Saturday, April 27, 2024


Firefighters Rescue Elderly Woman From Burning Home

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MEADOW - Firefighters rushed into a burning doublewide mobile home Friday morning to rescue an elderly woman who could not get out. Around 11:09am,...

Fire Destroys Newton Grove Home

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A home burned to the ground Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 5:30pm in the 600 block of Main Street in Newton Grove. ...

Suspect Indicted In June 2022 Homicide

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FOUR OAKS - A Bentonville resident has been indicted for murder in the death of an acquaintance. Onzie Putnam Cox, age 29, of Harper...

Delivery Truck Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Funeral Home Owner

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The State Highway Patrol announced late-Tuesday the driver of a Lowe's Home Improvement box truck has been charged in a two-vehicle collision earlier today...

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...

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...

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...

Gas Tanker Involved In I-40 Accident

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A gasoline tanker transporting much-needed fuel from Wilmington to Raleigh was struck by a Cadillac Escalade Thursday afternoon around 5:00pm. The accident happened in...

NC DOT Awards Contract To Replace Newton Grove Bridge

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Work can begin in January NEWTON GROVE – A bridge in Sampson County will be replaced next year, after the N.C. Department of Transportation recently...

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...