🌱 Coats woman hurt in deadly Dunn bar shooting early Sunday

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• Coats woman hurt in deadly Dunn bar shooting early Sunday

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• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Two killed, two injured when gunfire erupts outside bar at 1:30 am, NC police say (heraldonline.com) — A woman from Coats was seriously wounded in a shooting outside The 601 Bar in nearby Dunn early Sunday, where two people were killed and another man was also injured. Police say the gunfire followed an argument in the parking lot, and state alcohol agents are helping investigate as the bar’s owners publicly express sympathy and cooperation with authorities.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
  Eagle was LOST on August 4, 2026 in Coats, NC 27521 near Bill Avery road Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner,… (Nextdoor Old Stage Rd)

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🗞 Nearby News

Dunn

• Two killed, two injured when gunfire erupts outside bar at 1:30 am, NC police say (charlotteobserver.com)
• TBJ Corridors of Opportunity: How Harnett and Lee Counties Are Navigating Tech, Trade, and Transformation (caro.news)

Fuquay-Varina

• Harnett County Division on Aging Offers Free Fans to Eligible Residents (einpresswire.com)
• Coates Hearing Clinic Becomes First Practice to Earn ADA Audiology Practice Accreditation (hearinghealthmatters.org)
• Pardon our dust: A list of all the ‘new' coming to Sanford (rantnc.com)

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