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Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

Aug 26, 2026

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – Following the recruitment of a $1 billion rare-earth magnet manufacturing facility to Benson, Johnston County economic development leaders are looking to the defense industry as a…

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Narcotics Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Meth Trafficker

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Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Benson-Area Crash

Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Benson-Area Crash

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Clayton Library Makes Sure No Reader Is Forgotten

Clayton Library Makes Sure No Reader Is Forgotten

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Wilson’s Mills High Evacuated Following Gas Leak

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Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

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Ron Hester Announces Bid For Selma Mayor, Wants To Be ‘A Voice For The People’

Ron Hester Announces Bid For Selma Mayor, Wants To Be ‘A Voice For The People’

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New Scholarship Pageant To Honor Ava Gardner’s Legacy

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New Greenway Art Installation Chronicles Smithfield Flood History

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Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

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New Scholarship Pageant To Honor Ava Gardner’s Legacy

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New Greenway Art Installation Chronicles Smithfield Flood History

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Smithfield Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Crash

Smithfield Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Crash

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Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

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Ron Hester Announces Bid For Selma Mayor, Wants To Be ‘A Voice For The People’

Ron Hester Announces Bid For Selma Mayor, Wants To Be ‘A Voice For The People’

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Four Now Charged In Armed Robbery Of 78-Year-Old Princeton Man

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Four Local High Schools Win $5,000, Could Compete For $1 Million Prize

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Clayton

Clayton Library Makes Sure No Reader Is Forgotten

Clayton Library Makes Sure No Reader Is Forgotten

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Town Finance Director Receives North Carolina’s Highest Civilian Honor

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Fundraiser Planned For Johnston County Little League World Champions

Fundraiser Planned For Johnston County Little League World Champions

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Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

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Wilson’s Mills High Evacuated Following Gas Leak

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UMO Welcomes Nearly 1,000 Students For New Academic Year

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JCC Shatters Enrollment Record

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North Carolina Second-Most Expensive State For Hair Care, Study Finds

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Tearing Down Institutions Is Far Easier Than Building Them

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