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School Bus Involved In Minor Collision
The Highway Patrol has filed charges against the driver of a car involved in a collision with a Wake County school bus. The accident happened around 10:00am on US64 Business in Wendell. Troopers said the bus was being driven to…
6th Home Invasion Reported
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another home invasion. The latest incident occurred Friday night in the Bell Hope Mobile Home Park on Swift Creek Road near Smithfield. Three men were inside a mobile home when four black male…
Pizza, Chips Stolen During Break-In
Thieves stole a $10 frozen pizza and a $1 dollar bag of Doritos chips during a break-in discovered Monday on Ray Drive just east of Smithfield. Deputies said the break-in occurred sometime between Friday and Monday. In addition to taking the…
Eagle Scout Recognized
An Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop 63 of Pine Level was presented the Eagle Scout Good Citizenship Award from the Johnston County Marine Corps League Carry-On Detachment #1236 on Sunday at Parrish Memorial Baptist Church in Selma. Pictured left…
Citizens Forum Held On Hiring Of New Manager
About 40 people attended a public forum Monday night to discuss the selection process of hiring a new Smithfield town manager. Members of the town council and Mayor John Lampe met for an hour listening to public comment on the traits…
Wreck Closes I-40
A section of Interstate 40 in Johnston County was shut down for nearly 5 hours Tuesday following a collision between a tractor trailer and a box truck. It happened in the eastbound lanes of I-40 at the 334 mile marker, near…
Driver Pinned In Crash
The driver of a pickup truck was injured after his vehicle ran of Jordan Narron Road Monday night, traveled down an embankment and struck a struck. Members of the Thanksgiving Fire Department had to cut the driver from the wreckage…
Smithfield Named Top 10 NC “Redneck City”
A North Carolina based research company has named the Town of Smithfield one of the top 10 “Redneck Cities” in the state. RoadSnacks used “science and data to determine which cities in the Tar Heel State are redneck heaven” according…
Bill Perry Honored With Surprise Party For 90th Birthday
A surprise birthday party was held Sunday for William “Bill” Perry of Smithfield. A total of 164 people gathered in the Fellowship Hall at First Baptist Church in Smithfield for the surprise party in honor of Perry’s 90th birthday on…
Smithfield Man Serving On Board USS Porter
MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Mathew Austin, from Smithfield, North Carolina, stands a .50-caliber machine gun watch aboard USS Porter (DDG 78) as the ship departs Vlore Albania on Sept. 28th. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed…
