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Buies Creek  – Campbell heads into the 2015 season with a unified team outlook, “unfinished business.” Having finished 30 yards away from securing at least a share of the 2014 Pioneer Football League Championship, the Camels look to finish what…

Veterans needing any type of assistance can attend a Veteran’s Benefit Action Center that will be set up for three days this week at the Johnston County Agricultural Center in Smithfield. The event will be held Wednesday, August 26th through…

A new Civitas Poll of registered, unaffiliated North Carolina voters shows that an overwhelming majority of North Carolina Unaffiliated voters support an amendment to the North Carolina Constitution which would require a vote of two-thirds majority of both houses of…

A major economic development announcement will be made Wednesday in Clayton. A company is reportedly planning to locate in the Clayton-area and hire several hundred full-time employees.  The name of the company has not been released but reportedly has been…

On Monday, US Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald demanding answers after the Department of Veterans Affairs mistakenly declared two veterans from North Carolina “deceased” resulting in the sudden loss of their benefits.…

A Princeton man went to visit the grave of his late-wife on Friday only to discover thieves had been there first. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) confirmed Monday they are investigating a theft from the Barbour’s Chapel Church cemetery,…

Over $27,000 was raised Saturday for Jason Palmer, a Johnston County EMS paramedic who was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in May. Palmer is now confined to a wheelchair, needs a ventilator to help him breath, a feeding…

Hundreds of emergency service workers from Johnston and surrounding counties paid their final respects to firefighter Christopher Daniels on Friday. Daniels, 40, died Aug. 17th while on duty at the Pine Level Fire Department. His death appears to have been from…

The N.C. Forest Service will celebrate its 100th anniversary with an open house Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Clemmons Educational State Forest in Clayton. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will open the event at 10 a.m. by presenting a proclamation from Gov.…

Smithfield Police are investigating the robbery of an employee at a local fast food business, however, they do not have any evidence linking the holdup to two other restaurant robberies in town in recent weeks. Around 9:00pm Friday, an employee…