Dunn
Celebrating 99 Years At A Distance
A 99th birthday is something that can’t go unnoticed, even during this time of COVID-19 and stay-at-home and social distancing orders. On Tuesday, April 14, Alice Louise Norris Ivey turned…
Funeral Homes Limit Visitations, Stream Services Online As World Copes With COVID-19
Nearly every industry has been affected in some way or another by the cornoavirus (COVID-19), and the funeral service industry is no exception. Because of the social gathering limitations recently…
Cemetery Find Leads Racing Legend Back To Dunn
A patch of trees and overgrown brush sat undisturbed in an open field off N.C. Highway 55 for decades. To most people driving by, nothing about it seemed out of…
18 Wheeler Involved In Multi-Vehicle Wreck On Interstate 95
A tractor trailer and three other vehicles were involved in an early morning accident today (Tuesday) on Interstate 95 in Harnett County. The 7:15am crash happened at Exit 73 near…
Local Grocer Working To Make Sure Inventory Is On Hand
Cleaning supplies, other items priority The president of a local grocery store chain says while the demand is high, his company is working hard to make sure customers will have…
Woman Found Dead In Car Outside Emergency Room
Dunn Police are investigating the case of a woman who was found dead inside a car at Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital’s emergency room entrance. Officers were called to the scene…
Multiple Injuries Reported In Major Crash On Interstate 95
At Least 1 Fatality Confirmed After Tractor Trailer Crosses Median Striking Cars BENSON – Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in southern Johnston County have been shutdown following a crash involving…
Impaired Driver Flees Scene After Fatal Crash
A driver who fled from the scene of a fatal crash that killed a passenger in his pickup truck is now in custody. The single vehicle accident was reported at…
Tractor Trailer Fire Closes I-95
A tractor trailer fire closed northbound lanes of Interstate 95 Friday afternoon. Around 1:30pm, the tractor trailer was headed northbound on I-95 near the 75 mile marker between Dunn and…
Food Trucks Get Green Light In Dunn, Under Conditions
Dunn City Council amended an ordinance pertaining to the operation of food trucks in downtown. Assistant City Manager Mathew Boone outlined the new parameters prior to last week’s public hearing.…
Construction On New Electric Substation To Start In 2021
Construction of a new electric substation has been given the green light by Johnston County Commissioners. South River Electric submitted plans for a new substation on 3.8 acres out of…
Dunn Sailor Promoted To Rank Of Petty Officer 1st Class
Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston – Cryptologic Technician 2nd Class Michael Murray, of Dunn, NC, assigned to Navy Recruiting Station South San Antonio was promoted to the…
