Pippin Completes Basic Military Training
U.S. Air Force Airman Colin J. Pippin graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included...
View ArticleFour Oaks Chamber To Host Car, Truck, And Motorcycle Show, Swap Meet
The Four Oaks Chamber of Commerce has announced plans for a car, truck, and motorcycle show and swap meet in Downtown Four Oaks. The event is planned for Saturday, April 21st, 2018 from 8:00am until...
View ArticlePlanning Board To Consider 4 Subdivisions Totaling 272 Lots
The Johnston County Planning Board will consider a request for four subdivisions when they meet Tuesday night. The largest proposed subdivision being considered is a 141 acre tract of land on Highway...
View ArticleClerk Of Court Michelle Ball Files For Second Term
Johnston County Clerk of Court Michelle Ball submitted her paperwork Friday afternoon for a second term. She was joined by her husband Jerry as she turned in paperwork at the Johnston County Board of...
View Article“Trap House” Raided In Smithfield
Following a month long investigation a trap house was raided in the Smithfield city limits on Saturday night and three people were arrested on felony charges. A trap house is a home often used by...
View ArticleMeth Lab Found Inside Home, 3 Arrested
Three people are facing charges of manufacturing methamphetamines after an active meth lab was discovered in the bedroom of a home during a drug raid Friday afternoon. Narcotic agents with the Johnston...
View ArticleMan Who Provided Drugs In Fatal Overdose Charged With Murder
Following a three month investigation, a Smithfield resident has been charged with second-degree murder in the overdose death of a 20 year-old man. Lucas Urbina was hospitalized last November 19th at...
View ArticleCounty May Change Personal Storage Building Rules
Johnston County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing next month on a proposal to change the rules for personal use storage buildings. Planning Director Berry Gray said at least a dozen requests for...
View ArticleFire Destroys Mobile Home
A fire gutted a singlewide mobile home Tuesday morning. The fire was reported around 9:00am on Charlie Road near Thompson Road in the Blackman’s Crossroads community south of Four Oaks. The home was...
View Article46 Camels Named To PFL Academic Honor Roll
Buies Creek – The Pioneer Football League has named 46 Campbell student-athletes to its 2017 academic honor roll. In all, the PFL recognized a total of 585 student-athletes from its 11 member...
View ArticleJohnston County School Employee Scammed
An employee of Johnston County Schools is the latest victim of an internet scam. The Smithfield resident reported that she was on her Facebook account recently and saw a message from what appeared to...
View ArticleMeth, Marijuana Found In Brogden Home
A Smithfield woman is facing drug charges after suspected methamphetamine and marijuana was allegedly found in her Brogden community home. Johnston County deputies were accompanying detectives with the...
View Article3 People Inside Car Stopped By Deputies Arrested
A traffic stop near the I-40 / NC 42 interchange led to the arrest of the driver and two passengers inside a car. On Feb. 10th, a Johnston County SAFE Team deputy was on patrol and stopped a vehicle on...
View ArticleTwo People Robbed At Home
Two people said they were robbed Monday night at a southern Johnston County home. The incident was reported at an address in the 300 block of Drag Strip Road outside of Benson. A 23 year-old Godwin...
View ArticleWal-Mart Employee Arrested On 17 Felonies
An employee at a Johnston County Wal-Mart store is facing 17 felony charges after allegedly using a customer’s credit card accidentally left at the business. 25 year-old Elexis Sable Bullock of Garner,...
View ArticleLocal Girl Scout Earns Highest Award
Josie Beasley of Clayton has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the highest and most prestigious achievement in Girl Scouting. Awarded to fewer than 6 percent of Girl Scouts annually, Beasley...
View ArticleElementary Students Spread Love In Smithfield Community
Students from West Smithfield and South Smithfield elementary schools spread love throughout their community this month with more than a thousand handmade cards. Hadley Lee, the Family and Community...
View ArticleMcNeill Graduates From Military Training
U.S. Air Force Airman Paris K. McNeill graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included...
View ArticlePoetry Out Loud Winners
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized the two winners from the district competition of Poetry Out Loud during the Johnston County Public Schools Original Poem Competition held recently. Mia...
View Article64 Townhouses Wins Approval
A total of 64 townhouses will be built in the Clayton city limits. The Clayton Town Council has signed off on a request to allow Sam’s Branch LLC of Garner to develop 64 townhouse units on 7 acres of...
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