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Selma Approves Electric Rate Hike For Residential, Commercial Customers
SELMA, N.C. – Town of Selma residential and commercial customers will soon pay more for electricity after the Town Council unanimously approved a rate increase that takes effect in May.…
Authorities: Group Home Staffer Charged In Alleged Child Sex Assaults
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — A Moore County man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he sexually assaulted a child at a group home in the McGee’s Crossroads community.…
Man Charged With Rape After Woman Escapes Through Window
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Smithfield man is facing multiple charges, including first-degree forcible rape, following an alleged assault. Demetrius A. DeVaughn, 44, of Old Farm Road, was arrested April 15…
JCSO: Man Charged After Allegedly Pointing Gun At Driver
CLAYTON, N.C. — A Clayton man has been charged after deputies say he pointed a handgun at another driver during a road rage incident earlier this month. According to the…
Clayton Library Closes Temporary Location For Move
CLAYTON, N.C. – Hocutt Ellington Memorial Library will close its temporary location at 446 East Second Street on Monday, April 20. Staff will begin moving materials and services back to…
Wilson’s Mills Shooting Suspect Arrested
Updated Story WILSON’S MILLS, N.C. — A 19-year-old wanted in connection with a Wilson’s Mills shooting that left a teenager seriously injured has been arrested in Raleigh. Julez Giles Ingram…
Harnett County Seeks Sales Tax Vote
By Emily Weaver Daily Record of Dunn The Harnett County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday, asking the state’s General Assembly for permission to add a local sales tax…
Social Security Matters – Must I Set Up A Social Security Account To Enroll In Medicare?
By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I turn 65 this November 2026. Someone told me…
Community Comes Together For Annual Earth Day Clean-Up
CLAYTON, NC – Parks and sidewalks across Clayton look cleaner and greener as volunteers wrap up the annual Earth Day Clean-Up, including nine-year-old Lola Melton, who spent the morning thinking…
Choices Pregnancy Center Hosts Inaugural “Choices For Life 5K,” Raises Over $10,000
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — The Choices Pregnancy Center held its inaugural “Choices for Life 5K” in Smithfield, drawing 70 participants and raising more than $10,000 to support local women and families.…
Why Newcomers Are Choosing North Carolina
By Donna King Carolina Journal You can feel it in conversations across North Carolina, more new neighbors, more out-of-state license plates, more people saying they “just moved here from New…
Search Warrant In Cold Case Homicide Focuses On Four Oaks Police Officer
GARNER, N.C. — A newly executed search warrant connected to a decades-old homicide investigation has identified a Four Oaks police officer as a person of interest, according to court documents.…
