Marijuana Plants Found At Benson Home
Two Benson men were arrested earlier this month after 7 marijuana plants were reportedly found growing on their back porch. Around 1:30am on June 6th, Johnston County deputies responded to a report of...
View ArticleTeen Linked To Attempted Armed Robbery
A Clayton teenager has been arrested for the attempted robbery of four people last month. The incident was reported on May 16th on Malcolm Drive off Blue Pond Road. Dominic Juway Williams, 19, of...
View ArticleOutstanding Wee Miss Princess Donates Blankets To Ronald McDonald House
Kaylee Stancil the 2016 Johnston County Outstanding Wee Miss Princess hosted a Blanket Fundraiser where she collected 70 new blankets. On Monday, Kaylee delivered the blankets to the Ronald McDonald...
View ArticlePolice Need Help Identifying Suspects
Micro Police need your help identifying two men who obtained money from an ATM without authorization from the owner. Police Chief Fredrick Hendren said the department is investigating a fraud case...
View ArticleCounty Approves Airport Expansion
Johnston County officials have agreed to assist the Johnston County Regional Airport with a request to expand. Airport Director Phil Lanier said they have been approached by existing clients seeking to...
View ArticleGang Member Found Guilty Of Murdering Transgender Woman Found In Shallow Grave
A gang member has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a transgender woman whose body was found in a shallow grave in Johnston County in 2015. The remains of 20 year-old...
View ArticleSchool Board Approves Personnel Changes
The Johnston County Board of Education approved 48 personnel changes during a two hour closed session held on Tuesday. Here is a list of the changes and the effective dates: Principals Two Year...
View ArticleElaine Todd Selected As Board Chair of the Year
Elaine J. Todd, Board Chair at Benson Area Medical Center was recognized last week at the North Carolina Primary Care Conference as the Board Chair of the Year by the North Carolina Office of Rural...
View ArticlePowhatan Teacher Named a SUPER STAR
The Clayton Chamber of Commerce has named Susan Marler, a teacher at Powhatan Elementary as their Super Star Teacher for the month of May. Super Star teachers show excellence in their classrooms,...
View ArticleCooperative Extension Welcomes New FCS Agent
Cassidy Hobbs has joined the NC Cooperative Extension Office in Johnston County as the new Family and Consumer Science Agent. Cassidy is a native of Sampson County and received a Bachelor of Science in...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Stealing $2 Soda
A Smithfield man was arrested at a local convenience store after he allegedly stole a soft drink valued at $2.09. Around 5:15am Monday, Smithfield Police responded to the Sheetz on East Market Street...
View ArticleBusiness Burglary Takes 1 Minute
Surveillance cameras captured an early morning business burglary that took about one minute for a thief to commit. Around 3:15am Sunday, a lone suspect used a piece of concrete to shattered a window...
View ArticleSelf Storage Facilities Approved
Following two public hearings, county commissioners unanimously approved requests for two self storage facilities. On June 5th, Benton Dewar appearing on behalf of Reedy Creek Firm, LLC of Angier...
View ArticleAngier To Hire Mediator In Mayor Dispute
The Angier Town Board voted Tuesday night to hire a mediator to negotiate a way to resolve a dispute with its embattled mayor. Mayor Pro Tem Bob Smith made a motion to ask a mediator with the...
View ArticleBid Awarded For Swift Creek School Books, Laptops
The Johnston County School Board will spend $253,589.31 for books for the new Swift Creek Middle School set to open for the first time this August. Two companies submitted bids for an opening...
View ArticleRetired Superintendent Joins Hall of History
Retired Johnston County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. H. Edward Croom was honored at a special portrait unveiling ceremony on Tuesday. Croom’s portrait joined those of previous superintendents that...
View ArticleDunn Native Named To NCBWA Freshman All-America Team
Lynchburg, Va. – Campbell’s Matthew Barefoot has been named to the 2017 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-America team as a first team outfield selection. Barefoot...
View ArticleMudcats Fall 4-2 In Series Opening Loss To visiting P-Nats
Troy Stokes Jr. was 2-for-4 with a two-run ninth inning double in the loss Zebulon – Troy Stokes Jr. was 2-for-4 with a two-out, two-run double in the ninth, but the late rally was not enough as the...
View ArticleTown Releases Investigation Report Of Mayor
Critical of earlier actions, but improved since censure A report by a Raleigh law firm on the activities of Angier Mayor Lew Weatherspoon is a rebuke of his activities during his early days as the...
View ArticleAuto Insurance Rates Increasing 2.2 Percent
NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the signing of a settlement agreement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau in response to the Rate Bureau’s Feb. 1st request for a 13.8% increase in auto...
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