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Driver Shot And Killed
Police in Goldsboro are investigating a deadly shooting early Tuesday. Officer responded to a report of shots being fired in the 300 block of West Spruce Street. When they arrived in the area they found a car had crashed into…
Man Injured In Drive By Shooting
Raleigh Police are investigating an overnight drive by shooting that left one person injured. Officers converged on the 1400 block of Fox Hollow Drive after the 10:30pm shooting was reported. One person was shot and transported to Wake Medical Center.…
Habitat For Humanity To Build Home In Princeton
Habitat for Humanity of Johnston County has announced a new partnership with Hanson Aggregates Princeton Quarry to build a home in 2016 in Princeton for a needy family. Hanson Aggregates, a supplier of cement, ready mixed concrete, asphalt and other…
4.5 Percent Electric Rate Decrease Proposed For Clayton Power Customers
Clayton residential and business customers could see an electric rate reduction from the Town of Clayton. An electric rate study was presented to town officials on October 5th by Andrew Givens with Cardinal Energy Service, Inc. of Raleigh. The study…
Councilman Concerned About South Third Street Truck Traffic
Truck traffic on South Third Street in Smithfield is a problem, according to Smithfield Town Councilman Perry Harris. Harris, at the Oct. 6th town council meeting, ask Police Chief Michael Scott and members of the Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation (DSDC)…
SBI, Selma Police Investigate Shooting
The NC SBI has been called to assist Selma Police investigate a shooting. Gunfire rang out around 9:40 am Monday in the 300 block of East Noble Street, just off US301. Police and EMS crews arrived to find a man…
Sheriff Has Choice Words For Church Thieves 3 Recent Thefts Cost Churches $66,000
A 1921 tent revival led a group of Christians in 1922 to form a church now know as Baptist Tabernacle Church on Highway 231 in northern Johnston County. A new church sanctuary was built in 1972 and the church today has…
Smithfield Approves Bridge Renaming Request For Slain Deputy
Following in the path of Johnston County Commissioners, the Smithfield Town Council has adopted a resolution Oct. 6th in support of renaming the US70 Business/West Market Street Bridge in memory of Deputy Clendon Paul West Sr. Commissioners adopted a similar…
Clayton American Legion Dedication
On Friday, the Clayton American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 established the Rudolph Allen Hall. Clayton American Legion members and family gathered for a grateful and patriotic duty to dedicate their Legion Hall where many have labored and held celebrations…
Rifle Fired 7 Times Into Clayton-Area Home
A Johnston County home was struck 7 times by bullets fired from a rifle. Luckily, a 50 year-old woman inside the home was not hurt. Now sheriff’s investigators want to know who fired the shots and why. Around 2:00am Saturday…
