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Woman Calls 911 Reporting Burglary Told Home Is On Fire
A woman who dialed 911 early-Wednesday reporting someone was kicking in her back door didn’t expect the 911 operator to tell her that her house was on fire. Around 3:00am, a woman was at home with her...
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Neglect Allegations Made Against Assisted Living Center
Allegations have arose of neglect of residents at Oakview Commons Adult Living Center. The facility owned by Depaul Senior Living is located on Boyette Road in Four Oaks. Former employees and a family...
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Interstate 40 Lane Closures Set For Thursday
Maintenance work along the median on Interstate 40 between Exits 306 and 309 near the Johnston-Wake County line near Garner will require the closure of the inside lane in both directions. The closure,...
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University Of Mount Olive Summer Graduation Set For Saturday
Mount Olive – The University of Mount Olive will graduate approximately 250 students on Saturday. Commencement exercises are scheduled for 2 PM in the George and Annie Dail Kornegay Arena on the Mount...
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School Board Approves Advisory Council Appointments
The Johnston County School Board has approved appointments to advisory council’s at three public schools. The board approved a request to renew the appointments of Tina Lee, Ashley Anderson and Brent...
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Johnston Baptist Association Celebrates Schools For 20 Years
N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds serves JCS teachers and staff during the Johnston Baptist Association Back to School Luncheon. For the 20th year, the Johnston Baptist Association graciously...
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Local Woman Whose Father Fought In Civil War To Be Honored
It seems unlikely that a soldier from the Civil War would have a child who is still alive. However, according to the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) there are at least 10 ladies whose fathers...
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Construction Sites Targeted By Thieves
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating four break-ins in a 24 hour period at new homes under construction. The thefts were discovered Monday and Tuesday near McGee’s Crossroads,...
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Driver ‘Checking Email’ Charged With DWI
A Clayton woman was arrested for driving while impaired after deputies reportedly found her behind the wheel of her SUV in a parking lot on Highway 42 near I-40 around 11:15 PM Wednesday. Deputies said...
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Drugs, Small Children Found In Car At Kenly Checkpoint
A Johnston County man is facing drug and child abuse charges. Stevie Allen Cantrell II, 37, of S. Wilson Street, Kenly was arrested at a Johnston County Sheriff’s Office SAFE Team license checkpoint...
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Motorcyclist Critically Injured
A motorcyclist was critically injured after being thrown from his bike during a crash on the US 70 Bypass in Wilson’s Mills Wednesday afternoon. The 2016 Harley Davidson was traveling eastbound when it...
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Internal Investigation Finds No Wrongdoing By SRAC
An internal investigation into a report children from the Salvation Army summer camp were allegedly turned away from the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center (SRAC) has been completed. The copy of...
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Camels Host Fan Fest, Final Preseason Scrimmage
Buies Creek – Campbell concluded its 2016 training camp Thursday with its annual Fan Fest and final preseason scrimmage. The event featured an hour long scrimmage, followed by autographs and photos...
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Man Faces Statutory Rape Charges
A Godwin man remains in the Sampson County Detention Center following his arrest Thursday afternoon on statutory rape charges. Stanley Spencer, 40, was charged with statutory rape of a child under the...
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Woman Robbed At ATM
A woman was robbed while at an ATM. It happened last Friday at the BB&T ATM in Newton Grove. The victim said after she had pulled her vehicle up to the ATM, two men approached, pulled out a...
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Johnston County Highway Projects Included In 2018-2027 Transportation Plan
The NC Department of Transportation announced this week that several key transportation projects aimed at improving regional mobility and better connecting eastern North Carolina’s communities will be...
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Truck Collides With Home
A truck struck a home early Friday morning in Johnston County. Around 3:00 AM a resident on Majestic Lane in the Cleveland community happened to be away. They said they heard a large diesel truck...
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Wife Charged As Accessory To Clayton Shooting
The wife of a Johnston County man arrested earlier this month for attempted murder has been charged with tampering with evidence. Marie Elizabeth Aberant, 69, of 60 Waymon Way, Clayton was charged Aug....
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Arrests Made In Rash Of Break-Ins
Following a lengthy investigation by Four Oaks Police and the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, two arrests have been made in a rash of car and building break-ins in recent weeks in the Four Oaks and...
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Smithfield Deli Worker To Buy First Home With $1 Million Lottery Prize
Josie Oliva, a deli worker from Smithfield, said winning a $1 million lottery instant prize means she will be able to buy her first home. Oliva bought her lucky ticket in the $4,000,000 Multiplier...
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