Local News in Duplin County, North Carolina
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North Carolina senator protests arrest of Willie Nelson's band in song (listen to song) (The Gaston Gazette)
RALEIGH - North Carolina's singing senator has recorded a song is critical of the marijuana and alcohol charges filed against members of singer-songwriter Willie Nelson's band in January. (Click here to listen to song) "It just looks like a special...Two more sentenced in football player death (WECT 6 Wilmington) Four people in all have pleaded guilty in the shooting of a star football player in Duplin County in 2008.
Officials question Task Force spending (The Jacksonville Daily News) In two years of operation, the Military Growth Task Force has used federal and local money to pay more than $1 million to outside consultants to publish an 860-page possibly redundant regional growth plan. The Task Force — formed in 2008 with the...
Million dollar bond set for Wilmington man (WECT 6 Wilmington) Deputies in Duplin County say they arrested a man from Wilmington with 92 bindles of heroin, valued at $1850.
Duplin County residents see third snowfall this winter (News 14 Carolina) Snow started falling late Tuesday night in Duplin County and continued into early Wednesday morning, covering some areas with more than three inches.
Inside Politics: City, county plan meeting in spring (The Fayetteville Observer) Fayetteville and Cumberland County officials have something to talk about after all.
Sen. Albertson writes a ditty about Willie (Kinston Free Press) RALEIGH — North Carolina’s singing senator has recorded a song critical of the marijuana and alcohol charges filed against members of singer-songwriter Willie Nelson’s band in January. “It just looks like a special effort was made to go on...
Snow-slick roads claim one life (WRAL.com Raleigh) Rain, snow and the resulting slush on North Carolina roads proved deadly Tuesday night for a Duplin County woman.
Senator sings about Nelson band's run-in with lawmen (New Bern Sun Journal) RALEIGH — North Carolina’s singing senator has recorded a song that’s critical of the marijuana and alcohol charges filed against members of singer-songwriter Willie Nelson’s band in January.
The power of pink (Sampson Independent) A pink propane truck turns heads and gets people talking. That’s the goal for Parker Gas Co. Inc. — to raise awareness, and some money, for a cause worthy of that attention.