JCSO: Argument At Christmas Party Leads To Road Rage
An argument that began at a Christmas Party spilled onto the interstate and resulted in a road rage incident in Johnston County. WTSB News has learned a 44 year-old Columbus County woman was attending...
View ArticlePolice Department To Purchase 6 New Patrol Cars, 1 Pickup
The Smithfield Police Department has received approval to purchase six new patrol cruisers. Police Chief Keith Powell received approval from the Smithfield Town Council this month to buy six 2018 Dodge...
View ArticleBenson Museum Selects Fred Nelson As Black History Honoree
The votes have been tallied! The Board of Directors of the Benson Museum of Local History has selected the 2018 Black History Month honoree — former Benson commissioner Frederick D. Nelson, Jr. A...
View Article2018-19 School Calendar Approved
Students are still on their Christmas break, but the new 2018-2019 school calendar for Johnston County Schools has been released. For traditional calendar students, the school year will begin on...
View ArticleCustomer Who Rammed Truck Into Car Dealership Arrested On 14 Counts Of Assault
More charges have been filed against a man that police said intentionally drove his truck into the showroom at Deacon Jones Chrysler Dodge Ram on North Brightleaf Boulevard on Tuesday. Jason Lee...
View ArticleSecond Blast Of Arctic Weather This Weekend
Central and Eastern North Carolina awoke this morning to some of the coldest temperatures we have seen this year. The National Weather Service says residents should prepare for an even colder blast of...
View ArticleTwo People Arrested Outside Johnston County Church
Johnston County deputies have announced the arrests of two men on felony drug charges caught outside a rural church on Christmas Eve. Around 3:00am Sunday, deputies received a report from a concerned...
View ArticleSquatter Breaks Into Four Oaks Home
Authorities believe a squatter broke into a home on Highway 301 South of Four Oaks near South Johnston High School. The owner of the vacant residence went to check on her house on Christmas Eve and...
View ArticleSecond Break-In Reported At Home Of 93 Year-Old
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the second break-in in eight days at the same home. On December 16th, someone broke into the home of a 93 year-old woman on Gurley’s Mill Road...
View ArticleFire Destroys Hunting Cabin
Authorities say a Christmas Day fire completely destroyed a hunting cabin in a remote location off Guin Road outside of Four Oaks. The cabin burned to the ground without anyone noticing. No fire...
View ArticleThieves Break Into Cars While Worshipers Hold Christmas Eve Service
Members of a Johnston County church came together last Sunday morning for a special Christmas Eve worship service. While they were inside their church, thieves were rummaging through their cars in the...
View ArticleNWS: Prepare Now For Bitterly Cold Conditions
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a special weather statement today (Friday) urging residents in Central and Eastern NC to prepare for dangerously cold conditions arriving this weekend and...
View Article20 Year-Old Dies In House Fire
A young woman died in a house fire Thursday night. Flames destroyed a home on Brown’s Church Road outside of Clinton in Sampson County around 7:00pm last night. On Friday, authorities identified the...
View ArticleDriver Slams Into Tree At High Rate Of Speed
Troopers have released details of a high speed single vehicle crash in western Johnston County that left the driver pinned in the wreckage. Sgt. J.L. January with the NC Highway Patrol District Office...
View ArticleShoplifting Suspects Arrested After Returning To Store
Two men were arrested after they allegedly shoplifted $366.92 in goods from Wal-Mart then returned a short time later to the business. Around 8:30pm Saturday, deputies responded to a shoplifting...
View ArticleTransportation Maintenance Council Gives Diesel Students Tool Boxes
A Cleveland High student and current JCC student also received scholarships to study diesel mechanics. The Eastern Chapter of the North Carolina Transportation Maintenance Council recently awarded tool...
View ArticleCars Collide On Highway 42
No serious injuries were reported but two cars were left with heavy damage following a near head-on collision Thursday night on Highway 42 near Interstate 40 in the Cleveland community. The Highway...
View Article$275,000 Bond Set For Clayton Woman
A woman arrested on charges she sold drugs to an undercover detective with the Clayton Police Department is facing even more charges after arriving at the Johnston County Jail. Last Friday afternoon,...
View ArticleNew State Laws Take Effect Jan. 1st
Several laws passed by the NC General Assembly in 2017 take effect on Monday, January 1st. One of the more talked-about laws is a requirement that doctors can only provide prescriptions for 5 days...
View ArticleWind Chill Values Monday Morning As Low As 3 Degrees
The National Weather Service says an Arctic air mass overspreading central NC will result in bitterly cold conditions tonight (Sunday) for area New Year`s celebrations. Temperatures late this evening...
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