Wednesday, August 14, 2024


Sampson Sheriff Calls For Backup From Budget

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By Robert Jordan Dunn Daily Record SAMPSON COUNTY - Once again, Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton is sounding the alarm and warns if corrective...

Higher Fire Tax Rates Proposed In 9 Communities

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Residents in nine of the 27 fire districts in Johnston County could be paying higher fire taxes beginning July 1st.   Nine fire departments are...

Trash Tax Puts Sampson County Folks Down In The Dumps

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By Emily Weaver Dunn Daily Record SAMPSON COUNTY - Sampson County residents are down in the dumps over a new convenience center charge set...

Fire Destroys Mobile Home

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BENSON – A singlewide mobile home fire sparked a grass fire beside Interstate 40. Around 2:59pm Thursday, the Johnston County 911 Center received multiple calls...

98 Youth Participate In 2021 Johnston County Youth Livestock Show & Sale

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Ninety-eight youth from across Johnston County participated in the annual Youth Livestock Show & Sale April 5-7. There were nine steers, twelve heifers, sixty-one...

Faith And Farming Go Hand-In-Hand For Isaac Best

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University of Mount Olive senior Isaac Best is majoring in agricultural production with a concentration in business.  It is a major that will serve...

Man Broke Into Same Home 8 Times, JCSO Says

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A Johnston County man has been arrested on charges he broke into the same home eight times in as many months.  The suspect allegedly...

Brian Warren Appointed To Cattlemen’s Beef Board

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LANCASTER, WI – Brian Warren of Newton Grove, NC has been appointed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board (CBB). The CBB is...

Commissioners Approve Rezoning Cases

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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...

Fire Damages Southern Johnston County Home

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A Tuesday morning fire damaged a southern Johnston County home. Flames broke out around 12:30am at 1390 NC Highway 55. Fire crews quickly extinguished the...