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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…
Suspect Linked To Dump Trailer Theft
FOUR OAKS – Deputies with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a suspect for the larceny of a dump trailer stolen from a southern Johnston County resident. The victim…
Newton Grove Man Killed In Wreck
NEWTON GROVE – Eddie Swindell, 75, of Newton Grove, was killed in a two-car wreck less than two miles from his home on Church Road Monday afternoon. Sampson County 911…
Sampson County Detectives Recover Boat, Pickup, Other Stolen Property
CLINTON – The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest following the recovery of stolen property. Recently, residents along Hayne Stretch Road, Greens Bridge Road, and Boykin Bridge Road…
For SJHS Valedictorian, One Size Does Not Fit All When Choosing A College
Morgan Simpson could have gone to any college of her choice. After all, the 2023 South Johnston High School valedictorian was top of her class of 327 students. With a…
Skeletal Remains Found In 1999 Identified As 21 Year-Old Woman
CLINTON – The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday a significant development in a long-standing cold case involving unidentified human remains discovered in 1999. After years of meticulous investigation and…
