Campbell Splits Doubleheader At GWU, Wins Series
Boiling Springs, NC – Campbell won its opening Big South series of the 2017 season at Gardner-Webb with a doubleheader split Saturday at J.H. Moss Stadium. After taking Friday night’s opener 8-6,...
View ArticleClayton Police Seek Robbery Suspects
The Clayton Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify two men who robbed a convenience store on US 70 Friday night. It happened just after 5 p.m. at La Nueva Frontera at 10499 US...
View ArticleTwo Seniors Named NC State Park Scholars
West Johnston High senior Chris Lerma and South Johnston High senior Jessica Autry will join the North Carolina State University class of 2021 as Park Scholars. The new class was selected from a...
View ArticleArts And Food Festival Winners Announced
The Johnston County Arts Council hosted its Eighth Annual Arts and Food Festival Gala on March 16th at the Paul A. Johnston auditorium on the campus of Johnston Community College in Smithfield....
View ArticleMcGee’s Crossroads Middle FFA Competes At State Rally
The McGee’s Crossroads Middle FFA chapter took second place in two separate categories at the State Middle Grades FFA Rally at NC A&T State University in Greensboro. The team was represented by 15...
View ArticleDr. Jessica Goldberg To Be Interviewed Wednesday On WTSB
Dr. Jessica Goldberg, Doctor of Audiology, will be interviewed on WTSB AM1090 and FM105.5 The interview will be aired on Wednesday, March 29th at 2:15pm. Topics to be discussed will be types and costs...
View ArticleLarge Amount Of Cocaine Seized At License Checkpoint
A Johnston County man is facing serious charges following his arrest at a NC Highway Patrol license checkpoint Saturday night. Troopers were conducting the checkpoint on Barber Mill Road near Clayton...
View Article2 Adults, 14 Children Displaced By Fire
A weekend fire displaced two families from an apartment building owned by the Goldsboro Housing Authority. The fire was reported just after midnight Saturday on Vanderbilt Circle. The blaze displaced a...
View ArticleTroopers Investigating Angier Wreck
The NC Highway Patrol has not released any details on a crash Sunday night in Harnett County. It happened on Highway 401 between Angier and Fuquay Varina. The wreck temporarily shut down Highway 401...
View ArticleTeenager Seriously Injured After Car Slams Into Tree
The NC Highway Patrol is investigating a crash Sunday night in northern Johnston County that seriously injured a 19 year-old man. The accident happened on Highway 231 near Highway 39. A Nissan ran off...
View ArticleTown Manager Resigns
After serving as town manager for the past 5-1/2 years, Greg Dunham has resigned as Kenly Town Manager. Dunham informed town staff last week he was stepping down to accept a job as town manager in Gulf...
View ArticleButler Named Senior CLASS Award Candidate
Buies Creek – Campbell’s Drew Butler has been named one of 30 candidates nationally for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate baseball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be...
View ArticleBarefoot Collects Second Big South Freshman Of The Week Honor
Buies Creek – For the second time this season, Campbell’s Matthew Barefoot has been named Big South Come Ready Nutrition Freshman of the Week. Barefoot led Campbell to a 3-1 week that included a Big...
View ArticleDeputies Need Help Solving Business Break-In
Deputies are asking for help solving a convenience store break-in. On February 18th, someone broke into the Eastern Wayne Mart on New Hope Road outside of Goldsboro. Once inside they stole the entire...
View ArticleCenturyLink Expands Gigabit Service To Smithfield
CenturyLink announced Tuesday that it is continuing to expand its 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) ultra-fast fiber optic network to residential and small business customers in select areas of Smithfield...
View ArticleSuspicious Note Left At Church
Worshipers at a Johnston County church arrived at their place of worship to find notes attached to two entrance doors. It happened at the C3 Church at 8246 Cleveland Road, Clayton. Johnston County...
View ArticleParent Of Special Needs Student Arrested After Incident At Bus Stop
A parent who allegedly refused to allow his child’s school bus to leave a bus stop in front of his home Monday morning has been arrested. The incident happened around 8:15am on Princeton-Kenly Road...
View Article24 Public Schools “Capped” For 2017-18
A total of 24 public schools in Johnston County will be “capped” during the 2017-18 school year. This includes 12 elementary, 8 middle and 4 high schools. The school board decision will prevent...
View ArticleEvans Family Honored As Smithfield’s 2016 Main Street Champion
Daniel, Vickie, and Anna Evans of Evans Jewelers were honored as Smithfield’s 2016 Main Street Champion at the North Carolina Main Street Annual Awards Ceremony in Shelby on March 16th. The Evanses...
View ArticleCorinth Holders Student Facing Criminal Charge
A student from Corinth Holders High School was reportedly caught with marijuana in his possession while on campus Tuesday. An assistant principal at the school allegedly received a tip the student had...
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