Meeting organizer and Duplin resident Ralph Britt listens to comments from the community.

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North Duplin School Board member Willie Gillespie speaks at a meeting of North Duplin parents Sunday at the Calypso Fire Station. Gillespie was not present when the rest of the board voted to consolidate North Duplin and James Kenan high schools. But he said he was only a short distance away, recovering from a medical procedure, and expected a phone call if the board took up such a serious issue.