Rose Hill... »

Patricia Grey Johnson Rogers, 67, of 393 Browns Church Road, Clinton, died Saturday, May 22, 2010. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, at Evergreen Baptist Church on Delway Highway with the Reverend Michael Shook officiating. Interment followed at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery in Waycross. Mrs. Rogers, born in Duplin County, was... »

John Franklin “Frank” English, age 61, of Willard passed peacefully from his earthly life to his eternal rest at sunrise on May 20, 2010, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice LifeCareCenter. He was born December 11, 1948, in Pender County, the son of Emma Bell Autry English of Wallace and the late John David English. ... »