Town Councilman Arrested During Operation JoCo Justice
A member of the Four Oaks Town Council was arrested Tuesday night as part of Operation JoCo Justice. JoCo Justice was a yearlong undercover investigation by Selma, Smithfield and Four Oaks Police...
View ArticleBoil Water Advisory Issued In Four Oaks
A water main break has prompted the issuance of a Boil Water Advisory for a section of the Town of Four Oaks. Around 4:45pm today (Wednesday) a water main broke on W. Allen Street. Crews worked until...
View ArticleHighway Patrol Campaign To Combat Fatal Collisions
As the amount of traffic increases across the state due to motorists traveling to their intended vacation destinations, reducing collisions is a top priority of the State Highway Patrol. To prevent...
View ArticleWatson Named Superintendent at Johnston Correctional Institution
The NC Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Roderick Watson as the new superintendent at Johnston Correctional Institution in Smithfield. Watson replaces Drew Stanley, who moved...
View ArticleWayne County Schools To Graduate Over 1,200 Students
Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) will graduate over 1,200 seniors at the end of the 2017-18 school year. Beginning Saturday, the district’s five traditional academic calendar high schools will...
View Article6 Year-Old Inspiring His Community To Pick Up Trash
Clayton native Matthew Lloyd is only six, but he’s tackling a BIG enemy: litter! As part of his Clean Up Clayton movement, Matthew has inspired people in his community to pick up trash and beautify his...
View ArticleMan Steals Hubcaps Off Unmarked Police Car
It only took a few minutes for the long arm of the law to catch a thief who had just stolen the hubcaps off an unmarked police car. Around 4:30am Wednesday, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office...
View Article21 Year-Old Driver Killed In Three Car Wreck
Charges are pending following a fatal three vehicle accident Tuesday morning, according to the NC Highway Patrol. Troopers said the wreck occurred at 7:55am on Bryant Road near Ashe Avenue between Dunn...
View ArticleBenson Man Drowns At Cape Hatteras
A Benson man died Wednesday morning while swimming at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. According to the National Park Service, the 55 year-old man was swimming around 10:00am when he called for...
View ArticleSmithfield Private Investigator Finds Body Of Missing 5 Year-Old Kansas Boy
A Johnston County private investigator is being credited by authorities in Kansas with finding the body a 5 year-old boy who had been reported missing three months earlier. On February 17, 2018, Emily...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Arrested For Misusing 911
A California man found himself in the Johnston County Jail after allegedly calling the Johnston County 911 Center over a two day period. Modesto Salvador Hernandez, 37, of Porter Ranch, CA was at a...
View ArticleSchool Break-In Reported
A golf cart was stolen from a Johnston County School during a break-in discovered last week. On May 31st, an employee at Princeton Middle/High School on Dr. Donnie H. Jones Jr. Blvd. arrived at work...
View ArticleArrests Made In Break-Ins
Two people have been arrested for their alleged roles in break-ins in the Four Oaks and Benson areas in April and May. Taylor Danielle Allen, 24, of the 200 block of Allen’s Crossroads Road, Four Oaks...
View ArticleFacebook Photo Leads To Search, Arrests
A photo of a man allegedly holding a gun on Facebook resulted in the search of a Four Oaks home last week and the arrests of two people. Eric Scott Little, 23, of the 6500 block of Strickland’s...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Shoplifting From 6 Smithfield Businesses
A Willow Spring man was charged Monday after he was reportedly caught shoplifting $3,320.89 in items from six Smithfield businesses. Security contacted Smithfield Police after employees at the Dress...
View ArticleBentonville Hosts “The Summer Before Secession”
Four Oaks – The year is 1860. Tensions are rising through the summer as the presidential election that could drive the nation apart rapidly approaches. Commonly a social occasion, the local militia...
View Article7 Injured When Two Minivans Collide
Two minivans with a total of 10 people inside the vehicles collided Thursday night in Clayton. The wreck was reported around 8:30pm on Highway 70 West at the intersection of NC 42 East. Initial reports...
View ArticleWillow Springs Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Drug And Explosive Offenses
A 37 year-old Willow Spring man was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a federal court judge in New Bern on Thursday. United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced James Curtis Denton to...
View ArticleHigh School Graduation Ceremonies Tonight
Eight high schools in Johnston County will hold commencement ceremonies tonight (Friday, June 8th). A total of 2,409 seniors will receive their diplomas. Here is the schedule: Clayton High – June 8th...
View ArticleJohnston County Middle College High School
Honor Roll and Principal’s List 2017 – 2018 School Year Principal’s List Ericka Allen, Timothy Chupka, Leanne Meserve, Sabrina Pace, Lindsey Patterson, Natalie Plahuta, Jordan Pounds, Abbie Rowe,...
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