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Car Overturns Near Smithfield
One person was injured in a single vehicle accident Friday morning on Galilee Road near Packing Plant Road outside of Smithfield. A black car ran off the roadway, struck a ditch bank and overturned coming to rest on its roof.…
Mayor Defends $50 Hour Paid To Temp Worker
The Town of Archer Lodge is defending their decision to pay $50 an hour plus travel to a temporary office worker. That worker is Cynthia Richardson. Richardson was hired as Selma’s Town Clerk and Administrative Services Director on April 14,…
ALE Agents Raid Smithfield Business
State law enforcement agents conducted a raid at a Smithfield business this week. Following a joint investigation with Smithfield Police, members of NC Alcohol Law Enforcement executed a search warrant on Tuesday at T-Marketing, located at 903 South Brightleaf Boulevard,…
Council Approves Demolition Of 102 Year-Old Water Plant
Rejecting a request to sell the abandoned Smithfield Water Plant, a divided Smithfield Town Council voted Tuesday night to demolish the 102 year-old building. V.R. Phipps offered the Town of Smithfield $25,000 to buy the property, which he wants to…
Selma Leaders Split On Future Civic Center Building Purchase
The Selma Town Council took the first step Tuesday night towards a Civic Center. In a split 3-to-2 vote, the town council agreed to offer the Selma American Legion $60,000 for a building they own on North Webb Street. Councilmen…
New Princeton Basketball Court To Be Named After Local Sports Legend
In 2012, Raymond Sugg was inducted into the Johnston County Athletic Hall of Fame. Now a school basketball court be named in his honor. The Johnston County School Board has voted unanimously to name the new basketball court at Princeton…
Grant Will Help Princeton Police Buy In-Car Cameras
The Princeton Police Department has been awarded a second Governor’s Crime Commission Grant for $14,985. The money will be used to buy in-car cameras in patrol vehicles. Police Chief T. Sutton said the goal is to promote officer safety and…
Who’s Getting Married In Johnston County?
In collaboration with the Johnston County Register of Deeds Office and Register of Deeds Craig Olive, JoCoReport.com started Thursday posting the publication of marriage licenses issued in Johnston County on the JoCoReport.com website. “I am happy to comply with the…
Seminar Elective Prepares Neuse Charter Seniors For Freshman Experience
By: Shannon Mann When you think back on your education there are some things you might have done differently. Maybe you would have shown up to a few more of those 8:00am anthropology classes. Maybe you wouldn’t have tried to…
Troopers Investigate Serious Crash
The Highway Patrol is investigating a serious accident that occurred Wednesday in southern Johnston County. Around 2:00pm, a pickup truck ran off Juniper Church Road, south of Four Oaks, and collided head on with a tree. Two people were inside…
