A family with three adults and three children lost their home to a fire in the Benson area Wednesday night. Fire and rescue crews with Meadow, Blackmon’s Crossroads and Newton Grove fire departments responded to the home at 1121 Lee-Johnson Road.
The Silent Sam deal might encourage copycats. The Nov. 27 agreement between the UNC Board of Governors and the N.C. chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, transferring the Confederate monument from the university to the SCV, seems “squirrely,” said former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr.
When school started for the new year in August, a group of students at Coats Elementary hit the ground running, preparing for an upcoming competition. Under the guidance of co-coaches Wendy Robertson …
LILLINGTON - A third-party study initiated by the Harnett County Schools Board of Education identifed two possible locations for a new middle and high school.
OREd, the Operations Research and …
Harnett County Budget Director Renee Paschal told the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, there’s no way the county can afford to build an additional housing unit for the Harnett County …
Young entrepreneur celebrates one year in business
She’s 31 years old, a mother of three and now a successful business owner.
Meet Stacey Aman who is celebrating her one year in business at Stacey’s, a Dunn restaurant known for its country …
New doctors, care added to Benson Area Medical Center
Benson Area Medical Center celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday night, announcing that it has added more doctors and mobile healthcare services to provide more care to a growing region.
“We …
SECU Foundation provides grant for new women’s treatment center
Samaritan Colony, a nonprofit residential treatment facility for men with chemical dependency, received a boost of support from the SECU Foundation to help facility administrators further their …
Tractor Supply raises money for 4-H
As part of ongoing efforts to support 4-H youth nationwide, Tractor Supply Company customers and team members raised $967,681 for the National 4-H Council during this year’s Fall Paper Clover …
State board issues CPA licenses
The North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners have approved the following Dunn residents, who were licensed as certified public accountants over the summer:
Katherine …
DUNN — Charles Dwight Lee, 63, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, 2019, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.
Mr. Lee was born Nov. 15, 1956, in Harnett County.
Services provided by …
WILMINGTON — Mrs. Doris Mae Smith Strickland, age 87, passed peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Life Center of Wilmington. She was born on June 22, …
BOLIVIA — Douglas Franklin Aman Sr., departed this life on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Carolinas Medical Center in Concord, being 84 years of age. He was born on June 9, 1935, in …
Robert “Bob” Lyman Yoder died on Nov. 12, 2019.
A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Durham in North Carolina on Dec. 7, 2019, at 1 p.m. …
Hunters can help change lives
To the editor:
North Carolina deer hunters have a unique opportunity this fall to make a real difference in the lives of their neighbors. North Carolina Hunters for the Hungry (NCHFTH) makes this …
Two additional pilots remembered
To the Editor:
Enjoyed reading the article “Airports in Dunn, 100 years ago” [“Into the Past” Dunn Area History Museum column, Sept. 24]. I was familiar with some of the locations and two …
Councilman serves with integrity, honesty
To the editor:
The city of Dunn municipal election is on Oct. 8 and early voting has already started! You have the opportunity to cast your vote for your city council representative. I want to …
The rural health gap
A recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raises important concerns for residents of North Carolina’s rural communities.
It found that these residents are seeing …
Lawmakers want to hide where they live
It was bound to happen.
After years of eroding the public’s right to know with more than a thousand loopholes, Florida lawmakers now want to amend the public records law to make information …
Catcalls: What every woman knows about Chicago killing
Women know this experience: A sidewalk encounter with a man who makes some kind of coarse advance or comment. It insults, it intimidates. It puts women on the defensive. Do I tell this moron to get …
Stalling on NC budget could cost taxpayers plenty
Our lawmakers are developing some of the bad habits of their cohorts in Washington.
This would make amusing theater — at least, for folks who find the impeachment hearings enthralling. Now, …
Surrendering America
Well it’s officially December now, and my hometown of Erwin will have held its annual Christmas parade on Monday night, officially kicking off the Christmas season for the residents of Erwin. Each …
Marriage and pregnancy reduce crime
There’s a general assumption in public policy discourse that economic policy and social policy are separate universes.
When economic policy is the topic, we think about taxes, government …
Fraud in higher education
This year’s education scandal saw parents shelling out megabucks to gain college admittance for their children. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people with participating in a scheme …
When taxes (almost) killed tap
RALEIGH — I write a syndicated column on politics and public policy that often centers on the issue of taxation. I am also a sometime practitioner and teacher of tap dancing. Combining my two …