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By Laura Crosio As Johnston County Schools entered their third week of the 2015-2016 calendar school year, 48 teaching positions in the district still remain unfilled. Chief Personnel Officer Brian Vetrano said the school’s human resources department is making strides…

Jennifer Mury, MD, and Kaysi Benefield, DO, have joined Southeast Women’s Center and are now seeing patients at their locations in Clayton and Smithfield. Brandon Woodard, MD, and Sima Bina, MD, have joined Triangle Premier Women’s Health. They will also…

By Laura Crosio It’s been seven years since the Town of Clayton has updated its strategic growth plan. For the past year, leaders have been working to seek input from residents, advisory committees, planning board and council members to develop…

It was 20 years ago Friday, Johnston County sheriff’s deputy Clendon Paul West Sr. was shot and killed in the line of duty. Deputy West was killed on September 11, 1995 when he and Lt. Ronald Medlin were trying to…

Celebration’s of the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks took a grim turn at Triton High School Friday after the threat of a shooting spread on several social media outlets. Erwin Police Chief Bill Morris said officers began getting…

Gasoline prices in the local area have fallen below $2 a gallon.  Some experts say prices could go even lower. The price we pay at the pump is down because of the lower price of oil.  On Friday, the AAA…

A teenager escaped injury during a home invasion Thursday afternoon.  Just before 1:00pm, two Hispanic males forced their way into a home in the 6600 block of Covered Bridge Road, just off Buffalo Road, according to Tammy Amaon, Public Information…

Blackman’s Grove Baptist Church will be celebrating 122 years of faithfully proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ during their Homecoming Service this Sunday, September, 13th. Blackman’s Grove has been situated at Blackman’s Crossroads for 122 years. The church has moved across…

Wake Tech Community College Public Safety Education Campus held a ceremony Friday honoring first responders including police departments, fire departments, EMS, and correctional officers. Pictured are members who put on Friday’s ceremony and in remembrance of September 11, 2001. Eagle…

Authorities say it is unlikely a Johnston County man will be able to recover thousands of dollars he lost in an online scam.  The victim said he began an online relationship with a woman who claimed to be in the…