Dunn
Car Crashes Into Fuel Pump, Bursts Into Flames
SMITHFIELD – A car traveling in reverse ran off the roadway and collided with a fuel pump in front of a Smithfield convenience store, bursting into flames. The 11:19pm Wednesday…
Drivers Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash
The State Highway Patrol has identified two people killed in a fiery head-on crash this morning (Monday) in Johnston County. The collision was reported at 12:02am on Old Fairground Road…
Driver Charged In Death Of 10 Year-Old
DUNN – A 10 year-old girl was struck and fatally injured while trying to catch a loose dog. The tragic accident happened Monday night near the intersection of Jackson Road…
Dunn Man Bags ‘Mega’ $200,000 Top Prize
Anthony Raines of Dunn found himself the latest winner of a $200,000 Mega Bucks top prize. He purchased his winning $5 ticket from the Bass Country Store on N.C. 27…
Defendant Pleads Guilty To Johnston County Double Murder
The first of three defendants in a 2016 double murder in southern Johnston County pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 1st. Under a plea agreement with the Johnston County District Attorney’s…
Harnett Superintendent Pushes For Increased Teacher Pay
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 with the HCS Board of…
Local Cemetery Under Investigation After Money Disappears
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 the North Carolina Cemetery Commission. A…
Local Cancer Survivor To Appear In National Campaign
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 Square in March for Colorectal Cancer…
‘We’re Going To Lose A Friend As Well As A Colleague’
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 who needed a job. The…
Local Organizations Receiving Lifesaving Bicycle Helmets To Distribute To Children
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 Initiative, part of ongoing efforts to…
Commissioners Approve Rezoning Cases
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 584 acre tract in the…
Oldest Motel In Dunn Coming Down
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 agreed with J. Wesley Sills,…
