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Motorcyclist Injured In Crash
A motorcycle and pickup truck collided Sunday afternoon in Benson sending the motorcyclist to the hospital. The accident happened around 4:50 pm in the 600 block of Chicopee Road. Witnesses said the...
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2016 Benson Mule Days Draws Up To 25,000 People
The 2016 Benson Mule Days is in the history books. The 67th annual Benson Mule Days was held Thursday through Sunday in Benson, drawing between 20,000 and 25,000 people to the southern Johnston County...
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Search Underway For Driver Involved In Fatal Accident
Goldsboro Police are searching for a dark blue 2004-2008 Ford F150 pickup truck, possibly with a bed cover, wanted for a fatal hit and run accident involving a pedestrian Saturday night. This truck is...
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Thieves Steal Items From Church Parking Lot
A Smithfield area church has been targeted by thieves twice three months. On Monday, a member of the Lanwood Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, located at 3056 Buffalo Road, Smithfield reported that...
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Second Four Oaks Home Damaged By Gunfire
A second Four Oaks home has been damaged by gunfire. Investigators think the incident could be linked to a shooting reported Thursday night just outside the city limits. On Monday, a resident on Meade...
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Local Physician Honored
Orlando, FL — Eugene H Maynard, Jr, MD, FAAFP, a family physician and the Medical Director at Benson Area Medical Center, has achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians...
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Three Arrested Following Search Warrant
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office conducted a drug raid at a home Friday afternoon off Josephine Road. Following a lengthy undercover narcotics investigation, agents executed a search warrant at a...
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Neighbor Rescues Dogs From Burning Home
The Johnston County Fire Marshal’s Office is still investigating what sparked a fire that damaged a Clayton-area home. Crews were dispatched to 501 South Mead Drive around 8:30 pm Friday. A detached...
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Smithfield License Plate Agency Opens In New Location
The Smithfield License Plate Agency opened in a new location today (Tuesday) at 3175 South Brightleaf Boulevard, Suite A, across from White Swan Barbecue. The Smithfield agency will operate under new...
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State Health Officials Will Not Seek Civil Fine Against Johnston County Schools
The Field House on the campus of Smithfield Selma High School was removed this summer without proper permits from the NC Division of Public Health’s Hazards Control Unit (HHCU). The agency announced...
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Inspectors Stop Demolition Work On Commercial Building
Building inspectors have placed a Stop Work Order on a commercial demolition project adjacent to Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. The brick commercial office building located at the corner of...
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Smithfield-Selma Chamber President Announces Retirement
The Greater Smithfield-Selma Area Chamber of Commerce announced today (Tuesday) that Rick Childrey will be retiring as president after a 30 year career. He will leave his position effective December...
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Ozimek Named Semifinalist For William V. Campbell Trophy
Buies Creek – Campbell’s Jarrett Ozimek has been named a semifinalist for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments®, announced today by the National Football Foundation...
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New Law Regulating Release Of Police Video Takes Effect Saturday
By: North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police This Saturday, October 1st, a new law regulating release of law enforcement video (S.L. 1926-88; House Bill 972) becomes effective. Below is an...
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Shoplifting Suspect Facing Child Abuse Charge
Latoya Bianca O’NealPolice said a woman pushing a two year-old in a stroller was responsible for shoplifting incidents at three businesses Tuesday afternoon. Officers were called to the Adidas Outlet,...
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Smithfield Man Linked To Hit And Run Accident
A motorist is facing several charges following a hit and run accident Monday night in Smithfield. Police said the driver they later arrested told them he left the scene so he could go home to obtain...
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9th Annual Heritage Quilt Show October 6-8th
The 9th annual Heritage Quilt show will take place on October 6th-8th at the Johnston County Agricultural Center. A display of quilts made for veterans at the VA Hospice in Durham will be highlighted....
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Lawn Care Worker Helps Detectives Solve Residential Break-In
Thanks to an alert lawn maintenance employee, two arrests have been made following a residential break-in last month. On August 24th, the lawn care worker arrived at a home on Mesa Court outside of...
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Arrest Made In Assault In Wal-Mart Parking Lot
An arrest has been made in a cutting outside the Cleveland Wal-Mart store last week. Thursday night, a 31 year-old Smithfield man said he was in the parking lot when he was cut with a knife in his...
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