Store Clerk Charged With Stealing Lottery Tickets
18-year-old Ava Page Fay Polege of Smoketree Court in Clayton is charged with stealing $151 worth of lottery tickets from her employer, the Speedway store at 11693 US Hwy 70 Business West. The theft...
View Article91 Seniors Graduate
Graduation ceremonies were held Friday at two Johnston County Public Schools. Johnston County Middle College High School graduated 42 students during a ceremony Fridaymorning. The middle college...
View ArticleElementary School Bus Involved In Accident
A school bus with 11 students on board was involved in a minor three vehicle accident Monday morning at the intersection of Amelia Church Road and Barber Mill Road in Clayton. The wreck was reported...
View ArticleChurch Asks For Prayer Following Fatal Accident
First Missionary Baptist Church in Smithfield is asking for prayer following a fatal accident involving their church van Sunday in Wake County. Two people died in the accident, including a long time...
View ArticleMemorial Day Click It or Ticket Campaign Kicks Off 25 Years of Seat Belt...
The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program is partnering with state and local law enforcement for its annual Memorial Day Click It or Ticket campaign that takes place now through June 3, concurrent...
View ArticleJohnston County Teacher Earns ‘Going Local’ Grant
North Carolina Farm Bureau has awarded Candace Parker a teacher at South Johnston High School with an Ag in the Classroom “Going Local” grant. “There is no more valuable resource in North Carolina than...
View ArticleJohnston County Airport Awarded $556,200 Grant
The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state and federal funds for much-needed improvements to 19 North Carolina airports, including the Johnston County Airport. The $10.2 million in funding...
View ArticleSelma Woman Arrested In Insurance Fraud Case
NC Department of Insurance investigators announced Monday the arrest of Alesia Braswell Alwahishi of 206 W. Watson St., Selma. Alwahishi was charged with felony insurance fraud and felony obtaining...
View ArticleSpectator Charged With Assaulting Referee During Basketball Game
Spectators say a girls basketball tournament over-the-weekend at the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatic Center (SRAC) in Smithfield got out of hand. The SRAC was rented by Carolina Lynx to hold a...
View ArticleHighway Patrol Mourns The Loss Of Trooper Killed During Chase
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is mourning the loss of a trooper member who died in a patrol vehicle collision. On Monday night, Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard, 24, a three-year veteran...
View ArticleJCATS Bus Crash Injures 3
The NC Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a Johnston County Area Transit System (JCATS) bus. The accident occurred around 9:00am this morning (Tuesday) on Hannah Creek Road near Benson....
View ArticleA Playground For Jennifer
Jennifer is 10 years old and has an abusive father. Her mother has been constantly abused by her partner, both physically and emotionally. Happily for both Jennifer and her mother, they found refuge at...
View ArticleDriver Wanted For Murder In Pursuit That Killed Trooper
The NC Highway Patrol is seeking assistance from the public in locating the driver involved in Monday night’s pursuit in Surry County. At approximately 10:53pm, troopers attempted to stop a black BMW...
View ArticleFather Allegedly Catches Man In Bed With Juvenile Daughter
A Selma man is facing criminal charges after allegedly being caught in bed with a 14 year-old female juvenile early Tuesday morning. WTSB News has learned the girl’s father was awakened and went to...
View ArticleIRS Refund Stolen From Kenly Man
For the second time in as many years, someone has stolen a tax refund from the same family. A 50 year-old Kenly man filed his state and federal tax returns online several weeks ago. He received his...
View Article3 Schools Recognized For Participation In Social Services Child Abuse...
The Johnston County Department of Social Services GO BLUE team, Jennifer Gaddis, Amiracle Wooden, Judy Brinkley, Laura Beth Blalock, Brittany Naylor, Melveetia Smith and Robert Tarpey would like to...
View ArticleDr. David Jeremiah Laying Groundwork For Overcomer Tour
Dr. David Jeremiah, the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California, has a worldwide radio and television ministry called Turning Point. This week, Dr. Jeremiah sent a...
View ArticleBenson Woman Hired To Lead NC 911 Board
L.V. Pokey Harris of Benson, a longtime public safety professional, has been hired as the new executive director of the NC 911 Board. In her new role, Harris will guide the operations of a 17-member...
View ArticleSouthern Wayne County Bridge Closed For Safety
The NC Department of Transportation has closed a bridge on Herring Road in southern Wayne County after inspectors discovered a safety problem underneath the deck. The department already was planning to...
View ArticleFuneral Service Scheduled For William H. Clayton
Funeral arrangements have been announced for a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church who died when the church van overturned on Highway 96 in Wake County on Sunday evening. William Henderson...
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