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08/31/2026

08/30/2026

Harnett County Inmate Died After a
Fight With Another Inmate

An inmate at the Harnett County Correctional Institution died Friday evening after being assaulted by another inmate.

Authorities say 29-year-old Christian Bridges was assaulted inside a dormitory at the prison just before 11 o’clock Friday evening.

The prison's medical staff responded
and called 911. Bridges died on the way to the hospital around midnight.

Isaiah McCoy, 24 is facing first-degree
murder charges. McCoy was serving a
17-year sentence for murder in the second-degree, and is a habitual felon. He was charged with killing his grandfather in 2021.

Authorities have not released additional details about what may have led to the confrontation.

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08/30/2026

Whitney Houston took a song Dolly Parton had written nearly twenty years earlier and turned it into one of the most famous recordings in music history.

Dolly made millions from it.

What she did with some of that money makes the story even better.

Dolly originally wrote “I Will Always Love You” as a farewell to Porter Wagoner after deciding to leave his television show and strike out on her own. She recorded it in 1974, and it became a country hit.

Then came Whitney.

In 1992, Houston recorded the song for The Bodyguard. Her enormous, soaring version became a worldwide phenomenon and spent 14 weeks at No. 1 in the United States.

Because Dolly had written the song, Whitney's success also produced an extraordinary windfall for her. Houston's recording reportedly earned Dolly around $10 million in royalties during the 1990s.

Years later, Dolly revealed where some of that money went.

She invested it in an office complex in Nashville, in an area she remembered as being largely home to Black families and businesses.

For Dolly, the connection to Whitney made the location feel right.

She remembered thinking, “This is the perfect place for me to be, considering it was Whitney.”

There was something else she loved about it. The money generated by the phenomenal success of a Black woman's voice was now being invested in a Black Nashville community.

Dolly said she felt she was there with Whitney's people, “who are my people as well.”

And whenever she thought about what those royalties had helped create, Dolly had her own name for the place.

“The house that Whitney built.”

08/30/2026

Sunday morning, a woman was reportedly shot during an attempted carjacking in the parking lot of the Food Lion on McArthur Road.

This is a reminder that you can never be too careful. Keep your doors locked, stay aware of who’s around you, avoid sitting in your car distracted on your phone, and if something doesn’t feel right—trust your instincts and leave.

Prayers for the woman who was injured and everyone affected by what happened today.

And please, don’t spread rumors or unverified information. Share facts, look out for one another, and keep your family and friends informed.

08/30/2026