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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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY June 9 John Ballard Jody Bullock Kimberly Core Danny Gregory Jr. Jay Hemmingway Callie Lynn Ivey Erica Johnson Wayne Joyner Matthew McDonald Devan Leigh McLamb Dylan McLean Stacey McLean Samantha Myers Margie Pleasant Blake Raynor Dean Radford Stacey Sanders Wilma May Schiener Hayden Gray Smith Matt Walston Joyce Watkins CheroKee M. Wood Janet Wynn

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY June 9 Joe and Edna Cole Bob and Judy King Bobby and Melissa Miller Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Parnell Joseph and Vickie Pleasant Alan and Rachel Pope Mr. and Mrs. Erik Quinn Charles and Linda Williams

Commissioner Praises County Budget By SHAUN SAVARESE Of The Record Staff Harnett County Commissioners unanimously passed the county’s 2016-2017 fiscal year budget Monday. Commissioner Abe Elmore, former mayor of Dunn, lauded it as “one of the best budgets (he has) ever seen.” The tax rate will remain the same at 75 cents per $100 valuation. The budget includes $23.5 million ...

Dunn Resident Receives Award From UT Martin Haley Davis of Dunn was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges through the University of Tennessee at Martin during the spring 2016 semester. UT Martin is a four-year university located in northwest Tennessee and is part of the University of Tennessee System.

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

Ellmers Upset By Holding By TOM WOERNER Of The Record Staff Harnett County will have a change of Congressional representation after primary elections. U.S. Renee Ellmers of Dunn lost to Rep. George Holding by a margin of 53 percent to 23 percent in Tuesday’s special-called primary race. Cary obstetrician Dr. Greg Brannon finished in third place, gaining 22 percent of ...

Lucas, Byrd Exchange Marriage Vows Crystal Lucas and John Byrd were united in marriage May 22 in Erwin.The bride is the daughter of Peggy Jordan of Dunn and the late Michael Lucas Sr.The groom is the son of Polly Byrd of Coats and Mark Byrd of Dunn. Attendants for the bride were Michelle Holmes and Daisy Lucas. Flower girls were ...

JANRIC CLASSIC SUDOKU Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and 3×3 block. Use logic and process elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest). Rating: GOLD Solution to 6/7/16 © 2016 Janric Enterprises Dist. by creators.com 6/8/16