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Eagle Scout Recognized
An Eagle Scout Ceremony was held Sunday for Eagle Scout Joshua Tuttle from Boy Scout Troop #33 of Clayton. The event took place at the Ignite Church on Highway 70 in Smithfield. Josh is currently a...
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Grant Could Help Add 3 Firefighter Positions
Smithfield Fire Chief John Blanton appears before the Smithfield Town Council on January 3rd. Blanton received permission to apply for a federal grant that could add 3 firefighting positions to the...
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Councilman: “Why Do We Keep Wasting Tax Dollars?”
Selma Town Councilman Tommy Holmes says if the council agrees to sale the former Town Hall building they will find a way to waste the money. Holmes wants the Town to be more conservative with taxpayers...
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Arrests Made In Benson Business Robberies
Benson Police have arrested two men in connection with the Dec. 20 robbery of Domino’s in Benson. One of the men has also been charged with the robbery of the Subway restaurant in Benson last week....
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Suspect Who Threatened Police Officer And His Family Sentenced To Prison
A man who threatened a police officer and his family after being arrested last year has been sentenced to prison. On May 17, 2016, Selma Police responded to a report of the unauthorized use of a 1999...
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Efforts Underway To Save Historic 162 Year Old Train Depot
Efforts are underway to save the oldest surviving train station in North Carolina, which happens to be right here in Johnston County. The Mitchener Station was built in 1855, eighteen years before the...
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Victim Burned In Suspicious Fire
One person was airlifted to the UNC Burn Center in Chapel Hill after being burned in a fire Tuesday afternoon. It happened shortly after 2:00pm at 45 Green Bramble Court in the Swift Creek Hills...
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Selma Couple Accused Of Prescription Fraud
A Selma couple is accused of passing fake prescriptions at two Smithfield pharmacies last week. John Joseph Santos, 39, and Shekita Tyese Tate, 38, both of the 700 block of North Sumner Street, Selma...
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Arrest Made In Construction Site Theft
A Smithfield man is accused of stealing $1,617 in construction materials from a new home construction site in western Johnston County. The theft was reported on January 12th by Scott Lee Holmes....
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NC Rate Bureau Withdraws Request For 19.6 Percent Rate Increase
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says the N.C. Rate Bureau has elected to withdraw the rate filing made on Nov. 30, 2016, which would could have increased dwelling fire insurance premiums an average...
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Holland Completes Basic Training
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael J. Holland 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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Police Officer Receives Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate
Smithfield Police Lt. Brian “O.B.” O’Branovich (center) receives his Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate from Police Chief Keith Powell (left) and Mayor Andy Moore (right). JoCoReport.com Photo A...
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Brush Fire Burns 5 Acres, Vacant Home
Approximately 5 acres of brush burned Wednesday afternoon after a fire got away from a man burning debris. Several fire departments responded to the blaze in the 500 block of Fire Department Road in...
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Foul Play Not Ruled Out In Disappearance Of Sampson County Woman
Foul play has not been ruled out in the disappearance of a 38 year-old woman. Maria Ventura Cruz was last seen around 7:00pm Saturday at her home on Hayes Mill Road in the Godwin community in Sampson...
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Suspects Wanted For Credit Card Scam
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance identifying two men wanted for questioning in a fraud investigation. The two suspects pictured are believed to have used a stolen credit...
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$300,000 Grant Would Help Pay For Civic Center Renovations
Ann Williams (standing), a member of the Selma Civic Center Committee, appears before the Selma Town Council Jan. 10th asking for approval to apply for a $300,000 USDA Rural Business Development Grant....
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Clayton High Closed Thursday
Students at Clayton High School had an unexpected day off from school today (Thursday). A transformer issue affected the electricity at Clayton High School this morning that resulted in a fan motor...
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Paul Sabiston Hired As Aberdeen Town Manager
Paul Sabiston is showing in this April 2012 photo taking his Oath of Office as Smithfield Town Manager from Mayor Daniel Evans. Sabiston was fired from his job in 2015. He was hired earlier this month...
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Traffic Stops Lead To DWI Arrests
Johnston County sheriff’s deputies made two drunk driving arrests during traffic stops Thursday. Around 3:50pm, an officer stopped a car on Cabin Bar Drive near Clayton near the drivers home. David...
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Ex-Tenant Breaks Into Former Home
A former tenant is accused of breaking into a rental home he had recently been evicted from. Authorities said Brian Lee Morgan, 24, was recently evicted from a home on Applewhite Road. Johnston County...
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