Lauren Branch

WARSAW — Do the Work CEO SanTigsha Pickett played off the theme of the movie “Waiting to Exhale” (and the Toni Morrison novel of the same name) during her latest

CHINQUAPIN — Eric Southerland, candidate for Duplin County sheriff, made a stop in Chinquapin to speak with members of the Duplin County NAACP at their Sept. 13 branch meeting held

As election day inches closer, candidates have been making their way around the county to promote their candidacy, and organizations have started to host candidate forums for the public. The

CHINQUAPIN — Do the Work Support Services, LLC held a free autism crisis intervention training on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Do the Work Community Outreach Center in Chinquapin.

WARSAW — Peer Recovery 365 hosted its fourth annual Stomp the Stigma event at the Mary J. Hooper Hope and Wellness Center (MJHHWC) in Warsaw on Saturday, Oct. 3.

MOUNT OLIVE — Community members tested their luck at the annual Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce Reverse Raffle fundraiser held at the Southern Wayne Country Club on Tuesday, Sept.

Kenansville commissioners held the regular monthly meeting at town hall last Tuesday, Oct. 6.

BEULAVILLE — The Beulaville Board of Commissioners heard a proposed capital improvement plan from Linwood Stroud of Stroud Engineering at the start of the monthly meeting on Oct. 12.

KENANSVILLE — Four local organizations worked together to host a candidates’ forum last Tuesday, Oct. 13 — two days before the start of early voting.

ROSE HILL — The Rose Hill town board held a public hearing at the top of its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, concerning the 2024 Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood