Thursday, April 18, 2024


Defendant Pleads Guilty To Johnston County Double Murder

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The first of three defendants in a 2016 double murder in southern Johnston County pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 1st. Under a plea agreement...

Harnett Superintendent Pushes For Increased Teacher Pay

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By Eliot Duke Dunn Daily Record Superintendent Aaron Fleming thinks it’s past time Harnett County Schools employees received a raise. When discussing the upcoming budget...

Local Cemetery Under Investigation After Money Disappears

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Harnett Devotional Gardens cemetery is in the state’s receivership after its former owner failed to reimburse funds missing from “multiple trust accounts,” according to...

Local Cancer Survivor To Appear In National Campaign

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Dunn resident Keilah Goff will be one of 24 people featured in a new awareness campaign, “No Excuses,” launching in New York City’s Times...

‘We’re Going To Lose A Friend As Well As A Colleague’

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Sears worker retiring after 50 years Geneva Watson walked into the Sears store on Cumberland Street 50 years ago as a young mother of three...

Local Organizations Receiving Lifesaving Bicycle Helmets To Distribute To Children

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A record number of children, 11,850 total, across the state will be receiving lifesaving bicycle helmets through the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Bicycle Helmet...

Commissioners Approve Rezoning Cases

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Johnston County Commissioners approved several rezoning cases during their February meeting.  Mideast Materials LLC of Dunn won approval to rezone 134 acres out of a...

Oldest Motel In Dunn Coming Down

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Mayor William Elmore broke a tie on a proposed ordinance to demolish the Downtown Motor Court. With council members split 3-3 on the issue, Elmore...

Deputies Injured Arresting Suspect In Domestic Incident

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Two Johnston County deputies were injured while attempting to arrest a suspect.  Just before 10:00am Monday, deputies were dispatched to a domestic incident on...

Boat Stops Traffic On Interstate 95

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DUNN - Southbound lanes of Interstate 95, between the 70 and 71 mile markers, were closed Wednesday afternoon after a boat separated from the...