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Family Displaced Following House Fire
A Smithfield family was displaced from their residence after a fire damaged their home Thursday night. Smithfield and Selma fire crews responded to a 7:22pm alarm at 108 Regency Place off Booker Dairy Road. Firefighters quickly extinguished a kitchen fire,…
Local Private Investigator To Appear On CBS “48 Hours”
Segments Filmed In Smithfield, Selma And Clayton A Johnston County private investigator will be featured on the national TV show “48 Hours” this weekend. David Marshburn, the owner of Marshburn Investigation Agency on Third Street in Smithfield, spentnearly 2 years…
First Season Of Youth Soccer Held In Princeton
Youth Soccer has arrived in Princeton. This is the first season Princeton has held a youth soccer league. The home games are played at the Princeton Church of God on US70. The league is run through the Princeton Church of…
Moped, Car Collide
The operator of a moped was rushed to the hospital following a collision Thursday afternoon between the moped and a car. The collision occurred around 2:30pm at the intersection of Lassiter Road and King Mill Road outside of Four Oaks.…
Man Wanted For Attempted Business Robbery
A man wanted for an attempted robbery Wednesday night at a CVS Pharmacy in Johnston County may be the same person wanted for similar robberies in Sampson and Duplin counties. Around 6:30pm, a lone white male entered the CVS on…
Benson, Four Oaks Included In Tuna Run 200 Race
Mt. Pleasant, SC, — Four Oaks will be part of the course for the 4th annual Tuna Run 200 relay race on Friday, October 23rd. The Tuna Run is a running event that starts just outside of Raleigh and runs…
County Audit Finds Problems At Visitors Bureau
Visitors Bureau Will Respond With Corrective Action Plan Within 60 Days A five month WTSB News investigation into the Johnston County Visitors Bureau (JCVB) in Smithfield prompted the County of Johnston to conduct their own internal audit of the JCVB.…
Electric Rate Decrease Postponed By Town Council
Clayton residential and business customers will not see an electric rate reduction from the Town of Clayton on November 1st. The Town Council agreed to put off a vote on lowering electric rates at their Oct. 19th meeting for at…
Car Overturns On Near Selma
One person was injured in a single vehicle accident Wednesday on Hill Road near Woods Road. The driver of a car received minor injuries when the vehicle overturned around Noon. Selma EMS checked out the driver at the scene but…
Bullet Fired Into Home Of 98 Year-Old Woman
A 98 year-old woman escaped injury after someone fired a gun into her home Tuesday night. Deputies responded to a doublewide mobile home on Whitley Road in northern Johnston County around 7:30pm. A relative checking on his aunt discovered a…
