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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,…
Deputies Injured Arresting Suspect In Domestic Incident
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 Lee-Johnson Road in the Meadow community.…
Boat Stops Traffic On Interstate 95
DUNN – Southbound lanes of Interstate 95, between the 70 and 71 mile markers, were closed Wednesday afternoon after a boat separated from the vehicle towing it and landed in…
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…
