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Electric crews have continued working around the clock to restore power to those remaining in the dark from Hurricane Florence. Five days after restoration efforts began, more than 10,000 Sampson County residents were still without power.

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Get Jackson Jeffreys talking about his burgers - it isn't hard, given his gregarious personality - and you can't help but pick up on his enthusiasm. He'll proudly tell you that burgers are his food truck's signature item, for starters, and that he sampled ground beef from nearly a dozen local farms before settling on Lane Angus Beef, an eighth generation family-owned farm in northeastern North Carolina.

State officials are closing a section of Boney Mill Road, to include the bridge over Buckhorn Creek south of Clinton, later this week. It is expected to stay that way for close to two months while the bridge is upgraded, the latest site of construction across Sampson County.

Troopers from Sampson County's Highway Patrol unit are seeking help from the public to help bring justice to two hit-and-run victims. Officials are searching for suspects involved in the deaths of Brian Keith Graham, 39, of Dunn, and Lest Dvonne Elkins, 57, of Clinton.