This week (October 20-24) is National School Bus Safety Week. This week is set aside for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. Harnett County Schools has about 250 buses on the roads across our county every day.

On October 9th, Western Harnett Middle kicked off its Accelerated Reader program with a visit from Gaylord the Camel and the Campbell University cheerleaders. By offering incentives and encouraging students to “drop everything and read,” teachers expect to see an increase in reading comprehension, which will reflect in an improvement in all areas of learning.

  Coats, NC — A Silver Alert for a missing Harnett County teenager was canceled after the 17-year-old was found. Starry Sky McCallister was last seen at 3342 Ebenezer Church Road in Coats late Thursday morning, according to the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons. She is believed to have a cognitive impairment. The alert

Complaint Filed Against Rep. Mike Stone with the State Ethics Board By Daniel Glover   The Progress North Carolina group has filed a complaint against Rep. Mike Stone that represents both Harnett and Lee County. In the below complaint filed with the State Ethics Board the group claims that Rep. Stone violated law by holding

  Veterans Health Fair Coming to Spring Lake Oct. 25 “Cumberland and surrounding counties’ Veterans can enroll in the VA health care system” FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Fayetteville area Veterans can enroll in the VA health care system and receive health information about various services available to them from representatives of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center