Accidents Cause Delays On I-95
A series of accidents on Interstate 95 in Johnston County Thursday morning caused delays. It started just before 6:00am in the northbound lanes of I-95 between the US 701 Exit in Four Oaks and the...
View ArticleEagle Scout Recognized
Robert Ashworth Hinnant of Boy Scout Troop 29 of Kenly was recognized Nov. 5th during an Eagle Scout Ceremony at Bizzell Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church. Robert is a freshman at Johnston Community...
View ArticleLandis Graduates From Basic Training
U.S. Air Force Airman Zachary S. Landis has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that...
View ArticleMcCabe Completes Basic Military Training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joel J. McCabe has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program...
View ArticleSmithfield American Legion Thanks First Responders
American Legion Post 132 and the American Legion Auxiliary in Smithfield honored local first responders on Thursday with a warm meal. The Legion Post served the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office,...
View ArticleTown To Hire Economic Development Director
The Clayton Town Council has approved a request from Town Manager Adam Lindsay to hire an Economic Development Director. Council members said that with the growth that Clayton is experiencing it would...
View ArticleSouth Johnston Student Injured In Crash
A South Johnston High School student was injured in a single car accident Thursday. The accident was reported on Jonesboro Road near Dunn. Harnett County authorities said 17 year-old Autumn Tart of...
View ArticleFallen Vietnam Vet To Be Honored On Veterans Day
A Johnston County native who lost his life just 6 weeks after arriving in Vietnam will be honored on Saturday during a special Veterans Day event. Allen Sheffield Stroud was killed on June 17, 1968 one...
View ArticleFreeze Warning In Effect Overnight
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has issued a Freeze Warning for all of Central North Carolina from midnight tonight (Friday) through 9:00am Saturday. In our local area, the Freeze Warning...
View ArticleCarbohydrate Controversy
By: Cassidy Hobbs Johnston County FCS Agent There are lots of diets out there right now with “low-carb” diets being one of them. Cutting back on carbohydrates is not necessarily a bad thing. Cutting...
View ArticleA Look Back To 1960
It’s 1960. Elvis pulls his hitch in the U.S. Army, the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings join the National Football League, and the Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis. The first patent for a laser...
View ArticleA Gift That Keeps On Giving: Guardian ad Litem Advocates
At this time of year, people may ask, “What can I do for someone else?” Have you ever thought about the gift of your time? Did you know that there are children in the court system through no fault of...
View ArticleArrest Made In Benson Area Car Break-Ins
An Angier man has been linked by Johnston County sheriff’s detectives to several car break-ins last month. Three different vehicles were broken into while parked outside businesses at the intersection...
View ArticleCo-Worker Charged With Felony Assault
A Johnston County woman is accused of assaulting her co-worker following a disagreement that started at work. The incident was reported on October 19th. Raina Haley Lewis, 18, of Holts Pond Road,...
View ArticleKenly Woman Charged With Stabbing Victim With Scissors
A Kenly woman was arrested Thursday night after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the head with a pair of scissors. The incident happened at a home on Moore Road. Jennifer Rae Bass, 37, of Flower...
View Article$9.3 Million Grants Approved
Johnston County Commissioners have agreed to borrow of $9.3 million in funds to make improvements in two water districts. The funds are from low interest loans from the NC Department of Environmental...
View ArticleBuilding Contractor Facing More Charges
A Johnston County building contractor arrested in March on charges he failed to pay a subcontractor for work on a home is facing additional charges. Felton Glenn Thompson Jr., 38, of Deer Ridge Drive,...
View ArticleRead All About It: Newspaper Thieves Busted
Two people were arrested Sunday morning for allegedly stealing newspapers out of the front yards of homes in South Smithfield. Smithfield Police said a carrier for the News and Observer reported...
View ArticleLane Closures On I-95 Start Tonight
Motorists on a seven-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Johnston County will encounter weekly lane closures for the next several months while contract crews do prep work to resurface the highway. The...
View ArticleFather, Son Arrested In Baseball Bat Attack
A 62 year-old man and his 33 year-old son are both facing felony charges after they reportedly attacked each other with a baseball bat. It happened at the family home on West Main Street in Micro....
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