Student Charged With Providing Alcohol To Classmate
A West Johnston High student was arrested Tuesday at the school. A school resource officer arrested the 18 year-old student for allegedly providing alcohol to a juvenile student. While being detained...
View Article5 Children Injured In US 301 Crash Caused By DWI Suspect
A DWI suspect traveling in the wrong lane on Highway 301 South in Smithfield caused a three car crash Tuesday that injured seven people including 5 young children. The accident was reported at 8:17AM...
View ArticleGoogle, JCPS Team Up To Share Innovative Ideas
Johnston County Public Schools and Google partnered together to give a behind-the-scenes look at how schools in the district are transforming their approach to teaching and learning using innovative...
View ArticleSelma Fire Department Approved For Cadet Program
The Selma Fire Department has received approval from the Selma Town Council to form a Cadet Program. Fire Chief Phillip McDaniel said the new Cadet Program would support the Fire Technology Program at...
View ArticleDiscussions On Youth Team Sports Fees Postponed Until 2018
The Smithfield Town Council has postponed discussions on eliminating fees they charge in-town residents for their children to play Youth Sports until next year. Town Councilman Perry Harris first...
View ArticlePartnership For Children Of Johnston County Welcomes New Board Chair, Board...
Partnership for Children of Johnston County has elected a new Board Chair, Regina Smith. Regina succeeds Jason Hardy who accepted a new job and relocated to Virginia. Smith is the Chief Financial...
View ArticleWoman Who Reported Abduction Accused Of Lying To Police
A woman who reported she was the victim of an attempted kidnapping last week has been arrested on charges of lying to police about the incident. Just before Noon last Thursday, Sept. 14th, Four Oaks...
View ArticleContractor Accused Of Defrauding Business
A Wake County building contractor has been arrested after he allegedly defrauded a building supply store. On September 8th, Robert Lecei, 37, of Raleigh went to Lowes Home Improvements at the I-40 / NC...
View ArticleScam Alert
A Johnston County woman avoided being a victim of a scam last week when she hung up the phone on the caller. The elderly Selma woman said she received a call Sept. 12th from a man indicating he was...
View ArticleKenly Man Arrested During Traffic Stop
A 58 year-old Kenly man was arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop on Buffalo Road near Highway 42 outside of Clayton. Around 9:15am, a Johnston County SAFE Team deputy stopped a 2005 Buick for a...
View ArticlePrinceton Man Charged With Breaking Into Same Business 4 Times
An arrest was made Wednesday night following an investigation by Johnston County sheriff’s detectives into four break-ins at the same business. Authorities said Century Group, a company that makes...
View ArticleArrests Made In Crimes Linked To Social Media Postings
A posting on a local social media site has led to two arrests including the apprehension of a man charged with two crimes. A break-in was recently reported in Johnston County during which a bicycle was...
View ArticleRobbery Suspect Facing Charges In 4 States
The long arm of the law has caught up to a South Carolina man who has been linked to convenience store robberies in four states including a robbery this summer in Johnston County. On July 16th,...
View ArticleFugitive Sexual Predator Captured
A sexual predator wanted by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections has been captured in the local area. Gary McGlothlin Jr. absconded parole in Maryland in early June after serving...
View ArticleFire Destroys Benson Farmhouse
Several pets perished in a fire at a Benson farmhouse Wednesday night. Fire crews responded to the house fire in the 600 block of Parrish Road near McGee’s Crossroads around 10:00pm. The home was fully...
View ArticleSemi Hauling Vodka Overturns
A tractor trailer loaded with vodka overturned in Clayton Thursday morning causing traffic delays. Around 6:00AM the tractor trailer driver, Johnathan Davis Chrissy, 33, of Kingsland, GA was attempting...
View ArticleCommissioners Approve Rezoning Requests
Two rezoning requests received approval this month from Johnston County Commissioners. In a 6-to-1 vote, the board approved a request by the Stephen M. Buffkin Family Partnership to rezone two tracts...
View ArticleBids Awarded For Street Resurfacing
The Town of Selma will tap into reserve funds to pay for resurfacing projects for nine city-owned streets. The Town originally solicited bids in August to resurface the streets but only one bid was...
View ArticleJohnston 911 Center Re-accredited
The Johnston County 911 Communications Center has been re-accredited in three protocol disciplines. The local 911 Center is only the fourth emergency dispatch center in the world to attain...
View ArticleTeen Who Forced Lockdown At High School Arrested On Gun Charge
A teenager has been charged possession a gun on school property in an incident Wednesday that forced the campus to be placed on lockdown. On Friday, authorities announced the arrest of Darius Jermaine...
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