Indoor Marijuana Growing Operation Busted Near High School
A father and his son are facing felony charges after an indoor marijuana growing operation was busted near the campus of Cleveland High School. Friday night the father, Mark Steven Edwards, 59, of the...
View Article3 Children Among 5 Hurt In Accident
An accident on Monday sent five people to area hospitals. The crash was reported at 6:57pm near the intersection of Highway 39 and Earpsboro Road in northern Johnston County. According to the NC...
View ArticleWTSB Congratulates Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wells
WTSB Radio would like to congratulate John B. Wells and his new wife, Brendi Richards, on their marriage Saturday in Texas. Mr. Wells is the host of Caravan To Midnight and is a guest of Carl Lamm on...
View ArticleMudcats Slug Their Way To Doubleheader Sweep Of The Dash
Zebulon – Lucas Erceg combined to go 3-for-6 with a three-run home run and four RBIs, Luis Aviles hit a two-run home run off Carlos Rodon and Weston Wilson was 2-for-3 with a two-run double as the...
View ArticleJohnston Health Honors Cath Lab Nurse As Ambassador Of The Month
Cathy Ennis, a nurse who works in the cath lab, has been named the Johnston Health Ambassador of the Month. During a recent presentation, CEO Chuck Elliott said Barnes is a kind and caring nurse who...
View ArticleWatson Named Educational Office Professional Of The Year
Johnston County Public Schools has named Donna Watson as the Johnston Association of Educational Office Professionals (JCAEOP) Educational Office Professional of the Year for her many years of hard...
View ArticleCrash Closes Roadway, Causes Power Outage
A section of Highway 210 was closed for several hours on Wednesday after a driver knocked down a utility pole. The crash was reported around 6:00am on Highway 210 near the Lassiter Road intersection...
View ArticleMan Uses Stun Gun On 9 Year-Old
A man traveling through Johnston County on Interstate 40 Tuesday night was arrested after he allegedly used a stun gun on a 9 year-old child riding in the vehicle. After the incident the car stopped at...
View ArticleBooker Dairy Road Property Rezoned
Tuesday night, the Smithfield Town Council approved the rezoning of a 54.95 acre tract of land on Booker Dairy Road in North Smithfield. The land, owned by Olivia Holding, is located on the north side...
View Article243 Home Development Approved In Cleveland
A large Planned Unit Development (PUD) has been approved for the Cleveland community. Developers of Wellesley, a 243 home community on 162 acres was approved unanimously by Johnston County...
View ArticleSmithfield Native Bequeaths $2 Million Gift To Johnston County Schools
A Johnston County native who passed away two years ago has left a $2 million gift to the Johnston County public school system. Nan Ogburn Cullman was born in Smithfield in 1929. At the age of 15 she...
View ArticleBreak-In Reported At Restaurant
A break-in was discovered Monday at the Pizza Inn on Son-Lan Parkway at the I-40 / NC42 interchange in Cleveland. Around 4:12am deputies responded to an alarm at the business and discovered where it...
View ArticleDeputies Seize Video Of Fight
Johnston County deputies have seized a video taken of two men fighting. The incident happened Sunday afternoon on Cornwallis Road near a church. The two men were involved in an earlier altercation over...
View ArticleJuveniles Linked To Clayton Car Break-Ins
Clayton Police arrested four Raleigh teens early Tuesday after the teens drove a stolen car to Clayton and stole a second vehicle and multiple items from cars in Clayton. The juveniles, all ages 14 and...
View ArticleTeen Arrested For Aiding Runaway
A Clayton teenager has been arrested after authorities allege he aided a 15 year-old girl runaway from her family home. The young girl was reported missing on Friday the same day her parents were in...
View ArticleCouple Linked To Clarinet Theft
A Clayton woman and her boyfriend are accused of stealing a clarinet from her mother’s home. The theft was reported May 31st near Clayton. Catherine Eileen Vittum, 27, of Green Park, Clayton and Aaron...
View ArticleA Look Back To 1933
It was on this date 84 years ago, June 8th 1933, that Johnston County native William Edward Dodd, was appointed ambassador to Germany amid rising tensions in Europe. Born in 1869 near Clayton, Dodd...
View ArticleCorinth Senior Receives Sam Narron Baseball Award
Corinth Holders High senior Tate Proctor was named the recipient of the Sam Narron Baseball Award. The Sam Narron Baseball Award recognizes a Johnston County High School senior baseball player who...
View ArticleDunn Native Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
Tuscon, Arizona – Campbell’s Matthew Barefoot has been honored byThe Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as a 2017 Freshman All-American. He is one of 23 NCAA Division I rookie outfielders recognized by the...
View ArticleJohnston County Schools To Graduate Over 2,400 Students
Johnston County Public Schools will hand out approximately 2,433 diplomas during commencement exercises on Friday. The largest graduating class this year is at Cleveland High where 362 diplomas will be...
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