Newton Grove
Charges Filed In Fatal Accident
NEWTON GROVE – The Highway Patrol has charged a driver with causing a fatal two vehicle accident. The collision was reported at 8:03am Saturday, April 13 at the intersection of…
Fire Damages Southern Johnston County Home
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 flames. The Johnston County Fire…
Four Juveniles Charged After Stolen Gun Discovered At Hobbton Middle
NEWTON GROVE – A student at Hobbton Middle School alerted a staff member Wednesday to the possibility that a student had a firearm on campus as school was letting out…
Homicide Investigation Underway Following Fatal Fire
UPDATE 1:27PM Sunday – The deceased victim has been identified as Harry Nathaniel Taylor, age 64, of 3146 Alex Benton Road, Newton Grove. The injured female has been identified as…
Fire Destroys Mobile Home
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 reporting a mobile home on…
Sampson County Throws Out Trash Tax
By Dunn Daily Record CLINTON – The Sampson County Board of Commissioners voted to rescind the $80 per household solid waste fee implemented with the fiscal year 2023-24 budget at…
Trash Tax Puts Sampson County Folks Down In The Dumps
By Emily Weaver Dunn Daily Record SAMPSON COUNTY – Sampson County residents are down in the dumps over a new convenience center charge set to take effect Jan. 1. Every…
Mobile Home Fire Ruled Arson
MEADOW – A fire destroyed a mobile home in southern Johnston County. The blaze was reported just after 11:00am Wednesday at 112 Bruce’s Lane, Dunn, off NC Highway 96 South…
Sampson County Intersections To Become All-Way Stops
SAMPSON COUNTY – Several Sampson County intersections are planned to become all-way stops over the next several weeks. The following list includes the intersections and dates they will become an all-way…
Sampson County Deputy Injured In Crash Responding To Call
NEWTON GROVE – A Sampson County deputy sheriff was involved in an accident while responding to a burglary in progress call. Just after 9:00am Monday, deputies were dispatched to a…
Sampson County Bridge Replacement Project To Begin
VANN CROSSROADS – A project to replace a decades-old bridge on Keener Road southeast of Vann Crossroads is scheduled to begin next week. On Monday, Aug. 28, an N.C. Department of…
$24.9 Million Awarded For High-Speed Internet In North Carolina
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be awarding $24.9 million to North Carolina to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to provide high-speed…
