Emily Weaver

United States

Managing Editor at The Daily Record (Dunn, NC)

Managing Editor at Mount Olive Tribune

Managing editor @MyDailyRecordNC | Calling: help people; Passion: writing; Goal: leave a place better than you found it

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Articles

Dragstrip sells for $10M

1 week ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

The International Hot Rod Association purchased GALOT Motorsports Park, also known as the Dunn-Benson Dragstrip, for $9,265,000 at the end of March. The purchase is ushering in a new era of motor sports at the 79-acre park in the Woods Crossroads community. The state-of-the-art dragstrip and park sits about 1.3 miles from the Harnett-Johnston county line.
Business is booming in Erwin

1 week ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

Business is booming in the old Denim Capital where seven new enterprises have opened in the last 12 months and two more are on the way. Erwin is growing. Other businesses have expressed interest in the town of nearly 5,000 people as rooftops continue to sprout around it and in it — with abundance. It’s good to be Erwin. “There has been a lot of interest in the Town of Erwin over the last few years due to the growth in the surrounding areas,” said Erwin Town Manager Snow Bowden.
Are you ready to Rock?

1 week ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

Rockism for Autism returns to the Dunn Shrine Center Saturday night with a jam-packed lineup of talent set to the rock the stage in support of families and programs that help a growing number of children on the spectrum. The free benefit concert — now in its eighth year — raises thousands of dollars for people with autism each time its held. kAmkDA2?m“t249 J62C H6 92G6 8C@H?[” D2:5 %:> |@CC:D[ 2? tCH:?
Prom Promises kept

1 week ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

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All About Rory McIlroy's Daughter Poppy (Including Her Most Adorable Masters Week Moments!)

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Emily Weaver

Rory McIlroy's 4-year-old daughter Poppy is no stranger to the golf course. Since Rory and his wife Erica Stoll welcomed their daughter in 2020, Poppy has been stealing the show at her dad's golf tournaments — especially during the annual Par 3 Contest at the Masters each year. Advertisement“It’s amazing,” Rory told Golfweek in September 2020 about becoming a dad.
Driver held on $500K bond

2 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

A Dunn woman with a criminal record dating back to the ’80s is in jail under a $500,000 bond after a failed drug test on April 1. Terri Kathryn Driver, 59, was on probation for a 2023 conviction of possessing methamphetamine when police reported finding 24 grams of the illegal stimulant and signs of drug activity at her Jones Drive home on March 25. She was arrested and charged with trafficking in meth. kA 4=2DDlQAcQmkDA2?
An eggs-traordinary gift - Santa & Friends raises 600 baskets for Easter love

2 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

Debbie Ferrell Cann and her husband, Jesse Cann — known as “Santa & Friends” to a swarm of supporters — have spent decades blessing others. They blessed children impacted by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina with more than 8,000 toys for Christmas. In the first three months of 2025, they delivered lap blankets to residents of nursing homes, goodie bags to low-income seniors and baby caps to preemies at nearby neonatal intensive care units.
Former Harnett convict gets 10 years for shooting at deputy

3 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

A federal judge sentenced a former Harnett County convict to 10 years in prison after the man admitted to shooting a gun at deputies, who were trying to restrain him, in Lee County in 2022. Thirty-year-old Jeremy Shane Gentry Jr. pleaded guilty to a firearm charge in a federal court in Greensboro Tuesday. Chief United States District Judge Catherine C. Eagles told him his sentence would be followed by three years of post-release supervision. kAmv6?ECJ ?@H C6D:56D :? w@A6 |:==D[ 3FE H2D =:G:?8 :?
Jade’s Jam returns Saturday for 10th year

3 weeks ago | mydailyrecord.com | Emily Weaver

Jade’s Jam is celebrating its 10th year of helping pets find their furever homes and mustering humans to their aid when the area’s biggest adoption and awareness event returns to Benson’s Singing Grove from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It returns, this year, with 60 vendors offering pet adoptions, pet supplies, treats, arts and crafts and information on animal rescues, animal welfare and animal cruelty issues to spread awareness and promote responsible pet ownership.
All About Paul Rudd's Parents, Mom Gloria and Late Dad Michael Rudd

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Emily Weaver

Paul Rudd had a unique upbringing thanks to his parents, Michael and Gloria Rudd. The Ant-Man star was born on April 6, 1969, in New Jersey, where Michael and Gloria emigrated from London. The family briefly moved cross-country to California due to Michael's work with Trans World Airlines (TWA) before calling Kansas their forever home when Paul was 10. “I was always in new schools and had British parents, which was not the norm,” Paul told The Guardian in July 2015 about his childhood.