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Drugs, Gun Found During Robbery Investigation
A 20 year-old Clayton man sustained minor injuries after being assaulted during an attempted robbery. The incident happened Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Cleveland Road and Cambridge Elm Drive. While searching the area looking for three possible suspects, deputies…
State Approves $175,000 Grant For New Smithfield Business
The NC Department of Commerce has approved a $175,000 grant to support the reuse of a vacant building on South Brightleaf Boulevard (US301 South) that will facilitate 35 new jobs by Atlantic Resources Inc. Atlantic Resource Inc. (ARI) is a…
Students Learn Science Principles From Principal
East Clayton Elementary Principal Brayton Leonhardt and fifth grade teacher Amy Plahuta recently teamed up to create a fun science video for students. According to Leonhardt, the video was used to help Plahuta’s students review material they had learned in…
Smithfield Native Inducted Into High School Hall Of Fame
A Smithfield native has been inducted into the J.H. Rose High School Hall of Fame. Elizabeth Upton, the daughter of Joyce and Steve Upton of Smithfield, was honored during a Hall of Fame banquet held at the Pitt County School…
Author Paulette Boudreaux To Speak Monday At JCC
The Johnston Community College library will host author Paulette Boudreaux at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 for a book talk and signing event for her novel, Mulberry. In this stunning debut, Paulette Boudreaux takes us to segregated Mississippi in the 1960s…
Eagle Scout Project Helps Clayton Police K9’s
Clayton Police Department members are always training to be the best. But what about the four-legged officers? K9 officers need constant training too – and they have annual certifications just like their human partners. At the regional USPCA K9-certification held…
Rev. David Manning To Appear On WTSB Radio
Nationally known pastor David Manning will appear live on AM-1090 WTSB on Monday, October 26th at 2:15pm. Originally from Red Springs, NC, Rev. Manning in an African-American conservative radio minister and chief pastor of the Atlah Word Missionary Church on…
County Health Directors Memo Draws Scrutiny
A memo Johnston County Health Department Director Dr. Marilyn Pearson wrote to managers and supervisors in her office is now drawing attention outside the agency. Pearson, who was named the NC Health Director of the Year, issued a memo to…
5th Grader Facing Charges After Bringing Gun And Knife To School
A number of parents who attend Princeton Elementary School said they were not notified by school officials a 5th grade student had brought a gun and a knife onto schools grounds Thursday. The 11 year-old child had a 22 caliber…
Four Oaks Police Raid Home, Arrest Alleged Heroin Distributor
Four Oaks Police said they shut down a large scale heroin distribution operation after conducting a search warrant Thursday night seizing drugs and making one arrest. Police Chief Steven Anderson said the department had been conducting an undercover investigation after…
