County News

Celebrate the 2024 NC Science Festival at the Cowan Museum of History and Science located at 411 S. Main Street, Kenansville, NC 28349, on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

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Effective immediately, temporary operational adjustments are being implemented in response to current staffing shortages. These changes are crucial to ensure consistent paramedic level coverage across our county, prioritizing the safety and well-being of all individuals in need of emergency medical services.

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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Duplin County Volunteers. Special Volunteer Types: Individual (one person), Group/Team (two or more individuals who volunteered together as a team), National Service (volunteers with AmeriCorps, VISTA, or Senior Corps), Director of Volunteers-(a paid staff person who exceeds expectations of volunteer management). Areas of Volunteer Service: Veteran/Military, Youth Service, Seniors, Historically Underserved Populations, Disaster, Animals, Cultural, Environment, Health & Human Services, Lifetime Achievement, Other. The nomination form has more detail under each category.

For more information click here.

For the nomination form in PDF format click here.

The Broadband Infrastructure Office has created a survey to recognize communities who do not have access to high-speed broadband.  To assist us in identifying your area, please take a few moments to compete the NC Broadband Survey.

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Duplin County has several bid opportunities for local contractors who meet the required qualifications. If you are interested in these opportunities click here to find more information.

A Public Hearing took place during the Board of Commissioners regular meeting on November 15, 2021, to receive public comment on a proposal for revised electoral districts based upon 2020 Census data. During this meeting a new Electoral District Map was adopted by resolution.

Click this link to view: https://davesredistricting.org/join/787f0459-39a7-4765-9986-f5ca07ae3e54

Duplin County now has a flag retirement box located at the Duplin County Airport.
The address for this location is:
260 Airport Road,
Kenansville NC, 28349

For more information contact:
Scott Summerlin
Phone: 910-296-2180
Email: scott.summerlin@duplincountync.com

The Duplin County Tax Office bills and collects taxes for the following towns:

Calypso, Greenevers, Kenansville, Magnolia (started in 2021), Rose Hill (started in 2021), Wallace (started in 2021), and Warsaw.

Office of the
DUPLIN COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS
Anita Marie Savage, Register of Deeds
Post Office Box 970; 118 Duplin Street, Kenansville, NC 28349
Telephone: (910) 296-2108 Fax: (910) 296-2344
anita.savage@duplincountync.com

The Duplin County Register of Deeds Office now offers a new system to help citizens better combat fraudulent activity.  The Fraud Detection Notification service will alert citizens when documents are recorded in the office matching their names.

Citizens can sign up for this free monitoring service in just moments with ease. The applicant provides their name, email address, and up to five names they wish to monitor for document filings. Once registration is complete, the system will send alerts via email when any documents, such as powers of attorney or deeds, are filed with the Register of Deeds Office. To register for this free service, visit www.duplinrod.com, and click on “Fraud Detection Alert System.”

For more information about the Fraud Detection Notification Alert System, contact Anita Marie Savage at (910) 296-2108.

Duplin County is now accepting applications for a Representative to the Eastern Carolina Human Services Agency.

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