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Elderly Woman Struck And Killed While Walking To Mailbox
An 80 year-old woman was struck and killed while crossing the road to check her mailbox. The accident was reported around 5:20pm Monday in the 3000 block of Jonesboro Road…

Harnett Commissioners Consider Library Consolidation
Harnett County leaders conducted a study in 2018 to look at the benefits of bringing all of the libraries in the county’s system under one umbrella. The current system is…

City Gives Landowner 30 Days To Complete Demolition
Dunn City Council reached its end with a property on North Fayetteville Avenue. Council on Jan. 12th agreed to give the owner of land at 706, 710 and 800 N.…

Harnett County Students On Virtual Learning Through Jan. 19
Other districts also starting virtually The Harnett County Schools Board of Education voted to keep students in remote, virtual-only classes through Jan. 19. The board made the decision at its…

Four Oaks Police Execute Search Warrant, Seize Narcotics
Four Oaks Police arrested one person and seized suspected narcotics during a search warrant Monday afternoon. Police Chief Stephen Anderson said officers were initially dispatched to a trespassing call at…

Mother Charged In Death Of 4 Year-Old Son
Jaylen Boykin was laid to rest Wednesday at Selma Memorial Gardens. A short time later his mother, Kimberly Boykin was arrested by Dunn Police on negligent child abuse charges stemming…

Stronger Together: Cities Form Crossroads Alliance
Three cities near the heart of everything came together Thursday to forge a single, unified vision of the future. Leaders from Dunn, Benson and Four Oaks took an initial first…

Harnett County Solid Waste Relocates Dunn-Erwin Convenience Center
Harnett County Solid Waste has relocated the Dunn-Erwin Convenience Center to provide a more customer friendly experience. The convenience center, previously located inside the Dunn-Erwin landfill, is now located outside…

I-95 Widening Project Gets More Technology
NCDOT contractor widening 16-mile stretch to eight lanes DUNN – More cameras, speed sensors and other equipment designed to improve the safety of the work zone are being installed along a…

Murder Charge Filed In Death Of 4 Year-Old
Dunn Police announced Monday night the arrest of a suspect on murder charges in the weekend death of a four year-old child. Jaquaris Lemont Hines, 20, of Fayetteville has been…

‘The Greatest Gift’ Comes To Life
Holiday vision raises enough money to feed 55,000 people Shelia Maness and her late father, Oscar Harris, drove through Handy McLamb Homestead in Benson last Christmas to look at angels…

Longtime Matriarch Of Oldest Dunn Store Dies Of COVID
Joyce Jones applied for and got a job at Jordan’s Jewelry in 1952. She stayed for the next 68 years. Jones, 87, passed away Friday following a month-long battle with…








