Smithfield Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison
A convicted felon caught by Smithfield Police with a stolen handgun last year has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. On February 20, 2017, police responded to a domestic call. As officers...
View ArticlePrisoner Charged With Malicious Conduct
A woman arrested and jailed Tuesday afternoon on drunk driving charges is now facing felony malicious conduct by a prisoner charges. A Johnston County state trooper took 20 year-old Janna Sue Ann White...
View ArticleFour Oaks Man Loses $950 In Scam
An elderly Four Oaks man lost money in an online scam last week. The victim said he received a message on Facebook that he could receive a $100,000 grant because of his age. To claim the money he was...
View ArticleCrime Spree Suspects Facing 171 Charges
Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats announced Friday the arrests of two suspects ending a 6 week crime spree. The suspects are facing a combined 171 criminal charges. Christopher Joseph Ibarra, 38, of...
View ArticleI-95 Drug Trafficking Suspect Held Under $1 Million Bond
A routine traffic stop on Interstate 95 between Benson and Four Oaks on Thursday resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of cocaine. At 2:51pm, a Johnston County SAFE Team deputy was on patrol in...
View ArticleDriver Charged With Intentionally Running Over Man
A 35 year-old man is lucky to be alive after police said he was intentionally run over with a car. Four Oaks Police said the incident happened on May 11th in the 200 block of South Baker Street. The...
View ArticleMaid Accused Of Stealing From Elderly Client
A maid working for a house cleaning company was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing from an elderly Clayton woman. The victim’s family because suspicious several weeks ago about the maid, Sarah...
View ArticleFirst Baby Of 2018 Turns 5 Months Old
Here’s an update on Galilea Isabelle Gonzalez, the first baby born in Johnston County in 2018. Gonzalez entered the world on January 1st at 7:57am at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Galilea...
View ArticleTown Of Smithfield Loses RV Park Lawsuit
A North Carolina Superior Court judge has ruled against the Town of Smithfield in a lawsuit involving a planned RV park. Developers of the proposed 148 space RV park and 48 cabin rentals appealed a...
View ArticleSon Accused Of Stealing From Mother
Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a 36 year-old man they allege stole from his own mother. On May 19th, a Benson woman reported someone had stolen her debit card, which was later used 6 times to...
View ArticleJohnston County Schools Names School Nutrition Manager and Assistant of the Year
Johnston County Public Schools recognized the School Nutrition Manager of the Year and the School Nutrition Assistant of the Year at the annual School Nutrition Banquet. Kisha Cunningham of Selma...
View ArticleRouzer Announces Art Competition Winner
Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) has announced Anna Lawrence, a senior of John T. Hoggard High School, the winner of the Seventh Congressional District Art Competition. Lawrence’s entry, entitled...
View ArticleFiber: The Forgotten Nutrient
By: Cassidy Hobbs Johnston and Wilson County FCS Agent If you’re doing a low-carb diet of any form, it is likely you are missing out on a very important nutrient- fiber! Even if you’re not following a...
View ArticleJoCo Marines Visit Veterans At VA Hospital
Local Veterans made their quarterly trip to Durham on Tuesday to visit the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A group from the Johnston County Marine Corps League Carry-On Detachment 1236 visits the...
View ArticleJury Convicts 3 Sampson County Members Of Violent Drug Trafficking Organization
Three members of a violent drug trafficking organization in Sampson County were convicted by a jury in federal court on Wednesday. Antonio Kevin McKoy, 31, of Garland, NC; Tony Chevallier, 31, of...
View ArticleLay-by, The Busiest Time of Year for Row-Crop Farmers in Johnston County
By: Bryant Spivey, County Extension DirectorJohnston County Cooperative Extension Service Lay-by is a term that farmers understand very well. Some farmers may call it “hilling” or something else. The...
View ArticleHighway Patrol Searching For Hit And Run Driver Involved In Serious Collision
The NC Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a car involved in a serious collision with a go cart on a rural Johnston County roadway. It happened around 10:30pm Saturday on Old Fairground Road...
View ArticleTeens Linked To Theft Of Golf Cart
Three teenagers were arrested a short time after they allegedly stole a golf car from a Brogden area home. The 38 year-old victimn said he looked outside his Brogden School Road home around...
View ArticleVolunteers Sworn-in For Guardian ad Litem Program
The Guardian ad Litem Program recently had two swearing-in ceremonies recently for volunteer child advocates in District 11 in Johnston County. The volunteers completed the required advocate training...
View ArticleBailey Graduates From Basic Training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew A. Bailey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program...
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