More Charges Against Mother Who Used Her 3 Kids In Fake School Fundraiser
Nine more felony charges have been filed against a 32 year-old woman who reportedly used her three school age children to conduct a fake fundraiser. Melonie Julia Hayes, 32, of Wilson was arrested last...
View ArticleNew Sign Going Up At Old Strip Club
New use for controversial property Billboards for the now defunct Café Risque just off Interstate 95 outside Dunn were once controversial throughout the area, but now a new sign is drawing attention to...
View Article21 Year-Old Man Charged With Statutory Rape
A Sampson County man was arrested Sunday on charges he sexually assaulted a 15 year-old girl in Johnston County. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said the incident was reported over-the-weekend at...
View ArticleJCSO: Business Burglary Suspect Found Hiding In Bushes
A quick arrest was made Saturday night after a man reportedly tried to break into a business at the I-40 / NC42 interchange in Cleveland. Deputies received a report around 10:00pm of a glass door being...
View ArticleShooting Suspect Held Under $5 Million Bond
Two people are lucky to be alive after a man reportedly opened fire on a mobile home near Selma on Friday striking the home multiple times. The shooting was reported around 6:30am in the 4300 block of...
View ArticleWendy’s In Selma Has Special Employee
Have you visited the Wendy’s on Highway 70 in Selma? If so you have more than likely been greeted by Sherrell. Sherrell is employed as a Lobby Attendant. His job duties include: sweeping, mopping,...
View ArticleRepresentative Larry Strickland Seeks Re-Election Bid
Representative Larry C. Strickland of Pine Level (R-Johnston) has announced his intentions to seek re-election to his second term in the NC House, representing District 28 which includes Johnston...
View ArticleSenator Rick Horner Announces Bid For Re-Election
On Monday, Senator Rick Horner formally announced his plan to seek re-election to the North Carolina Senate representing District 11 in the 2018 election. The new District 11 will cover northwestern...
View ArticleBlack History Month Program
On Thursday, February 8th at 10:30am, the Max G. Creech Historical Museum will present a Black History Month program at the Harrison Center for Active Aging, located at 611 West Noble Street. The...
View ArticleThief Steals Jewelry Valued At $26,650 From Elderly Smithfield Couple
An elderly Smithfield couple is the victim of a thief. Between Monday, Jan. 29th and Friday, Feb. 2nd someone entered the couple’s home near Downtown Smithfield and removed jewelry items valued at...
View ArticleFire Marshal: Spontaneous Combustion Sparks Business Fire
A fire that caused several hundred thousand dollars in damage to a Johnston County convenience store has been blamed on spontaneous combustion. Shortly after midnight Friday morning, a fire caused...
View ArticleTown Manager Announces Retirement
Wendell’s Town Manager has announced plans to retire later this year. Town Manager Teresa Piner has been in Wendell for 23 years. She has served the last 6 years as Town Manager. Previously she...
View ArticleSutton To Seek Election To School Board
Todd P. Sutton, a current Johnston County Public School Board member announced his intentions on Monday to seek election to the Johnston County Public School Board. Todd was first appointed to the...
View ArticleMichelle Ball To Seek 2nd Term As Clerk Of Superior Court
“It is hard to believe that I have had the honor of serving as Johnston County’s Clerk of Superior Court for the past 3 years.” These are the words of the current Clerk, Michelle Creech Ball, when...
View ArticleNovo Nordisk Announces Another Expansion
$65 Million Expansion In 2019 Will Create Up To 24 Jobs Novo Nordisk, which announced two years ago a $2 billion facility and 700 new bio-manufacturing jobs in Clayton, have announced yet another...
View ArticleBody Goes Unreported For Months
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman who may have been dead for several months. Last Thursday, deputies were asked to check on the welfare of the woman at a home on...
View ArticleVoters Will Be Asked In November To Approve School Bond Referendum
Johnston County Schools are rapidly running out of space for elementary and middle school students. The school system is already over capacity for high schools. Those were the findings of a report...
View ArticleLocal Girl Scouts Participating In Operation Cookie Drop – 1 Million Boxes...
With a goal to donate a total of 1 million boxes for 2018, Girl Scouts Operation Cookie Drop enters its 13th year of donating cookies to deployed military service members Girl Scouts-North Carolina...
View ArticleTroop 66 Eagle Scout Recognized
An Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held Saturday at Whitley Memorial United Methodist Church in West Smithfield for Eagle Scout Robert Matthew Weisbeck (left) from Boy Scout Troop 66 of Polenta. Robbie...
View ArticleRouzer Announces Staff Changes
Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) announced Tuesday two recent staff changes among his district staff following the departure of Dwight Williams, who had been serving as the congressman’s district...
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