Top Stories for Tuesday, March 9th, 2010:

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After weeks of cold, snow and winter weather, the area appears to be in for a week of warm weather and sunshine. Two-yearold Aiden Champion steps off a slide in Erwin while Jessica Champion readies 21-month-old Skyler Lucas to go down the slide. In other parts of the park, people were playing tennis (Dakota Ellis below) swinging, playing tennis and basketball and walking around the track. National Weather Service Meteorologist Brandon Locklear said as we get into March and...

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By REECE MURPHY

Of The Record Staff

A Harnett County Grand Jury indicted several defendants during its latest session, including a man accused of spitting on a Dunn Police officer.

Bernis Harold Fox, 55, was indicted on two counts, malicious conduct by a prisoner and felony stalking.

Mr. Fox of East Harnett Street, Dunn, was arrested in Dunn Feb. 8 for felony stalking, assault on a female, interfering with emergency communication, injury to personal...

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The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man believed to have been breaking into under construction houses and stealing appliances.

Dwight Anthony McKoy, 50, of Horseshoe Road, Fayetteville, faces more than 30 charges stemming from a five month stretch where he allegedly broke into numerous houses that were under construction in Cameron and along N.C. 87 in western Harnett County and stole mostly stoves and a few refrigerators.

Sheriff’s Maj. Gary McNeill...

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By TOM WOERNER

For The Record

The driver of a truck involved in an accident that killed 35 cows near Lillington Sunday night has now been cited with a traffic violation.

Jonathan D. Leggett, 37, of Chesterfield, Va., is charged with failure to reduce speed. He was driving a truck filled with 46 cows that hit a car on U.S. 421 west of Lillington just before midnight Sunday.

Trooper J.B. Barbour with the North Carolina Highway Patrol said Mr. Leggett, who was traveling ...

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A Johnston County Grand Jury has indicted a man on murder charges in the killing of a Four Oaks couple.

Barney Edward Gamble, 48, of King Mill Road, Four Oaks, is charged with the murder of L.C. Beasley, 66, and wife Sue Ann, 65, at their home on Hollow Oak Drive outside Four Oaks.

Their bodies were discovered after familymembers checked up on the couple and discovered a smoldering fire in their couple’s home.

According to WTSB, the grand jury indicted Mr. Gamble during...

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•Free access ‘not a sustainable business model.’

For the last seven months, readers ofThe Daily Record have enjoyed access to a new online version of the newspaper. The E-Edition lets readers see the actual pages of the day’s paper and click on individual stories and advertisements.

Beginning Monday, the online paper will be available exclusively to those who subscribe to it. Several features, including obituaries, classifieds and display ads, and special sections, will...

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The Dunn Rockets recently won the regular season and tournament championships in the Dunn Parks and Recreation Midget Basketball League. Pictured ...

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Cape Fear Christian Academy had not just one but two no-hitters in games at Northwood Temple on Monday as Olivia Scarborough and Ragan Taylor combined to hold the hosts hitless in a 27-0 softball win while James Johnson shut down Northwood in a 17-0 CFCA baseball win.

Both games were called after five innings. Taylor also had a home run as CFCA won its Carolina Christian Conference opener and improved to 3-0 overall.

Johnson struck out 10 and had three hits, including two...

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Western Harnett defeated Middle Creek 8-5 at home Monday night in the first regular season game for the Eagles.

“We played as well as we’ve played so far,” Western coach Johnny Howington said. “Our hitting came around some today. We hit the ball better and that was the difference.”

Western (1-0) got off to a rough start, allowing three runs to cross the plate at the top of the first and trailed 3-0 after an inning. In the top of the second, the Mustangs threatened to score...

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