JoCo Report – Johnston County News

June 05, 2026

News

O’Quin To Serve Dual Roles As Planning Director, Interim Town Manager

O’Quin To Serve Dual Roles As Planning Director, Interim Town Manager

Jun 5, 2026

BENSON, N.C. — The Benson Board of Commissioners approved a six-month contract on June 4 appointing Planning Director Tanner O’Quin as the town’s interim manager following the resignation of former…

From Benson To Broadway: Young Model Selected For New York Fashion Week

From Benson To Broadway: Young Model Selected For New York Fashion Week

Jun 5, 2026

Business Owners Give Mixed Reviews Of Downtown Development Efforts

Jun 5, 2026

Harnett Regional Jetport Awarded $500,000 Grant

Jun 5, 2026

Crews Contain Natural Gas Leak After Line Severed

Crews Contain Natural Gas Leak After Line Severed

Jun 4, 2026

Council Hears Update From NCDOT On Downtown Traffic Changes

Council Hears Update From NCDOT On Downtown Traffic Changes

Jun 4, 2026

Smithfield Keeps Tax Rate Steady, Expands Fire Department Under New Budget

Jun 4, 2026

Johnston Commissioners Hear Fire Station Study, Budget Requests

Jun 4, 2026

Justin Mitchell Chasing Rusty Daniels For KONI Charger Crown At Southern National

Justin Mitchell Chasing Rusty Daniels For KONI Charger Crown At Southern National

Jun 4, 2026

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Smithfield

Business Owners Give Mixed Reviews Of Downtown Development Efforts

Jun 5, 2026

Crews Contain Natural Gas Leak After Line Severed

Crews Contain Natural Gas Leak After Line Severed

Jun 4, 2026

Council Hears Update From NCDOT On Downtown Traffic Changes

Council Hears Update From NCDOT On Downtown Traffic Changes

Jun 4, 2026

Smithfield Keeps Tax Rate Steady, Expands Fire Department Under New Budget

Jun 4, 2026

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Selma

Company Withdraws Plans For 501-Job Selma Manufacturing Plant

Company Withdraws Plans For 501-Job Selma Manufacturing Plant

May 28, 2026

Deputies Searching For Driver After 130 MPH Pursuit

Deputies Searching For Driver After 130 MPH Pursuit

May 26, 2026

One Injured, Suspect In Custody Following Cutting At Selma Apartments

One Injured, Suspect In Custody Following Cutting At Selma Apartments

May 22, 2026

Selma Man Headed To Federal Prison For More Than 15 Years

Selma Man Headed To Federal Prison For More Than 15 Years

May 21, 2026

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Clayton

Clayton Engineering Director Earns Industry Recognition

Clayton Engineering Director Earns Industry Recognition

Jun 2, 2026

Annual Street Festival Returns To Downtown Clayton

Annual Street Festival Returns To Downtown Clayton

Jun 2, 2026

Clayton FD Adds New Escape System For Firefighters

Clayton FD Adds New Escape System For Firefighters

Jun 1, 2026

Suspect Faces Multiple Felony Charges After Clayton Bank Incident

Suspect Faces Multiple Felony Charges After Clayton Bank Incident

Jun 1, 2026

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Schools

Freedmen’s Schoolhouse To Be Dedicated

Freedmen’s Schoolhouse To Be Dedicated

Jun 3, 2026

The Lampe Family Scholarship Celebrates Excellence And Expands Opportunity In Johnston County

May 28, 2026

Peyton Herring Earns Spot In UNC Morehead-Cain Class of 2030

Peyton Herring Earns Spot In UNC Morehead-Cain Class of 2030

May 27, 2026

Local Grad Earns Two Diplomas, $3M In Scholarships

Local Grad Earns Two Diplomas, $3M In Scholarships

May 26, 2026

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State

Harnett Regional Jetport Awarded $500,000 Grant

Jun 5, 2026

NC House Acts To Improve Broken Mental Health System, Strengthen Public Safety

NC House Acts To Improve Broken Mental Health System, Strengthen Public Safety

Jun 3, 2026

Another Publication Merits Happy Birthday

Another Publication Merits Happy Birthday

Jun 3, 2026

Smoother Drive Coming To I-87 In Eastern Wake County

Jun 3, 2026

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