Newton Grove
Fire Destroys 95 Year Old House
NEWTON GROVE – A rural Johnston County home burned to the ground. Around 6:15am Sunday, a passing motorist reported the blaze at 571 Thornton Road, just off Reedy Prong Church…
Suspect Captured After I-40 Chase, Manhunt
NEWTON GROVE – An intense manhunt by law enforcement officers took place Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 40 at the Johnston-Sampson County line. It began when a state trooper in Johnston…
Fire Damages Head Start Building
Fire departments from Sampson and Johnston counties responded to a fire Tuesday evening at the East Coast Migrant Head Start Center, Newton Grove location, at 3201 Easy Street, Dunn. Firefighters…
DA: Newton Grove Police Chief Justified In Shooting
By Emily Weaver Dunn Daily Record The Newton Grove police chief was justified in shooting an armed suspect during a struggle on June 15, according to District Attorney Ernie Lee.…
911 Calls, Radio Traffic Released In Newton Grove Police Shooting
NEWTON GROVE – The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office has released two 911 calls made Tuesday afternoon by a citizen and radio traffic from Newton Grove Police Chief Greg Warren involving…
Newton Grove Police Officer Shoots Suspect
NEWTON GROVE – A Newton Grove police officer was involved in a shooting around 2:40pm Tuesday. It happened near Sam’s Circle Mart on Clinton Street in the Newton Grove city…
Higher Fire Tax Rates Proposed In 9 Communities
Residents in nine of the 27 fire districts in Johnston County could be paying higher fire taxes beginning July 1st. Nine fire departments are requesting an increase in the fire…
Delivery Truck Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Funeral Home Owner
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 that claimed the life of a…
Victim In Fatal Crash Identified As Local Funeral Home Owner
A local funeral home operator was killed in a tragic accident. Norman L. Dunn of Four Oaks, the president of West & Dunn Funeral Homes and also the Vice President…
Gas Tanker Involved In I-40 Accident
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 the westbound lanes of Interstate 40…
Murder Arrest Made After Remains Identified As Missing 61 Year-Old Man
NEWTON GROVE – Human remains recently discovered near Newton Grove have been identified as those of a missing 61 year-old Newton Grove man. William “Jimmy” Graham was last seen by…
98 Youth Participate In 2021 Johnston County Youth Livestock Show & Sale
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 market goats, forty-one market hogs, and…
