2017
Fatal House Fire Claims Life Of Elderly Man
A weekend house fire claimed the life of a 79 year-old man. A postal carrier spotted flames coming from a home at 120 Weathervane Road near Pikeville around 12:13pm Saturday…
New State Laws Take Effect Jan. 1st
Several laws passed by the NC General Assembly in 2017 take effect on Monday, January 1st. One of the more talked-about laws is a requirement that doctors can only provide prescriptions…
Cars Collide On Highway 42
No serious injuries were reported but two cars were left with heavy damage following a near head-on collision Thursday night on Highway 42 near Interstate 40 in the Cleveland community. The Highway…
Transportation Maintenance Council Gives Diesel Students Tool Boxes
A Cleveland High student and current JCC student also received scholarships to study diesel mechanics. The Eastern Chapter of the North Carolina Transportation Maintenance Council recently awarded tool boxes, tool…
Driver Slams Into Tree At High Rate Of Speed
Troopers have released details of a high speed single vehicle crash in western Johnston County that left the driver pinned in the wreckage. Sgt. J.L. January with the NC Highway…
20 Year-Old Dies In House Fire
A young woman died in a house fire Thursday night. Flames destroyed a home on Brown’s Church Road outside of Clinton in Sampson County around 7:00pm last night. On Friday,…
Thieves Break Into Cars While Worshipers Hold Christmas Eve Service
Members of a Johnston County church came together last Sunday morning for a special Christmas Eve worship service. While they were inside their church, thieves were rummaging through their cars in…
Fire Destroys Hunting Cabin
Authorities say a Christmas Day fire completely destroyed a hunting cabin in a remote location off Guin Road outside of Four Oaks. The cabin burned to the ground without anyone noticing. No…
Second Break-In Reported At Home Of 93 Year-Old
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the second break-in within a week at the same home. On December 16th, someone broke into the home of a 93 year-old woman…
Squatter Breaks Into Four Oaks Home
Authorities believe a squatter broke into a home on Highway 301 South of Four Oaks near South Johnston High School. The owner of the vacant residence went to check on…
2018-19 School Calendar Approved
Students are still on their Christmas break, but the new 2018-2019 school calendar for Johnston County Schools has been released. For traditional calendar students, the school year will begin on Monday,…
Benson Museum Selects Fred Nelson As Black History Honoree
The votes have been tallied! The Board of Directors of the Benson Museum of Local History has selected the 2018 Black History Month honoree — former Benson commissioner Frederick D.…
