Three people were arrested during two unrelated drug investigations at the same Smithfield hotel. An agent with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division was on patrol Thursday and reportedly witnessed a hand-to-hand drug deal in the parking lot of the Best Value Inn on Mallard Road. The officer got behind a SUV driven by one of the […]
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3 Arrested During 2 Drug Busts At Same Hotel
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Four Oaks Man Arrested During Search Warrant
A Four Oaks man landed in jail Friday afternoon after a search warrant was executed at his home. Narcotic agents with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office searched the home of 51 year-old Ralph Clarence Canaday IV in the 1200 block of Oliver’s Grove Road. During the search 1.5 grams of ice methamphetamine was reportedly found. Canaday was charged […]
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Teacher Injured After Being Assaulted By Student
A Johnston County high school teacher suffered minor injuries after being assaulted by a student. The incident was reported Thursday afternoon on the campus of West Johnston High School on Raleigh Road near Benson. According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, a teacher spotted a student wearing a hat and ear buds during class. The teacher told […]
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Man Charged With Home Invasion
A Clayton man is in custody and the search continues for a second person wanted for a home invasion at an Archer Lodge area home Thursday night. Around 10:45pm, a couple and their teenage son were at their home on Ottawa Drive when two people attempted to break in. The man and his son gave chase while the wife […]
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Arrest Made During Drug Deal Robbery
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in connection with the robbery of a buyer during a drug deal gone bad. On March 4th, a 22 year-old man said he agreed to meet an acquaintance in a parking lot near the intersection of Highway 210 and I-40 outside of Benson to buy marijuana. The […]
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Driver Standing Outside Vehicle Killed In Crash
One person was killed and two others were injured following an overnight crash in Johnston County. Officials have not said if the weather played a factor in the accident Monday night at 11:22pm on the US 70 Clayton Bypass near Ranch Road. A SUV was towing a trailer carrying a motorcycle in the far right eastbound lane on the US […]
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80 Weather Related Accidents Reported In Johnston County
NC Highway Patrol First Sgt. D.L. Mobley said troopers responded to approximately 80 winter weather related accident Monday night and Tuesday in Johnston County. Once the rain transitioned to snow and sleet accidents were reported in all areas of the county, but particularly west of Interstate 95. A fatal wreck was reported Monday night on the US 70 Clayton bypass near […]
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Grifols Breaks Ground On New $120 Million Clayton Facility
New purification and filling facility illustrates Grifols’ commitment to growth in Clayton Growth will make the Grifols Clayton site one of the largest plasma manufacturing plants in the world Clayton – Johnston County’s largest private employer continues it multi-million dollar expansion. The global need for plasma-derived medicines is growing, and so is Grifols, Johnston County’s […]
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Break-In Reported After Weather Forces Family To Motel
A Four Oaks family said someone broke into their home Monday night while they were staying in a motel. The break-in occurred at an address on Peach Orchard Road off US 701 South. The heating system in the house broke down and because of the cold overnight temperatures the victim said they decided to stay in a […]
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Police: Driver Bites Officer During DWI Stop
A Smithfield police officer was bitten during a DWI traffic stop Saturday night. Around 11:15pm the officer stopped a car on South Brightleaf Boulevard near Holt Street. The officer suspected the driver was impaired and while attempting to take 24 year-old Alexandra Marie Rosa Flores into custody she allegedly bit the officer on his hand. Flores, who has an Oriole […]
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DOT Safety Patrols Coming To Interstate 95
Help will soon be on the way for stranded motorists along Interstate 95 in North Carolina. The N.C. Department of Transportation is expanding its popular State Farm Safety Patrol service for the first time to a large swath of I-95, starting this Friday, March 16th. The patrols will mostly cover Johnston, Harnett, Cumberland and Robeson counties, but the […]
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Rezoning Approved For Possible Islamic Cemetery
Tuesday night, the Selma Town Council unanimously approved a request by the Jaama Masjid – Muslim Community Center & Social Welfare Organization of Johnston County, Inc. to rezone a tract of land at 1009 River Road in Selma. Jaama Masjid is also known as a “mosque of assembly”. Dr. Mir Mustafa Ali introduced himself to the town […]
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Students Thank West Johnston School Resource Officer
Last Friday when seven teenagers attempted to enter West Johnston High School without permission, School Resource Officer Adrian Stone was the first law enforcement officer to confront the unruly group. Stone, a deputy with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, quickly took 4 of the 7 individuals into custody while three other fled out of the […]
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71 Year Old Man Reported Missing
Law enforcement authorities are searching for a missing 71 year-old man who disappeared from his residence Tuesday then later made a withdrawal from an ATM. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said Dennis Young Newcomb was last seen at his home on Howell Road near Princeton around 11:50am Tuesday. He left in a white 2002 Isuzu Rodeo with NC license […]
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Update: Missing Princeton Man Found Safe
Update: At 8:00pm Wednesday the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office announced Dennis Newcomb has been found safe. No further details were released. Princeton – Law enforcement authorities are searching for a missing 71 year-old man who disappeared from his residence Tuesday then later made a withdrawal from an ATM. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said Dennis Young Newcomb […]
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Safety First At South Johnston High School
New measures welcomed sight by students “The Parkland situation definitely made us say the time is now.” – Principal Dr. David Pearce You can add South Johnston High School to the list of academic institutions that have beefed up the way they protect their students. In light of the horrific attack by a lone gunman at […]
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Unifying A School In The Wake of Disaster
Students, Staff of SJHS come together “I hear some people, especially at other schools, say they feel like the teachers don’t care, but at South I always feel like everyone cares about how we feel and respond to things.” – Student Calli Jon Massengill Often, times of disaster bring people closer together and for South Johnston […]
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Bentonville Battlefield To Commemorate 153rd Anniversary This Weekend
View a timeline of America’s military at Bentonville this Saturday and Sunday March 17th and 18th when the Bentonville Battlefield will commemorate its 153rd Anniversary with a display of the different weapons, vehicles, and other equipment used by the armed forces over the course of American history. The first program of its kind to be hosted at Bentonville in […]
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Smithfield Town Council Approves 1 Of 2 Rezoning Requests
The Town of Smithfield approved one of two rezoning requests from a local businessman on March 6th. Frank Lee requested 4 tracts of land on Buffalo Road and two tracts of land on Brogden Road be rezoned by the Smithfield Town Council. Lee, being represented by retired Smithfield Planning Director Paul Embler, requested 4 adjacent […]
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Man Accused Of Threatening Officials Inside Courthouse
A man apparently upset about having to appear in court is charged with making verbal threats towards court officials. The incident happened at the Wayne County Courthouse in Goldsboro. The suspect, Douglas Fabian Barnhill, 39, of Kinston was charged today with one count of making threats against a legislative or court officer. Barnhill reportedly made […]
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