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I-40 Chase Ends With Crash And Discovery Of Drugs, More Than $20,000 In Cash
SAMPSON COUNTY – A motorist involved in a two county chase on Interstate 40 is facing a long list of charges. Around 1:30pm Wednesday, a Sampson County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Team deputy observed a silver Honda CRV traveling on I-40. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle for a window tint violation.
Fan drive accepting donations at J Arthur’s Cigar Lounge in Wallace
Tasha Herring of J Arthur’s Cigar Lounge announces fan drive for senior citizens in Duplin County. J Arthur’s is the very first cigar lounge in the county. Herring shares her love for Wallace and her heartwarming connection to the town. “When we opened J Arthur’s, we wanted it to be a place for the community and we wanted to always make sure we could give back to the community.” Last...
Men’s Health Screening Forum encourages healthy habits and self-care
On Saturday, June 15, 2024, fifty men at Watha Chapel Missionary Baptist Church received valuable medical advice and other lifesaving information. Katrina Hooks, a member of Duplin County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. professionally facilitated a health care forum conveying the importance of early detection and regular health screenings for colon cancer and prostate cancer. She adamantly stressed how crucial screenings are to detect the disease early, and reiterated they are the tools essential for maintaining men’s good health. ...
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Pet 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 ...
Man arrested near Calypso charged with drug trafficking
Law enforcement conducting the arrest found the man was carrying a concealed weapon. LAST WEEK Phillip Marshall Thompson, of Goldsboro, was arrested by the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division, at a traffic stop on US Highway 117 near Calypso. According to the Sheriff’s Office, on June 25,...
Convicted felon arrested for gun possession
The man was found using marijuana and in possession of a loaded gun. A Mount Olive man who is on probation was arrested on June 20, for illegal possession of a gun and using controlled substances. He was placed in the Duplin County Detention Center under a $42,500 secured bond.
Man gets 31 years for 2020 shooting, death at Beulaville McDonald's
KEENANSVILLE — 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...
Biogas facility contains spill to 82-acre property in Duplin County, NCDEQ says
There was a spill at a biogas facility in Warsaw, North Carolina, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). The NCDEQ said the Carbon Cycle Energy (C2e) site includes a mixed feedstock industrial digester conditioning tank. According to the NCDEQ, staff at the facility reported to the Division...
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