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Fire Station Damaged By School Bus
An accident involving a school bus Thursday afternoon damaged a Johnston County fire station. Around 4:10pm, Bus 202 from McGee’s Middle School was attempting to turn around in the parking lot of...
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Student Arrested Following Campus Assault
A high school student was arrested on campus Thursday following an incident. A school resource officer at South Johnston High School reported a 16 year-old student was assaulted around 1:00pm while on...
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Property Taken From Construction Sites Recovered
Johnston County authorities executed a search warrant Thursday night in Wake County as part of an ongoing investigating into a recent rash of thefts from construction sites in Johnston County. A total...
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Police Investigate Fatal Crash
Garner Police are continuing their investigation into a fatal accident involving six vehicles. The accident occurred around 3:45pm Thursday at the intersection of Vandora Springs Road and Timber Drive....
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Meth Lab Found Near Rural Church
A homeowner is reportedly on the run after a methamphetamine lab was located inside his burning home Thursday morning. A passing motorist called 911 after seeing smoke coming from a home at 5346...
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Agritourism Opportunities Abound This Fall
Raleigh – From celebrating alpacas to picking apples and from corn mazes to pumpkin patches, N.C. agritourism farms are full of family fun this fall. “Whether it’s picking fruits and vegetables or...
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Charter School Teachers Represent Johnston County In First Statewide Program
Sue Wilson (far left) and Angela Jenkins (far left) stand with students from Neuse Charter School where the pair teaches elementary art and technology respectively. Wilson and Jenkins were the only...
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Jones, Sanders Earn Weekly Honors
Trey Sanders Buies Creek – After leading Campbell to a 59-7 win over Bluefield College in their 2016 opener, De’Shawn Jones and Trey Sanders have been named Pioneer Football League Players of the Week....
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Eagle Scout Following In Footsteps Of Father
Eagle Scout Scott Allen Page of Boy Scout Troop #33 of Clayton was presented the Eagle Scout Good Citizenship Award on Sunday during a special ceremony at the Oakland Presbyterian Church on Cleveland...
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Man Accused Of Attempting To Defraud Wal-Mart
A Clayton man is facing charges from Smithfield Police after he allegedly tried to defraud Wal-Mart. On August 29th, officers responded to Wal-Mart on North Brightleaf Boulevard. Interim Police Chief...
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Contactor Accused Of Scamming $75,000 From Elderly Woman
WTSB News has learned that Smithfield Police are investigating a report a home repairman defrauded an elderly woman out of thousands of dollars last year. A family member of the elderly victim filed a...
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Bystanders Help Save Drowning Boy
Thanks to the quick actions of bystanders an 8 year-old boy is alive. Saturday morning, the child was riding in an all terrain vehicle (ATV) with an adult at Buscoe Beach near Goldsboro when the ATV...
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JCS Enrollment Climbs To 35,080 Students
Enrollment numbers in Johnston County Schools continues to climb. When students returned to classes on August 29th for the start of the 2016-17 traditional calendar school year, 34,029 students were...
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New Housing Starts Up Nearly 22 Percent In 2016
New housing starts in Johnston County continues to grow rapidly. In August, 139 permits were issued for new single family homes by the Johnston County Inspections Department, up from 117 in August...
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Two Injured In Crash On US 70
Two people were transported to the hospital following a two car accident early-Monday morning on the US 70 Clayton Bypass. The collision occurred near the Ranch Road exit. Reports indicate a passenger...
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Town Of Micro Car Break-Ins Could Be Related
A rash of car break-ins in Micro could be connected. Four vehicles were broken into at adjacent homes on West Main Street in Micro. The thefts were discovered Sunday. Three victims reported four cars –...
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Large Amount Of Alcohol Stolen During Nightclub Break-In
A large amount of alcohol was stolen from a nightclub during a break-in discovered Friday night. Someone broke into The Junction, a club located at 791 Tarheel Road near Benson, last week while the...
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West Johnston Senior Wins Conservation Workshop Scholarship
With sponsorship from Four Oaks Bank, the Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District has awarded the 2016 Resource Conservation Workshop Scholarship to Christopher Lerma, a senior at West Johnston...
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Shooting Victim Arrested For Attempted Double Murder
An arrest has been made in a shooting last week in rural Wayne County. On August 29th, deputies responded to a report that three people had been shot during a robbery on Carraway Creek in the Dudley...
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Man Linked To Armed Robbery Of 7 Children
Bail has been set at $4 million for a 22 year-old man authorities said robbed 7 children at gunpoint in two separate incidents. Around 4:30pm Saturday, two children were in a parking lot near Roseboro...
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