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Ragsdale Receives Salvation Army Award
Bess Ragsdale, pictured with Major Kari Booth of the Salvation Army, was recently awarded the Salvation Army Certificate of Life Membership. Mrs. Ragsdale has served on the Board of Advisors for over 30 years and was recognized for her outstanding…
SSS High Named AVID Showcase School
In an effort to better prepare students for lifelong learning, a handful of teachers from Smithfield-Selma High attended the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Summer Institute in Philadelphia, where Smithfield-Selma was named as Johnston County’s first AVID Showcase School. Joined…
Air Force Reserves Visit School
U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeants Adamo Merlo, Stephen Jones and David Williams from the 916th Security Forces Squadron recently visited with West Smithfield Elementary School’s fourth and fifth graders. During their visit to the school the men talked about the…
Policeman Helps 6 Year-Old
A Smithfield police officer helped brighten the day for a 6 year-old boy Thursday. And a new friendship was formed. Thomas “TJ” Johnson is diagnosed with Dyspraxia and has difficulty with some speech and learning. On Sunday, TJ lost his…
SUV Overturns In Parking Lot
Smithfield Police are investigating an accident that occurred Friday afternoon. A vehicle overturned at the intersection of Brogden Road and Wal-Pat Road, knocking down a large sign in the parking lot of a Citgo convenience store. One person was transported…
Truck Hauling Watermelons Overturns On I-95
Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 between Four Oaks and Benson were brought to a standstill Thursday afternoon after a truck pulling a trailer filled with watermelons overturned. Troopers said a tire below out on the truck, causing the driver to lose…
Johnston Health Foundation Taps New Director
Sol Halliburton has been named director of the Johnston Health Foundation. In this role, she will oversee the campaigns and programs of the foundation, which supports the mission of Johnston Health. Her first day was Sept. 8. Halliburton was born…
Holcombe Appointed To NC Law And Justice Commission
Paul A. Holcombe, a District Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial District covering Johnston, Harnett and Lee counties, has been appointed by N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark D. Martin to the newly created N.C. Commission on the Administration of…
Jury Duty Telephone Scam
On Friday, Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said citizens are being targeted by telephone calls, threatening them with prosecution for failing to comply with jury summons. The caller usually states that they are members of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office…
Four Oaks EMS Breaks Ground For New Building
Local dignitaries were on hand Tuesday for the groundbreaking of a new facility for Four Oaks Emergency Medical Services. Four Oaks EMS will be relocating from their current home on US301 to a new site on Boyette Road near Keen…
