Get Ahead Of The Game: New Law Requires School Health Assessments From the Harnett County Department of Public Health As this school year comes to a close, summer vacations and other fun activities are gearing up. It’s a busy time of year, but also an important time to make sure your child is ready to head back to school in ...

Midway Students Honored For Showing Fairness The character trait for the month of May at Midway Elementary School was Fairness. Students chosen because of their fairness: Mackenize Hager, Little Horton, Brayan Pina, Jefrey Flores, Calan Wilson, Chloe Faircloth, Kwa’Lee McNeill, Jocelyn Orozco Sanchez, Mikayla Romero, Nicolas Hernandez, G’Korey McDougald, Karen Cardenas, Karen Esteves, Dylan Knowles, Jackson Martin, Kelsey Tart, Ariel ...

Customer Appreciation Day At Angier’s First Bank Customers at First Bank in Angier were pleasantly surprised Friday during the bank’s Customer Appreciation Day celebration. Beginning at lunch, employees started cooking hot dogs and setting up a large dessert selection of cupcakes and brownies. In the photo, Lesha Kelly, Denise Kelly, Gail Turner and Bennett Johnson with First Bank stand next ...

Memory Candles At Gold Star Social Pictured is Priscilla Byrd, left, a member of the Gold Star Committee, assisting Donna Honeycutt in lighting a candle in memory of her mother, Peggy Gilbert, at the recent Gold Star Social. Submitted Photo

The New MIND Diet May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that there’s a new diet that can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. What can you tell me about this? My 80-year-old mother has Alzheimer’s and I want to do everything I can to protect myself. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, It’s true! Research has found that a new diet ...

Campbell Medical Student Accepted To Duke Fellowship Third year Campbell University medical student Colin Good has been accepted into the Theology, Medicine and Culture (TMC) Fellowship at Duke University. While his classmates matriculate into their fourth year rotations later this summer at Campbell University affiliate hospitals in five locations across North Carolina, Mr. Good will begin the fellowship at Duke ...

Speaker Talks About Gun Safety At Dunn-Erwin Rotary Club Meeting Patrick Riley of Fundamental Safety LLC recently spoke to the Dunn-Erwin Rotary Club about his business located in Downtown Dunn. Fundamental Safety teaches all classes associated with guns including basic pistol, concealed carry and women’s safety courses to name a few. Mr. Riley offered advice to club members that “you ...

Celebrate A Smoke-Free Father’s Day From the Harnett County Department of Public Health Father’s Day is an occasion to mark and celebrate the contribution that fathers and father figures make to children’s lives. This Father’s Day, if you smoke, public health officials with the Harnett County Health Department encourage you to model a healthy way of living for your children ...

Louisburg College Celebrates Class Of 2016 The following local students were among more than 100 graduates honored during the commencement ceremony in May in the Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center on the Louisburg College campus. Graduates included: Amber Gwyn of Sanford, Dana Johnson of Fuquay-Varina, Alexis Hobson of Dunn and Javoris Little of Fuquay-Varina.

Community Action Group To Meet The board of directors of Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action Inc. will hold its meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room located at 745 Shawtown Road, Suite A, Lillington.