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Child Porn Suspect Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison
A 36 year-old Wayne County man will spend the next 15 years of his life in federal prison after being sentenced Wednesday in a federal courtroom in New Bern. The United States Attorney’s Office for the...
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Woman Seeking Ride Ends Up Jailed
A Rocky Mount woman faces drug charges after she sought a ride from authorities along Interstate 95 near Benson. Charlene Black Moore, 53, was charged with multiple drug charges. Benson Police Officer...
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Fire Damages Former Mayor’s House
Although a passerby may not notice, but the home of former Angier Mayor R.H. Ellington caught on fire inside by a lightning strike. He and his wife will be out of their home for three to six months...
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Good Samaritan Saves Woman Being Attacked
‘If I had my gun I would have taken him out.’ Police reports of an assault in Erwin show that a local man may have prevented the situation from being worse when he came to the aid of an elderly lady....
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Johnston County Band Brings Home Regional Award
A local band “Louis Waymore” attended the Carolina Music Awards this past Saturday, where the four musicians and their guests got to celebrate with artists from many different genres from both North...
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Smithfield Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison
A Smithfield man was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised probation after appearing before Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard in a federal courtroom...
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Elderly Couple Robbed During Home Invasion
Three people are wanted following a home invasion near Four Oaks. The incident occurred around 2:40pm Sunday on Go Cart Road, between Highway 96 South and US 701 South. A 79 year-old woman answered a...
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Campbell Men’s Soccer Tabbed Fourth In Big South Preseason Poll
ScarboroughPhotography.com The Campbell men’s soccer team has been selected fourth in the 2016 Big South Conference preseason poll as announced by the league this week. The poll was conducted by the...
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Sheriff’s Office Employee Scammed
An employee of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office was the victim of a scam. The employee, who lives in Johnston County, reported the incident to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. The...
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JCS Raises Record Amount For American Heart Association
Four Oaks Elementary receives a plaque for raising the most money out of all of the elementary schools in the county for the American Heart Association last year. Pictured are Four Oaks Elementary...
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School Board Approves Personnel Changes
The Johnston County School Board approved several contracts and changes for school personnel at their monthly meeting held on Tuesday. Two year contracts were awarded for the following assistant...
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McGee’s Schools Will Not Be Affected By New Cleveland Middle School
Johnston County Schools Chief Personnel Officer Patrick Jacobs discusses a timeline for development of attendance boundaries for the new Cleveland area middle school with members of the Johnston County...
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New Selma Firefighter Hired
(Left to right) Selma Fire Chief Philip McDaniel introduces firefighter Ben Meyer to members of the Selma Town Council. JoCoReport.com Photo Selma Fire Chief Philip McDaniel introduced a newly hired...
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Business Shows Support For Selma Police
(Left to right) Selma Police Chief R.A. Cooper and Captain R.L. Daniels display a sticker created and donated by SRS Graphics to Selma police officers to show their support. A limited supply of the...
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Four Oaks Police Department Recognized
Members of the Four Oaks Area Ministries organization recognize the Four Oaks Police Department with Certificates of Recognition. JoCoReport.com Photo Four Oaks police officers received two surprises...
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Three Injured In Head-On Collision
Three people were rushed to Wake Medical Center following a head on collision Friday afternoon. The accident was reported at 12:53pm in the 1500 block of Barber Mill Road. Initial reports indicated...
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SSS High Employee Thwarts School Break-In
An employee at Smithfield Selma High School called 911 Wednesday morning after arriving to find a person inside the school building. Smithfield Police responded to the school on Booker Dairy Road...
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Driver Who Injured 4 People In Head-On Crash With Stolen Van Indicted
A man troopers said was involved in a hit and run head-on collision with a stolen vehicle earlier this year has been indicted by a Johnston County Grand Jury. On June 5th, Charles David Crone, 36, of...
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Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested Following Chase
An attempted murder suspect was arrested following a shooting and chase Thursday evening. The suspect is now charged with attempting to kill his daughter’s boyfriend. Around 7:08pm Thursday, 36...
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Missing Girls Father: “We Want Her To Come Home”
A multi-county search is underway for a missing Kenly teenager. A Silver Alert has been issued for 16 year-old Priscilla Brooks Barbour. She was last seen more than a week ago at her home on Brooks...
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