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How did medication stolen from two Johnston County EMS facilities end up in a car involved in a wreck in Clayton?  That’s what local authorities are now investigating. WTSB News has confirmed the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the…

Smithfield Police are treating a fire that damaged four vehicles as arson.  The cars were parked at behind a warehouse on E. Edgerton Street around 4:30pm Wednesday when an unknown person set fire to the vehicles. A Suzuki Forenza, Dodge…

A firefighter was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly driving while impaired while off duty. A Selma police officer stopped a 2002 Chevy pickup truck after the driver allegedly ran a red light at the intersection of US70 and Ricks Road around…

The Johnston County School Board has approved appointments to three school advisory boards. Heather Pennica and Michelle St. Peter were appointed to the Cleveland Middle School Advisory Board. Heather Alford was appointed to the Corinth Holders Elementary School Advisory Board.…

Rev. Dr. Wendy Ella May made it official Wednesday, she is running for the Johnston County Board of Commissioners.  May filed for office at the Johnston County Board of Elections Office in Smithfield. Dr. May is the first open LGBT…

The Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation was held December 6-8 at the Sheraton Four Seasons and Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC. Johnston County Farm Bureau President Dennis Durham was recognized among his peers…

The Johnston County School Board has agreed to purchase Chromebooks for use in the classroom. $515,000 was budgeted for the purchase of Chromebooks for student use.  Riverside Technologies, Inc. was the low bidder at $199.52 per unit which includes management…

Yokosuka, Japan (Dec. 15, 2015) Airman Juan Garcia, center-left, from Wilson, NC, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Andre Sampson, right, from Gulfport, Miss., clean out the lower rails of an aircraft catapult on the flight deck of the…

Commissioner Chad Stewart: School Board Can’t Find Money For Classroom Supplies Or Teacher Supplements But Funds 94 Percent Salary Increase For New Superintendent    Even before his first day on the job, the Johnston County School Board is defending a 94…

Glendale Kenly Elementary School was placed on lock down for much of Tuesday morning due to a manhunt near the campus. Around 7:30am, state troopers attempted to stop a car that had been reported stolen. The vehicle fled before the…