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84 Years Later: Selma Remembers Deadly Catch Me Eye Explosion

84 Years Later: Selma Remembers Deadly Catch Me Eye Explosion

Mar 7, 2026

SELMA, N.C. — Early on the morning of March 7, 1942, a massive explosion shook Johnston County and left a deep crater at the intersection of two major highways. Today…

Smithfield Approves Plan Removing Market Street Parking, Creating One-Way Streets

Smithfield Approves Plan Removing Market Street Parking, Creating One-Way Streets

Mar 6, 2026
Fatal Crash Involving Car, Farm Tractor Under Investigation

Fatal Crash Involving Car, Farm Tractor Under Investigation

Mar 6, 2026
Smithfield Announces Hiring Of New Finance Director And Planning Director

Smithfield Announces Hiring Of New Finance Director And Planning Director

Mar 6, 2026
Driver Hurt In Dump Truck Crash

Driver Hurt In Dump Truck Crash

Mar 6, 2026
Police: Smithfield Man Cut During Dispute At Public Park

Police: Smithfield Man Cut During Dispute At Public Park

Mar 6, 2026
Veteran Who Shielded Soldiers From Bomb Receives New Home In Johnston County

Veteran Who Shielded Soldiers From Bomb Receives New Home In Johnston County

Mar 5, 2026
UPDATE: Fifth Suspect Arrested In Selma Robbery, Shooting

UPDATE: Fifth Suspect Arrested In Selma Robbery, Shooting

Mar 5, 2026
Cash, Cocaine And Marijuana Seized In Johnston County Raid

Cash, Cocaine And Marijuana Seized In Johnston County Raid

Mar 5, 2026
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Smithfield

Smithfield Approves Plan Removing Market Street Parking, Creating One-Way Streets

Smithfield Approves Plan Removing Market Street Parking, Creating One-Way Streets

Mar 6, 2026
Smithfield Announces Hiring Of New Finance Director And Planning Director

Smithfield Announces Hiring Of New Finance Director And Planning Director

Mar 6, 2026
Police: Smithfield Man Cut During Dispute At Public Park

Police: Smithfield Man Cut During Dispute At Public Park

Mar 6, 2026
Firefighters Contain Tuesday Night Blaze On Brightleaf Boulevard

Firefighters Contain Tuesday Night Blaze On Brightleaf Boulevard

Mar 4, 2026
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Selma

84 Years Later: Selma Remembers Deadly Catch Me Eye Explosion

84 Years Later: Selma Remembers Deadly Catch Me Eye Explosion

Mar 7, 2026
UPDATE: Fifth Suspect Arrested In Selma Robbery, Shooting

UPDATE: Fifth Suspect Arrested In Selma Robbery, Shooting

Mar 5, 2026
Cash, Cocaine And Marijuana Seized In Johnston County Raid

Cash, Cocaine And Marijuana Seized In Johnston County Raid

Mar 5, 2026
In Selma, Appealing A Code Enforcement Fine Could Cost More Than The Penalty

In Selma, Appealing A Code Enforcement Fine Could Cost More Than The Penalty

Mar 3, 2026
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Clayton

Meteorology Expertise Strengthens Clayton’s Stormwater Planning

Meteorology Expertise Strengthens Clayton’s Stormwater Planning

Mar 3, 2026
Clayton Church Expands Outreach With Inaugural Spanish Service

Clayton Church Expands Outreach With Inaugural Spanish Service

Mar 1, 2026
Driver Faces Charges After 100 MPH Two-County Chase

Driver Faces Charges After 100 MPH Two-County Chase

Feb 26, 2026
Remains Discovered Near Smithfield Linked To 2025 Missing‑Person Case

Remains Discovered Near Smithfield Linked To 2025 Missing‑Person Case

Feb 26, 2026
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Schools

Bradley Betterton Named First Athletic Director For Wilson’s Mills High

Bradley Betterton Named First Athletic Director For Wilson’s Mills High

Mar 5, 2026
North Johnston High Second Quarter Honor Roll & Principal’s List

North Johnston High Second Quarter Honor Roll & Principal’s List

Mar 5, 2026
JCPS’s Leading With The Heart Recipients Honored

JCPS’s Leading With The Heart Recipients Honored

Mar 4, 2026
Tippett Defeats Jenkins In District 2 School Board Race

Tippett Defeats Jenkins In District 2 School Board Race

Mar 3, 2026
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State

Wake County Man Collects $476,189 Cash 5 Jackpot 

Wake County Man Collects $476,189 Cash 5 Jackpot 

Mar 7, 2026
State Auditor: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Follow-Up Report Finds $15 Million Kept Off-The-Books

State Auditor: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Follow-Up Report Finds $15 Million Kept Off-The-Books

Mar 5, 2026
NCDOT Uses Innovative Cement Solution On U.S. 70 Improvement Project

NCDOT Uses Innovative Cement Solution On U.S. 70 Improvement Project

Mar 5, 2026
Appeals Court Tackles COVID, CON, Public Records, Slander

Appeals Court Tackles COVID, CON, Public Records, Slander

Mar 5, 2026
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