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Local firefighters are mourning the loss of a local hero.  Firefighter Chris Daniels was on duty at the Pine Level Fire Department Monday morning when he collapsed and died. Daniels was a full-time firefighter, serving as Engineer/Acting Captain with the…

A Kenly teenager died early Sunday after being struck by an Amtrak train. The collision occurred near the intersection of Highway 301 and Highway 581 in southern Wilson County.   The victim was identified as Kyle Joyner.  Joyner was staying…

A motorcycle driver died after wrecking his bike in this sharp curve on Benson Road outside Angier Saturday afternoon. The single vehicle crash happened around 3:00pm. Highway Patrol investigators estimated the driver, William Benjamin Puglisi, 62, of Old Stage Road,…

A 15 year-old juvenile driver and his father were both badly injured in a single vehicle accident Saturday afternoon near Clayton. It took emergency crews an extended period of time using hydraulic tools, including the Jaws of Life, to remove…

By Laura Crosio With less than a week until the start of the school year, Johnston County Schools is working hard to fill vacancies in various positions. Chief Personnel Officer Brian Vetrano updated members of the school board with hiring…

Funeral services will take place on Tuesday for a 36 year-old Meadow man who died Friday afternoon in a farming accident near South Johnston High School. Charles Perry Thornton of Reedy Prong Church Road, Newton Grove got caught in a…

On Friday, the Kids R Kids Preschool in Clayton received the August Good Business Award from Commandant Timothy Daniel of the Johnston County Marine Corps League Carry-On Detachment #1236. Daniel presented the award to Director Renee Williams of Kids R…

On Friday, North Carolina State Trooper Joe D. Berrong II, 38, of North Wilkesboro, proudly accepted the Jimmy K. Ammons North American Inspectors Grand Champion Award; the highest honor for roadside inspectors in the U.S. During the 23rd annual event…

By Laura Crosio According to Superintendent Dr. Ed Croom, the Johnston County school district is one of the fastest growing in the state, increasing by 700 new students per year with no plans to slow down. With his encouragement this…

By Laura Crosio Archer Lodge leaders swore in an interim town clerk on Aug. 10, the same day they received the resignation of current clerk, Jean Overton. Mayor Mike Gordon called for a closed session at the start of their…