Lauren Branch

Organizers of the 38th annual N.C. Pickle Festival expect record crowds once again as tens of thousands of visitors fill downtown Mount Olive for the two-day event.

MOUNT OLIVE — A new learning opportunity will soon be available for residents of Duplin County and surrounding areas.

The Beulaville Town Board of Commissioners learned that sewer testing had begun in town during its April 1 meeting at Beulaville Town Hall.

During the monthly town hall meeting held Tuesday, June 11, the board of commissioners were updated that the town was now the owner of a large property located across from

It was originally opened in 2010 by Kris Bell and Richard Roehl, who were friends of Angela's parents. They had started the rum cake business with a family recipe after leaving the corporate world.

At the beginning of the monthly town hall meeting in Wallace, the commissioners held two public hearings. The meeting was held on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6:00 p.m. at the

The Rose Hill Town Board of Commissioners held their monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Town Hall Conference Room on S.E. Railroad Street.

VP Kamala Harris made her way down to Eastern North Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 13 to rally those that live up and down the coast. The event was hosted at

Accounting specialist Tracy Chestnutt and Director of Technical Assistance Chris Nida of the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) Municipal Accounting Services Program addressed the board at the Oct. 14

The Duplin County Board of Commissioners held their bi-weekly meeting on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6:00 p.m. at 224 Seminary Street.