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School Break-In Reported
Police are investigating a break-in at the Johnston County Schools Middle College on the campus of Johnston Community College in Smithfield. Between Friday and Tuesday, someone broke into the school building and removed near $3,600 in property. Among the items…
Smithfield Native Wins Pitt County School District Award
Elizabeth Upton, a physical education teacher at J.H. Rose High School in Pitt County, has been named the 2015-16 recipient of the Amy Caroll-Sherry Little Award. The announcement was made during the January Pitt County Board of Education meeting. Upton…
Winter Storm Warning Issued
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Johnston County starting at midnight Thursday until 6:00pm Friday. The Winter Weather Advisory is no longer in effect. Forecasters have increased the amount of precipitation expected to fall across…
DOT Crews Prepare For Winter Weather
N.C. Department of Transportation crews in Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Wilson, Edgecombe and Halifax counties are ready to deal with the upcoming round of winter weather. With most of North Carolina looking at the possibility of snow and ice, crews have…
CSX Still Committed To Johnston County Terminal
Following Wednesday nights decision by the Johnston County Board of Commissioners who unanimously agreed to pull support for a CSX terminal at its present location, CSX released a statement Thursday saying they were still committing to pursuing infrastructure development opportunities…
Four Oaks Bank Branch Robbed
Garner Police are searching for a bank robber. Around 11:30am Wednesday, a lone white male, wearing a dark hoodie entered the Garner Station Boulevard branch of Four Oaks Bank and Trust Company. The suspect presented a note to the teller…
Bicyclist Injured In Dog Attack
A bicyclist was injured in a mishap with a dog Wednesday near Clayton. A 31 year-old man was riding his bike around 11:00 am on Wyndfall Lane when a dog darted out of a yard towards him, causing the bicyclist…
Drive-By Shooting Reported In Princeton
A Princeton home and car were riddled with bullets following a drive-by shooting Tuesday morning. The shooting happened just after 7:00am in the 3100 block of Massey Holt Road. Three people were inside the home, including a 76 year-old man,…
County Commissioners Drop Support For CSX Terminal At Present Location
Following a 55 minute closed session Wednesday night, Johnston County Commissioners emerged and went on record in opposition of a CSX terminal at its present location between Selma and Micro. The meeting came just 6 days after CSX announced they…
Winter Weather Possible Through Saturday
We have the potential to see winter weather for the next several days across Johnston County. Very light snow showers or flurries will develop this afternoon and spread east through the evening hours as a disturbance tracks rapidly east across…
